I am sore, cold, depressed, and sad today. Winter finally showed up at our farm. Rumors of -7 degree temperatures are more realistic than they should be. When the animals are unhappy you want to fix it. I want to wrap them all up in a blanket. My wife made the decision to bring our …
There’s a feeling of wealth even when you don’t have much money when you can whip something up cheap and eat like a king! I think that’s one of the reasons why this pannekuchen recipe that I want to share with you all is such a family favorite. When I was growing up on the …
If you do almost anything with your hands, whether it be on the farm, the garden or DIY projects in the home, you should carry a multi-tool. Almost anyone could use a multi-tool. “Multi-tool” is a term which describes a handheld, folding tool with multiple “blades,” or attachments. Some multi-tools are knives, by all rights. …
Blossom end rot is one of the more common tomato “diseases.” I put that in quotes because technically, there is no pathogen at play with this condition. Praise God it’s not contagious! Most experienced home tomato growers hardly think about blossom end rot (a.k.a. “BER”). Of course, no one is happy to have it crop …
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 first time, which one is better for the beginning homestead? My reply was goats. Why? …
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 to have some alternatives ready for “life’s hiccups.” The Naturally Clean Home by Karyn Siegel-Maier …
Survival seed vaults remind me of the electric socks my mom picked up for me when I was a teen getting ready to go on a winter camping trip. The socks did indeed heat but they were very large, very bulky and each sock required TWO D size batteries to run. To have used them …
Regionally adapted seeds are great. We live in a region with drastic shifts in temperature and precipitation. Whereas I grew up in a region where one could get accurate weather predictions for at least a week out, our weather is sometimes only predictable for a day or two (or less). Some varieties which did great …