Welcome to…
Hey, there!
We’re Randall and Julie, and we’re so glad you’re here! We’re a twenty-something couple from the Midwest with a shared passion and love for all things food! Our ideal weekend is spending a bunch of time in the kitchen; whipping up timeless, classic Mennonite recipes. If you want to be the first to know what we’re up to, we’d love to have you join our email list!
Our Mission here at Small Town Scratch
Share delicious recipes that have been handed down for generations, and simple homemaking traditions of our rich Mennonite heritage and culture. Homemaking doesn’t have to be hard!
A little more about us
We are a Christian couple, both born and raised in the Mennonite culture.
We both come from generations of good cooks, and we’ve inherited (or maybe acquired, in my case) a passion for food. That being said, we knew next to nothing about actually growing food and making meals when we got married. That was always Mom’s job.
We were married in March of 2020 (in the midst of the pandemic), when everything was closed.
Since then we’ve learned a ton about homemaking, and we realized we wanted to share our unique journey and experiences with anyone and everyone! And that is how Small Town Scratch came to be. Because cooking and homemaking doesn’t have to be hard, and we want to inspire and encourage everyone to give it a try!
Our Homestead
My husband and I currently live on a 30 acre property in the Midwest with our sweet baby daughter. Our property is surrounded by my husband’s parents and brothers and their families.
We enjoy growing all sorts of things in our garden, to use in our cooking and to can or freeze for the long winters. If there’s something we don’t have growing on our homestead yet, like peaches, for instance, we can usually get it at our local bulk food store.
Sewing some of our own clothes, or perhaps a curtain or pillow cover is another tradition of our culture.
Today, you can find us working hard at creating our own little homestead in the country. We would be delighted to have you follow along as we share about our unique journey through life on our platform, Small Town Scratch.
About our content
Small Town Scratch is a trusted resource for anyone interested in cooking amazing foods from scratch using simple easy-to-follow recipes, sewing handmade clothes, building diy projects, or maybe just learning about our unique Mennonite lifestyle here on the homestead.
- Our content is for anyone. We want you to be successful any time you follow one of our recipes and tutorials whether you live on a large farm or in a tiny apartment in the city.
- We try very hard to create trustworthy content. You can have full confidence that each piece of content has been tested in real life before it was posted.
- This is our life. We only share things pertaining to our unique country life, whether that be cooking, gardening, hunting, sewing, etc. It’s all a very important part of us, and who we are as Mennonite followers of Christ.
Let’s Keep in Touch!
- Comment on our posts. We especially love to hear when you try our recipes!
- Find us on Pinterest. You can check out all of our content on Pinterest and follow along, if you’d like.
- Email us. You can send us an email at julie@smalltownscratch.com.
- Get free updates! You can sign up here to receive our posts right in your inbox (for free!).
Thanks for visiting Small Town Scratch!
With our content, we hope to inspire you to find joy in the simpler things of life…
A home cooked meal, prepared all from scratch. The satisfaction of seeing a row of home-canned jars of vegetables or fruit, grown in your very own garden and preserved in your very own kitchen. Maybe even a handmade piece of clothing, or a diy home improvement.
If we can do it, so can you!
-Julie, on behalf of Small Town Scratch
Click here to go check out all of our delicious recipes. We think they’re amazing and hope you do too!