Hey all, Last time I wrote, I told you all about how I use old bread to make bread pudding. There’s another thing you can also do with your bread if it’s sliced bread. I also like to make french …
Waste Not, Want Not Hi all, One of the important things that we as homesteaders learn to do, is to reduce what we waste in order to save money. Not just in the garden or while raising …
How We Chose Our Sheep Hey all, As many of you may have noticed on our Facebook page and our Instagram page, it’s lambing season right now. We have four beautiful Katahdin lambs on the ground. As a result, I’ve …
The Choice Of Contentment Hey all, One of the things that I love about living on a homestead is that we have a very simple life. We have learned to chose contentment with what we have. Contentment is not …
Do it yourself hot packs Hey all, Winter is upon us. This time of year is when I struggle most to stay warm, and the lyme disease that I deal with tends to affect my joints the most. Hot packs …
A Sweet Season Hi all, I was walking to my parents house when an old smell hit me. It’s a sentimental smell that has been around me since before I could walk, but that a lot of people would not …
Produce Overload Hey all, We had someone give us a bunch of okra recently and in the past few years, we’ve had bumper crops flood us in produce. Aside from canning, what else is there to do with produce when …
How Many Animals Can I Have? Hey All, One of the things that I’ve been periodically seeing, is that figuring out how many animals your homestead can support can be so hard. So, since I am not the expert in …
Hi all, I wanted to share an important article written by George McLaughlin, one of our Homesteadingedu instructors: How many animals can I / should I have per acre? “This is a loaded question. That varies depending on where you …
Hi all, This past week, our steer got himself into a predicament. He was being a typical bovine and wedged himself between a tree and a fence to the point that he couldn’t get out. Well, he might have been …