Cooking The Free Range Raised Duck Hey all, Last week, I wrote about how to cook a range raised chicken. This week, as promised, I’m going to tell you how to cook a mouth watering duck! Most people that I’ve …
Cooking The Free Range Raised Chicken Hey all, Back around Christmas, I had a conversation with a friend of mine who I found out did not know how to roast a duck. That’s not too surprising because most people …
If you would like to provoke some really animated discussion in a group of gardeners, just ask for their idea of “the perfect tomato.” I can almost guarantee, if there are five gardeners in the room, they’ll provide you with …
Our family leads a pretty fast paced life. This morning, I rushed to do chores, eat and grab a lunch before leaving for work at 5:30 AM. Everything I did was choreographed, some of it from the night before. Taking …
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 …
I hobnob with our livestock guardian dogs every day, for a significant part of the day. I refer to them as my “buds.” They seem like “big mushes” to me. It’s easy to forget that livestock guardian dogs protect people …