Do you know how to convert yeast recipes to sourdough? It’s not very hard to do. In fact, I’d highly recommend trying it. Why would I want to take a yeast recipe and convert to it sourdough? Here are a …
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 …
With the craziness of today’s world, I thought it could be helpful to share a couple of recipes for homemade cleaning supplies . Life has it’s hiccups and having some alternatives up your sleeve is helpful. It can be helpful …
Most gardeners end up with boxes of unused garden seed. Sometimes they are leftover from previous years and sometimes they were given to them. I’ve dealt with old seed from both scenarios. Years ago my wife’s grandparents gave me the …
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 …
Hey all, When you work with any variety of prey animal on a homestead such as cattle, goats, sheep or even poultry, you need to learn how to apply the concept of approach and retreat. What is approach and retreat? …
Getting back to basics is a good thing, and learning to work outside your comfort zone almost certainly is part of such a lifestyle. Skills are necessary in order to live well as well as to save time and money. …
Let’s think about seed companies and seed savers. Occasionally I hear comments from new gardeners which indicate that they consider seed saving to be to be in competition with seed companies or that seed companies are somehow against seed saving. …
Pumpkin pie is a holiday treat associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas. One of our family traditions is to make pumpkin pie from scratch; meaning, we make it with our own pumpkin and eggs, mix and spread our own pie crust …
Ron continues his creative exploration of using a goose decoy to educate his Cotton Patch Geese. Here’s further proof that geese can be fun! To read part one, see Ron Pranks His Critters Ron’s Words: From the goose ‘decoy ploy’ …