Why do I homestead? Hey ya’ll, Some of you who are just curious about homesteading may want to know what is homesteading and why do we do it? Homesteading is living in a more self sufficient way. In my case, …
An Uncommonly Good Fruit Hey all, One of my favorite trees on our homestead is a tree that I don’t often see at other farms or homesteads. I’ve been thinking about it a little, and I think I know why. …
Out With The Ants Every year in the spring and sometimes summer, , our homestead gets invaders. They are small invaders but can be very damaging to the house, and our wallets. After years of trying different things to get …
Preparing for flooding Hey all, Oklahoma has been having some really bad weather lately. We’ve been having tornadoes and flooding. So, while I have written a emergency preparedness post for winter storms before, I thought I would specifically address …
A new English Shepherd puppy Hey all, One of the things that can be both fun and hard about homesteading is the fact that the animals don’t live forever. I don’t think I mentioned (or I might have) that last …
Hey all, I’m going to deviate for a post from our farm dog series because of an animal I heard about last Sunday that I thought might be interesting to read about. I was at church talking with Ron Cook …
Hey All, This week, we realized that we hadn’t moved this older blog post from November 8, 2016 over. So, here is the blog post that even at this time of year might be a good thing to be thinking …
An Ancient Breed Of Farm Dog Hey all, I thought I’d tell you all about another type of farm dog as a continuation of the series of types of farm dogs. There are several different types of dogs that qualify …
I’ve recently read the book Way Of The Pack by Brenda M. Negri. It’s an excellent read and a necessity for anyone who keeps livestock guardian dogs. If you don’t have this book in your possession and are wanting a …
Farm dogs, what exactly are they? Hey all, Over the past several weeks, I have been meaning to write again, but life has been pretty hectic lately. However, for the last several weeks, I have had farm dogs on the …