Welcome. We’re the Elliotts.
Our family has been cultivating the beautiful life for over 15 years, growing our own food on our small farm, cooking delicious food, sharing our time & table with others, and celebrating the ordinary days we have been given to enjoy this life. In that time, we’ve learned how to grow our food and prepare it in a way that does honor to the work, effort, and life that went into getting in on the table. On our table, we want food that will delight, nourish, and comfort. Much of what inspires us comes from our travels to Italy, we always come back changed and inspired by the community, the resourcefulness, and the food! Half-a-world away away, we’re bringing these lessons and flavors to our own kitchen table. We create dishes to share with our community that tell a story of the food, much of which is grown and harvested by our own hands, and celebrate the pleasure of eating well.
In the course of the last decade, we’ve published four books on cooking and homesteading: From Scratch, Welcome to the Farm, Seasons at the Farm, and Family Table. Five years ago, we started The Elliott Homestead Cooking Community where we cultivate and cook recipes each month with a group of home cooks who are looking to develop their skills in the kitchen, grow their palettes, and restore passion as an ingredient in their dishes. I’ve been creating, cooking, farming, and photographing this now for long enough to say - WOW! It sure is a beautiful, and delicious, way to live.
Why Substack?
Blogging and media have changed a lot in the last decade and it’s all a homesteading, homeschooling family of six can do to keep up with it all. We have and will continue to offer a free newsletter that curates all our creations and writings from across our various channels and outlets each month, just like we have for the past fifteen years. However, we are most interested in investing in reader-supported (rather than ad-supported) content for those who are interested in what we do here on our farm. We couldn’t share it without the support of you all! In addition, paid-newsletter subscribers also will have access to our private community where they can comment, discuss, and interact.
What’s In It For You?
Ultimately, I want this newsletter to be of great value to you. Each month, we’ll bring you exclusive menu plans, recipes, q&a sessions, lovely letters, journal entries, videos, and more. We hope you can find all you need here to cultivate the beautiful life! That being said, we’ll keep it very easy to subscribe and very easy to unsubscribe - just a quick link at the end of each newsletter will manage your account as needed. You’ll have control of it all.
Can’t wait to join in this new adventure with you. It’s going to be beautiful (and delicious!).
Cheers,
Shaye & Stuart
