The summer season has started off with a bang, and as usual there is never a dull moment on the homestead. I am off of work for the summer and have enjoyed having extra time around the house. We have had an early heat wave though and it has been too hot to get muchContinue reading “June Fun”
Category Archives: Livestock
Pig Decisions
It’s been a crazy busy couple of weeks on the homestead. We’ve had a birthday, both families in town for a visit, lots of outdoor fun taking kayaking and fishing trips, and of course lots of work in the garden and with the animals. We have eagerly planted all of our Spring and Summer veggies.Continue reading “Pig Decisions”
The Chickens
One of our first homesteading experiments on our half acre was getting chickens and building the chicken coop. We decided for Michael’s birthday, soon after moving to the homestead, we would go check out a local family who sold chickens and we came home with five. We were hungry for fresh eggs everyday. I immediatelyContinue reading “The Chickens”
Raising Rabbits
At the end of December we decided to get five rabbits–two bucks, and three does–who are all getting close to being four months old. Our plan is to raise these five bunnies, breed them, and harvest their litters for food. We got this great hutch off of Craigslist for a great deal. We have nowContinue reading “Raising Rabbits”
Year One Inventory
We can hardly believe we have been on our half acre for a year now. The time has flown, but working with the earth through the seasons really helps us to remember the progress we’ve made over this past year. One of the beautiful things about homesteading is you can begin anytime, anywhere. Homesteading isContinue reading “Year One Inventory”
Brooding Ducklings
We did not plan on coming home with eight baby ducklings on a recent Sunday afternoon, but a trip to our local farm supply store changed that quickly. We went for a routine supply trip and the store had just gotten a shipment of chicks and ducklings the week before, and they were tooContinue reading “Brooding Ducklings”
Welcome to the homestead!
Thank you for visiting! What began as an attempt at a small container garden outside of our old, tiny (500 square foot) apartment has grown over the past few of years into a small backyard farm on a half-acre. As our backyard experiment has evolved, we have thought about how best to document and share ourContinue reading “Welcome to the homestead!”
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