The Heart of the Homestead
In her book The Heart of the Homestead: Cultivating a Spirit of Simple Living Through Homemaking, Recipes, and Family, author RuthAnn Zimmerman shares timeless wisdom, celebrates traditional values, and gives her readers a peek behind the fence at what life is like on their Iowa homestead. Drawing on her Mennonite upbringing, RuthAnn's book shows how she, her husband Elvin, and their family live a life focused on family, hard work, and serving others.
The Heart of the Homestead includes recipes and heartwarming glimpses into the Zimmerman family's everyday life. This book shows readers how to slow down, focus quietly, and listen to the heartbeat of their homestead while offering insights on how to grow and preserve food, work together as a family, take time to enjoy good food and fellowship, appreciate what you have, and find contentment in doing more with less.
ABOUT RUTHANN ZIMMERMAN RuthAnn and her family live in North East Iowa. Her husband, Elvin, and her have 7 children and 1 son-in-law. Five of the children still live at home. RuthAnn and her husband have been homesteading on their 21-acre homestead since 2001. They seek to preserve the self-sufficient lifestyle of their Mennonite Heritage for the next generation by involving their children in every aspect of the homestead.
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