Radish Mama

Radish Mama I'm Brandi! Foodie Mama, Lifestyle photographer, and Homesteader. Connecting people to foods directl

Never in my life have I been one that takes a compliment well. I just don’t know how to accept them. But what I am lovin...
08/04/2025

Never in my life have I been one that takes a compliment well. I just don’t know how to accept them. But what I am loving these days are my cheerleader friends. The ones that encourage me to keep going. They remind me that I am doing good. They help remind me that I’m good enough.
You all know who you are. I appreciate you. I appreciate every text, every pool side slow down, every helping hand when things get crazy here. I appreciate every couch session just chatting and checking in. I know I am a lot but I am not so much without my tribe.
And do you like my farmers tan? Haha, it’s getting better now that it’s summer.
Happy Monday and Homestead on my friends!
If you need me this week I will be available Wednesday & Thursday. I don’t mind the heat or the sunshine. Happy to help out.

I work really hard to live this lifestyle. It’s literal blood, sweat, and tears. Sometimes I think back to the little en...
08/01/2025

I work really hard to live this lifestyle. It’s literal blood, sweat, and tears. Sometimes I think back to the little engine that could. I have to remind myself “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can” over and over again. There is a lot of power in positive thinking and putting things into words.
I am always so blown away with the support I have. The vast network of other small businesses that I have met along the way.
I am very proud of what we have been able to achieve since I stepped out of the corporate world. One time at my previous job someone asked me what I did in my spare time. And I told them I didn’t really have any and they probably wouldn’t want to know. Then they asked again and I told them I also run a homestead. They looked at me and said “you don’t look like the type of person that does that”. Mind you, I was in a suit and heels. Fast forward to now, when I talk about having had a corporate job, people look at me and say the same thing.
It really doesn’t matter what role you play as long as you’re in it to win it. (*eh’em… I don’t always win.)
But today feels like a win. Lights are on, AC will get fired up today, it’s the last mile.
Happy Friday and Homestead on my friends!

I have eggs available! Just chicken at this time. The heat slows the ducks down and I just have the one turkey hen. I al...
07/30/2025

I have eggs available! Just chicken at this time. The heat slows the ducks down and I just have the one turkey hen.
I also have rendered lard available, pork, whole chicken, chevon, and my soaps, along with other skin products. I am sure I have many other things, too many to list!
If there is something you are looking for please reach out.
I think my next two classes will be wine making and then a cheese and pasta class. In the latter I will be showing how to make many shapes and styles of pasta, not just your basic spaghetti and fettuccine.
I haven’t selected the dates so put your requests in now!

They say when a butterfly lands on you it can be symbolic for hope and transformation. (For obvious reasons) I am certai...
07/29/2025

They say when a butterfly lands on you it can be symbolic for hope and transformation. (For obvious reasons)
I am certainly hoping it does! My weekend getaway to the woods was absolutely what I needed for an energy reset. Lots of laughs, crazy stories I believe would make an amazing movie, great eats, and fresh air.
As I dwindle down to this last steps of the building I am looking forward to the transformation it will bring to our homestead with a sprinkle of hope that I can make this work and continue to grow.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
What Workshops would you like to see in August? What events would you like me to host in my new space? I need ALL the ideas.
Happy Tuesday and Homestead on my friends!

07/25/2025

It’s so wonderful to have built a community that is as willing to get down and dirty with me on some things most people would run from. Meet Jamie, my friend who wholeheartedly volunteered to help me with my cowhide. As eager as she was to learn, I was equally eager to have the extra set of hands.
Also grateful to my son who help me finish up the cleaning and salting it.
I didn’t get it stretched the way I hope for. It was much harder than I anticipated. But it’s ok. This is how I learn. I dive in head first and enjoy the lessons each hide has for me.
I am sure the way we prepped it will suffice while we are camping over the weekend and when I get home I will make some changes.
In the meantime I am proud of the work we were able to accomplish yesterday.
Happy Friday and Homestead on my friends!

As we get closer to finishing the building, I will be putting on a dinner for all my favorite tradesmen. And probably in...
07/23/2025

As we get closer to finishing the building, I will be putting on a dinner for all my favorite tradesmen. And probably invite some close friends as well.
I love a live fire, I am so excited to be camping this weekend!
I need a break. The physical labor, stress of paying for the building, the sadness of having another kiddo fly the coop, it’s all so overwhelming.
I am looking forward to some fishing, kayaking, cooking outdoors. Sleeping outside. Not like I can’t do that here but I was invited along some people I don’t know. Hello… “Anxiety”!
So having an opportunity to just simply get away is absolutely what this mama’s heart needs. I feel like I have a breakdown everyday for the last week. Not because I am incapable, just am juggling so much.
I am looking forward to this weekend like it’s Christmas!
As soon as Friday comes I will be offline until Monday. So come get your goods before then or wait until I am back.

“Oh you look stressed”Oh yeah?! It’s probably the stress. 😂Yesterday I almost lost it at a place I have been back and fo...
07/21/2025

“Oh you look stressed”
Oh yeah?! It’s probably the stress. 😂
Yesterday I almost lost it at a place I have been back and forth with. I am a patient person but this particular interaction sent me home in tears. I absolutely HATE when well known companies don’t train their employees to know what they need to know at their expense. Being a good Boss, or great leader means you have to teach them and show them. Not put them in humiliating situations. Shame on them for that. As aggravated and frustrated as I was I knew it wasn’t the employee. It was the management. Poor leadership. And it broke my heart that I was so frustrated with a man who was probably 80 years old. I don’t know if he works out of boredom or works because he has to.
I guess moral of the story is Grace. If you have enough to give, then give it. I can get pretty noisy when things aren’t going how I expect them to when I am the one fronting the bill. As I drove home I felt such shame for getting so frustrated with the employee but I didn’t react harshly.
I went home and sat on my couch and dissected my response and feelings.
I think Big Corporations can do better. Be better. If this guy wasn’t so kind I would have asked for the manager and gave them a piece of my mind. Instead I walked away with only half of what I needed. Just to spend a little extra money elsewhere. I don’t love that but I also can stand for long and have things I have to accomplish.
Ugh, when are we going to get back to the good old days? When Joe over there has been here 10 years and he knows! Jobs are a dime a dozen now.
I think what I do is extra special because my line of work is still scarce and people do want to learn.

I haven’t taken a vacation but one small one in March in over three years. It’s really hard to take a break and also lea...
07/20/2025

I haven’t taken a vacation but one small one in March in over three years. It’s really hard to take a break and also leave the property. Everyone who knows me knows I leave my place probably twice a month but to help or give to others.
The weekend was great. I spent time building a new cow hide frame, cleaning a skull, working on my building, and kicked off Friday with a catering gig. As I am down to my final steps I would like to fulfill any requests for in home workshops. I can come to you. Soaping, pasta, candle making, tallow classes, many others. If there is a community you are in within close proximity to me we can do it here or I can come to you. Let me know your thoughts. Class sizes need to be a minimum of six people or it’s too hard to accommodate.
I said the hustle would be strong so here it is. I have many skills to teach and I can’t wait to open my space. So please tell me what I can do to make my dreams come true.
As always so happy to continue to teach, connect, inspire, and be available. We all deserve those possibilities.
I have been writing more and more homeschooling curriculum on what we do. I am so excited to launch it.
I also just love getting to know people who care. So I will continue to be there for those who need me.
Be the kind of person you need in your life but only when you have the opportunity.
Please message me if you have an idea for a class… here or there, I am willing to discuss.
I don’t normally post on a Sunday but Homestead on my friends.

It’s so hard to stay relevant. Be ahead of the people watching you. I can get so caught up in it at times but at the end...
07/18/2025

It’s so hard to stay relevant. Be ahead of the people watching you. I can get so caught up in it at times but at the end of the day I remember who I am. And competitive life doesn’t suit me. I gotta stay in my lane and constantly work hard. Adjust, pivot, be flexible, and above all be consistent.
Today’s schedule took a change but that’s ok. I have a brunch to cater this morning so I’ll just focus on that.
So glad it’s finally Friday.
Homestead on my friends! Happy Friday!

Homestead kids are the real mom flex. This kid helped me start a cow skull and will be working on a cow hide with me tod...
07/17/2025

Homestead kids are the real mom flex. This kid helped me start a cow skull and will be working on a cow hide with me today. Does he like this? Absolutely not. Does he complain? Absolutely not. My kids came out the womb and started working hard.
This is the last bird in the nest. He is my sourdough king, my giant Sasquatch, my quiet kiddo, but the one who also loves all the old comedians and a few new ones as much as I do. That’s probably the time we agree on life, comedy.
Just a few more short years before we are empty nesters. But I am so happy to have this young man stepping up.
Life is an adventure. Sometimes it’s fun and sometimes it’s hard. I am very proud how all my children have navigated this lifestyle.
Happy Thursday and Homestead on my friends!

Of you follow me on IG, this is just repetitive. But gosh I have a great life, a great community behind me, and such an ...
07/16/2025

Of you follow me on IG, this is just repetitive. But gosh I have a great life, a great community behind me, and such an amazing family. This building project has been a wild ride. And that fact that I took it on myself is even wilder. Who the heck did I think I was?!
As I cleaned up the floors yesterday to start the flooring I sat in reflection, realizing how hard work pays off. It isn’t done and it’s so beautiful.
I am so happy (and stressed) about every new turn it takes. I am also grateful for so many friends that are willing to show up and help me in this summer heat. What a brilliant life I have.
Happy Wednesday and homestead on my friends!

07/15/2025

The days are long but the work is still the same. We don’t get to choose what hard work we gotta do today, we only get to decide how we respond to it. Had a Yote tackle this poor hen until I ran out like a bat out of hell foe him to drop it. Then as I walked around it was so close I was sad I didn’t have a riffle on me. Which in normal circumstances I do. I did shout to The Boss “that’s a coyote” when I ran out so he grabbed one. I was just trying to save my hen and I did.
I only know one thing when it comes to livestock of any sort. It’s our job , our responsibility, we are the stewards…
After rescuing the hen I had that coyote in perfect proximity to shoot it. I just didn’t have a gun. I signaled The Boss to come. This yote got away but now I am determined to get it. Brazen son of a gun trying to kill my animals.

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