Purely Wholesome Farm Farm

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Purely Wholesome Farm Grow better, cook from scratch, live simpler.

Purely Wholesome Farm is a farm kitchen and homestead journal. Juicy brined chicken, lamb chops with all the right sides, silky pumpkin pie, healthy goats and happy hens: real know-how from the barn and the stove, plus free tools that do the math for you.

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Sides for Lamb Chops: My Go-To Pairings That Always Impress Goat Pregnancy: My Complete Guide from Breeding to Birth Farm Fresh Eggs: How I Store, Test and Preserve Every Egg Brine CalculatorExact salt for any salt brand Kidding due date150 days, mapped out fresh from the farm ♥

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The recipes and guides thousands of home cooks and homesteaders come back to, refreshed and expanded for this season.

Lamb Recipes Sides for Lamb Chops: My Go-To Pairings That Always Impress The best sides for lamb chops, from garlic-herb potatoes and minted peas to summer salads, with sample menus and an interactive plate builder. Pumpkin, Pies & Baking Pumpkin Pie Filling Too Watery? How to Fix It for a Silky, Set Pie Lamb Recipes The Best Sauce for Lamb Chops: From Classic Mint to Bold Tomato Brining How to Brine a Chicken for Juicy, Flavorful Poultry Brining Brine Brisket: My Go-To Method for Flavor-Packed, Tender Meat Chickens & Eggs What to Do With a Rooster: Lessons from My Backyard Flock Homestead & Garden How to Keep Livestock Water from Freezing: Winter Survival Guide

Free interactive tools

Let Purely Wholesome Farm do the math

Salt ratios, pull temperatures, kidding dates, altitude adjustments: the numbers every farm kitchen needs, worked out in seconds. No sign-up, works on your phone.

Brine Calculator Exact salt and sugar for any amount of water, by salt brand, plus how long to brine each cut. Open tool Lamb Cooking Calculator Pull temperature, resting time and estimated cook time for chops, racks, lollipops and leg of lamb. Open tool Lamb Dinner Plate Builder Pick the season and mood and get a balanced lamb dinner: a starch, a vegetable, something bright and a sauce. Open tool Goat Due Date Calculator Enter the breeding date to get the kidding window and a week-by-week pregnancy care timeline. Open tool Goat Temperature Checker Enter a rectal temperature reading to see if it is normal, low or a fever, and what to do next. Open tool Backyard Egg Planner How many hens you need for the eggs you eat, plus coop space, nest boxes and weekly feed. Open tool Canning Altitude Adjuster Adjust water bath processing times and pressure canner PSI for your elevation. Open tool Pumpkin Pie Troubleshooter Tell it what went wrong (watery, cracked, soggy bottom, weeping) and get the cause and the fix. Open tool Recipe Scaler Paste an ingredient list and resize it for any number of servings, fractions and all. Open tool

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Brine Calculator

Exact salt and sugar for any amount of water, by salt brand, plus how long to brine each cut.

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Salt—
Sugar—
Brine time—

  1. Dissolve the salt (and sugar) in a quarter of the water, warmed, then add the rest cold.
  2. Brine fully submerged in the fridge (below 40°F) in a food-safe container.
  3. Rinse, pat very dry and rest uncovered in the fridge if you can, then cook to 165°F for poultry.

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207 practical guides, organized the way a farm day actually runs: from the barn to the stove.

Lamb RecipesChops, roasts, sauces and the sides that make them sing. 28 BriningSalt ratios, timing and containers for juicy chicken, turkey and brisket. 12 Pumpkin, Pies & BakingPumpkin pie fixes, sourdough, crackers and scratch desserts. 36 Canning & PreservingWater bath basics, pickles, salsa and safe jar prep. 12 Raising GoatsBreeds, kidding, milking and keeping a healthy herd. 47 Chickens & EggsCoops, flock care, roosters and farm fresh eggs. 24 Homestead & GardenGarden beds, winter chores, tools and farm know-how. 31 Farmhouse CraftsDish cloths, towels, yarn and handmade home goods. 13 From the Farm KitchenEveryday scratch cooking from the farmhouse table. 4

October on the farm

This month at Purely Wholesome Farm: Pumpkin season

Sugar pumpkins, silky pies and winterizing the coop. Here is what is on the Purely Wholesome Farm to-do list right now, and the guides that help.

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  1. 01 Pumpkin Pie Filling Too Watery? How to Fix It for a Silky, Set Pie8 min read
  2. 02 Sugar Pumpkin vs Carving Pumpkin: The Fall Flavor Showdown8 min read
  3. 03 Pumpkin Puree Without a Food Processor: Traditional Way8 min read
  4. 04 How to Winterize a Chicken Coop: Keep Hens Cozy All Winter9 min read

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The Purely Wholesome Farm way

Purely Wholesome Farm started with a simple idea: farming and scratch cooking should be accessible, practical and deeply rewarding. We write the way we would explain things over the fence: what worked, what didn’t, and what we would do differently next time.

  • Practical over theoryEvery guide ends with something you can do today, in your kitchen or your barn.
  • Checked against good sourcesFood safety and animal health advice is checked against USDA, extension and veterinary references.
  • Reader-first, alwaysNo paid guest posts. Purely Wholesome Farm is written for home cooks and homesteaders, full stop.
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Questions about Purely Wholesome Farm

What is Purely Wholesome Farm?

Purely Wholesome Farm is a farm kitchen and homestead journal. We publish scratch recipes, practical livestock and garden guides, and free interactive tools for people who cook from scratch and keep animals, whether on acreage or a backyard.

Are the Purely Wholesome Farm tools free?

Yes. Every calculator on Purely Wholesome Farm is free, works on your phone, and needs no sign-up: the brine calculator, lamb cooking calculator, goat due date calculator, canning altitude adjuster, egg planner and more.

Where should I start on Purely Wholesome Farm?

Most readers find us through our lamb and brining guides. Start with what to serve with lamb chops, how to brine a chicken, or our pumpkin pie fixes, then explore the topic hubs for goats, chickens, canning and baking.

Does Purely Wholesome Farm give veterinary advice?

No. Our livestock guides share hands-on homestead experience and cite veterinary and extension sources, but they are not a substitute for your veterinarian, especially for a sick or kidding animal.

Does Purely Wholesome Farm accept guest posts?

We no longer publish paid guest posts. Everything on Purely Wholesome Farm is written for home cooks and homesteaders. If you have a question, a correction or a story to share, we would love to hear from you.