Posted by Hello, everyone! This is the post that I promised to my friends and family on Facebook. Here, we enter the story of how the pigs are gone from our little homestead. Do you ever have those projects that are doomed from the start? This may have been that endeavor for us, but all things went…Read more »
Posted by The only “farm” animals on our little fledgling homestead right now are those rough, stinky pigs. I have been inordinately slow coming around to liking those animals. They are quite different from rabbits and chickens, dogs and cats. These animals are the only ones I have had on our property so far, and pigs…Read more »
Posted by Tractor Supply has chicks! My heart is happy. We went to two different cities to find a store that still had a few in stock. Bret knew it was a bad idea, but I NEEDED to go see them. The kids’ eyes lit up as much as mine did when we walked through the…Read more »
Posted by February’s homestead goal was to build raised beds for my kitchen garden. My dream for a homestead vegetable garden was to be able to walk right outside my kitchen door to an abundance of flowers, herbs, and veggies ready to grab at a moment’s notice when it was time to prepare a meal for…Read more »
Posted by Thank you for taking the time to read my ramblings. I am just a Southern country girl wanting to build a homestead with her husband and two children, and I claim nothing more than that. This is the space I have created for myself to share my personal point of view, and I happily respect…Read more »
Posted by Two steps forward, then one step back. Sometimes it feels that is the way our homestead progress is going. Late last fall, we began the process of fencing the areas needed for animals. The process of finding a fencer, getting an estimate, reevaluating our plans, and settling finally on what part we would do versus…Read more »
Posted by I have always viewed myself as a person that thrives on variety. I love for my days to be full of different types of tasks, hobbies, and activities. Parenting, however, has taught me the importance of embracing routines. While I only had one child, a lack of home systems did not affect us as much…Read more »
Posted by Seeds. They never stop amazing me. Each one holds a miracle, and I am in awe with every single sprout. How can a tiny little black ball become a cauliflower in merely a matter of months? Or those strangely shaped rock-looking seeds grow into Swiss Chard with vibrant, colorful stems? The arrival of a new…Read more »
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