A look into our second year of raising pigs for meat on our small homestead in Maine.
Raising Meat Chickens: 2nd Year Lessons
5 things we did differently from before and even more goals for how we’d like to do it next year.
Whomp whomp whomp….
A short update to let you all know- I’m still here!
Alpaca Shearing 2019
Just a quick photo blog- I wanted to show everyone how awesome Mariacher’s Shearing Services were. Here are some before of some very fluffy but miserable alpaca beasts… they’ve been being very naughty with their water buckets the last few days to try and beat the humidity. They arrived after supper around 5:30. They were…
Homestead Update: May 2019
The first week of May was beautiful- And busy, as always. We took our kids to the circus! This was also a trip to Presque Isle which was pretty fun. We haven’t been for a year, so we went to a few different places for shopping, ate some awful takeout, and got home in time…
How to: Discourage Your Rhubarb From Bolting
How to quickly and efficiently discourage your rhubarb plants from bolting.
Beginning Beekeeping: Our Bees are Here!
The Bees Have Landed- how we installed our first package bees into our hives.
Beginning Beekeeping: My Favorite Beekeeping References.
My favorite Beekeeping References as a beginning beek.
Growing Garlic: Take Two, Spring Update
A spring update on the garlic we planted last fall
