by April | Last Updated: Aug 1, 2021 | Daily Life
If someday I had to stop homesteading there are two things I’d never give up. One is my chickens, and the other is my clothesline. I think most of you would probably agree on keeping chickens. Chickens make cute noises, come in a variety of colors and breeds, and lay...
by April | Last Updated: May 29, 2021 | Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
I love wandering through the woods or along a river snacking on local wild foods. I make it a goal to learn edible plants and mushrooms wherever I live so I can continue my browsing. Since my sister and I were young we knew at least a dozen plants around us that we...
by April | Last Updated: Apr 12, 2021 | Baking, Daily Life, Fermenting & Cheesemaking, Food Preservation, Our Kitchen
It’s almost time to tap the birch trees again. Even though it was -20F in town as I wrote this, I know spring is almost here and the weather will start warming up during the day. This is our fourth year in a row tapping the trees around the yard and it has...
by April | Last Updated: Feb 22, 2021 | Animals, Daily Life, DIY Homesteading
One of my favorite activities is to trade with other people. Not buy, but trade, swap, bargain, give, gift, and receive. Not only is it fun, but it can be very beneficial to your homestead. I’m going to share with you why and how you should join the trading...
by April | Last Updated: Jan 17, 2021 | Animals, Chickens, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Turkeys
I love my animals! Love them, except in winter, when I don’t. Then they go from movie star status to unsightly object on the bottom of my shoe type of admiration. Through no fault of their own of course. They are just as quirky and wonderful as they were in the...
by April | Last Updated: Dec 8, 2023 | Canning & Pickling, Chickens, Daily Life, Gardening
So you’re interested in homesteading. But where do you start? Should you buy some land, buy a cow, start a farmstand, build a barn, plant a field of corn; there are too many choices, help! Calm, the key is starting small and then building up as you have time,...
