In 2011, I started working a night shift job. One night, I was cleaning as usual, when I encountered a bug that looked like it had been through a nuclear attack. It looked like a Frankenstein bug. The creature looked …
Considering the recent boom in demand for laying hens, hatching under a hen may gain more attention than it has enjoyed for some time. Chicks have been scarce and a lot of new people have gained an interest in raising …
My father and I recently took a trip to go get a new ram for our homestead. While we were at the ram’s breeders’ homestead, I heard someone ask the question; “If you are getting sheep or goats for the …
Most gardeners will use some kind of potting mix in the course of the year, whether it be for starting transplants, growing potted plants or container gardening. Every now and then I need a reminder to avoid cheap potting mix. …
One of the things that people who are self sufficient take great joy in doing, is cooking from scratch. There are times when you have to make a meal when you don’t have much on hand. I found that Indian …
Do you like to garden? Do you have children in your life? How do these two fit together for you? Gardening with kids can be a challenge, and more so for the most avid of gardeners. Many years ago I …
During the time of the Great Depression, eggs and milk became scarce for those who didn’t raise them. So, people came up with recipes to make do without the things that they couldn’t get. Today, thanks to the Corona virus, …
In this day and age of gardening, the term “heirloom” is very popular. There is some confusion as to, exactly what an heirloom is, and perhaps just as much confusion as to why heirlooms are valuable. There are several reasons …
In homesteading there are “those moments,” which come along, just because of what we do. Some are not happy moments, such as when a goat kicks over a milk pail, covering the one milking in milk, or when we lose …
If you have gardened for long, you have wanted to store seed for longer periods of time than what can normally be done by sticking the envelopes in a drawer. Perhaps you have purchased more seed than you need. Maybe …