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 …
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 …
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, …
Raising A Premie Lamb Two days ago on our homestead, we had the tiniest lamb get born. When I first saw this premie lamb, I wasn’t even sure if she could survive. However, I wanted to try everything I …
The Kidding Doe Our homestead has almost finished with kidding season and we are waiting on bated breath for our last doe to kid. So, how can we tell when she’s in labor? That is one of our frequently asked …
I have a favorite saying on the farm: “Sometimes the best chicken… is a duck.” There are several reasons I came up with this saying, and for why it tickles my funny bone. One of them is something I saw …
During the winter when many of us would like to heat with wood, it can be tricky to know what to use for fire starter. Some of us will buy fire starting bricks from stores. However, there’s a few much …
The mulberry can feed you really well, yet this tree is largely neglected, might I even say, despised by some, because it can be a bit messy. Mulberries are only messy because they are such huge producers of tasty berries. …
By Amy Lambert I am a sucker for unusual plants. I also love most international foods. Kitazawa Seed Company is a fun place to get mostly Asian seeds, although they have some standard varieties of “regular” fare. I’ve been on …
For years I had heard about herbicide contamination in the garden without experiencing it. Our homestead is fairly isolated from field crops, which are often the recipients of broadleaf herbicide treatment. Then some years ago we got hit hard. At …