My head weighs a thousand pounds with all the doom I can conjure. My mom calls it “borrowing worry” and although I try not to, I’ve found the only way I can quiet the constant “but this” and “what if”, is to just be a good girl scout and be overly prepared. Plus, the wholeContinue reading “Emergency Preparedness: First Aid Kit”
Category Archives: Just For Fun
The Chicken Profiler – Polish
Welcome back to our series “The Chicken Profiler”! It’s been a long while since I’ve posted one of these blogs – far too long really. When the bobcat came in and killed most of our flock, I lost a lot of motivation to even talk about them. It was really hard for me to focusContinue reading “The Chicken Profiler – Polish”
Organization Tips from a Homesteader Mom with way too much stuff.
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.”
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
Beginning Beekeeping: My Favorite Beekeeping References.
My favorite Beekeeping References as a beginning beek.
My Homestead: Why We Are Discussing Ducks
We have been toying with the possibly of ducks joining our homestead- it’s always been a thing we briefly talk about, every year standing over the little quackers in the farm stores. This year the discussion has been popping up more frequently with us leaning more and more towards yes. Here are my reasons whyContinue reading “My Homestead: Why We Are Discussing Ducks”
Homestead Update: March 2019
All the Homestead Happenings for March 2019
Meet Our Newest Flock Members!
An introduction to the chicks we added to our flock March 2019.