There is a lot to be said about organization as a tool of the trade – jobs take less time, create less stress. A neat work environment leads to more work accomplished. An organized homestead is a productive and fruitful one. As active “Hoardsteaders*”, we have a dozen or more projects going at any givenContinue reading “Organization Tips from a Homesteader Mom with way too much stuff.”
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The Cost of: Raising Chickens for Eggs
An analysis of the cost of raising chickens for eggs.
10 Tips for Breastfeeding Success
I’m going to preface this blog by saying- FED IS BEST. We decided to breast feed Issac longer then Izzy simply because I could stay home as long as we wanted this time around. A total of 18 and a half months of breast feeding and on May 1st 2020, I woke up and decidedContinue reading “10 Tips for Breastfeeding Success”
2020 Homestead Goals
I am so late on this But it’s better late then never- just in time for summer – our 2020 goals blog! Turns out that because of the late timing of this blog, we’ve already been able to accomplish a bit on some of these. So as to condense blogs I’ll be giving short updatesContinue reading “2020 Homestead Goals”
2019 Goals Updated
An update blog for our 2019 goals
Homestead Update: The last half of 2019
A long update blog covering farm news for the second half of 2019
Raising Pigs for Meat: The Second Time Around
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!
