Rain Would Be A Good Thing
I finally have all this land this year to try out some gardening. I really hoped to have an abundance of home grown food but […]
Homestead
Spring Homestead Projects
With a long winter just about wrapped up, it’s time to get to work. What a busy time of year this is for those who […]
Our First Hatching Day
New life is always exciting on the homestead. Whether its seeds sprouting, eggs hatching or animals being birthed its an amazing process. It also represents […]
Tip #3 – Renting Versus Buying
Two of the largest costs for your homestead are equipment or the time spent doing by hand what could be done exponentially faster by machine. […]
Tip #2 – Easy Watering Solution for Animals
We happen to live on a piece of land that has a very wet ground. This leads to our sump pump running fairly consistently around […]
Tip #1 – Jump Start Your Compost Cooking
Compost piles need some specific conditions before they start to “cook”. The compost process relies on the heat generated by the breakdown of items […]
Add-on Wood Furnace Install – Quick and Dirty
After moving out to the country and seeing the high cost of heating a house on propane, we quickly decided to install a wood burning […]
First Fruits…errr Eggs
Early September of 2014 was when we surprised our children with some chicks and ducklings. So far, it has proven to be a wonderful experience […]
My Almost Carbon Neutral Home Heating
About a month ago, I embarked on a journey that would make some pretty big holes in our recently purchased home. It would also make […]
The First Butcher (ie Jelly Bean and Meanie are in the Fridge)
About a month ago, I publicly shared about how I didn’t have the right to eat meat. The reason was that I found every excuse […]