We first started raising rabbits 38 years ago. Jerreth and I were newlywed. We rented a small homestead in Arkansas for year, and we inherited some meat rabbits with their cages. During that year I became absolutely enthralled with meat …
A Cooking Trick Hey all, As a homesteader, my family and I raise chickens for both eggs and meat. There’s a trick though that you might want to consider doing when you cook using eggs. I want to share that …
Bringing Home A New Species? Hey all, Over a period of years, my family has gradually grown our homestead to include several different species of animals. Over the course of those years, I have observed that there are questions …
The Importance Of Community Hey all, Occasionally, as much as we like homesteading, we do have to travel. I’m sure you all occasionally do too. What on earth do you do when you have to travel and you have something …
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 …
Lambsquarters so good it ought not to be treated like a weed. When I was a kid I weeded a lot of lambsquarters out of my parents’ garden. What I can’t remember, is just when I figured out that lambsquarters …
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 …