:: Lacto-Fermented Vegetables – The Old Fashioned Way Of Preservation :: My exposure to the concept of fermentation didn’t begin with vegetables, but with kombucha. (Kombucha is a fermented green tea beverage that boasts an impressive resume of health benefits – but that’s a post for another time.) It wasn’t until I found myself confronted with…
8 Results Of Reconnecting With Our Food Source
:: 8 Results Of Reconnecting With Our Food Source :: Our country’s desire to reconnect with our food source is growing! So what do we achieve when we reconnect? 1) Knowing where our food comes from… There is a huge gap in a generation’s knowledge of where their food comes from, or what happens between…
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Tips For Keeping Livestock Water and Watering Systems Clean
:: Tips For Keeping Livestock Water and Watering Systems Clean :: While it is always good homesteading practice to regularly clean troughs and waterers out, there are many approaches to decreasing the amount of debris in a watering system (thus slowing the rate at which algae grows) as well as keeping the algae causing bacteria at…
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Fermented Chicken Feed – How To, And Why You Want To
:: Fermented Chicken Feed – How To And Why You Want To :: The benefits of fermented chicken feed are numerous and the process couldn’t be any simpler. Why: The fermentation process begins to break down the feed, making it more digestible. The fermented feed has better enzyme activity as well as elevated levels of…
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Living Your Dream
:: Living Your Dream :: Regardless of what you dream of, I’m here to encourage you! Don’t give up, even if you find you’re still far from it. Our dream was to have enough land to be able to work toward some form of small farm life. A hobby farm! – That’s the term for…
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Simplicity
:: Simplicity :: It’s always an excellent reminder to enjoy the beauty around us. It’s everywhere. There’s is beauty in the simplest of things and if we aren’t too busy, that beauty can be a catalyst to a great attitude! My life has literally been revolutionized by the word ‘simple’. It’s a mindset really. Our world is…
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Happy Chickens!
::Happy Chickens!:: Do you keep chickens? Your hens are going to LOVE this! I have never seen my chickens happier – and I know their systems need a regular supply of good bacteria, because… well… chickens live on the front lines with some bad bacteria. Help your flock stay healthy and happy! You won’t…
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Small Livestock Pen
:: Small Livestock Pen :: Our homestead is teaming with animals! We don’t have all that we’d like, but we are adding to our numbers all the time. I think an earmark of a quality homestead is an increase that’s responsible. Animals shouldn’t outnumber the homesteaders’ ability to feed and shelter them well. Shelter…
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Doe Doe Chick adopts 11 New Babies
Doe Doe Chick adopts 11 New Babies If you are following Doe Doe’s story, you know she wanted to be a momma very badly. If you haven’t heard of Doe Doe yet, You can read the story here to fill you in about what has been happening with her on our homestead! The…
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Chicken Fun! DIY Poultry Pinatas
:: Chicken Fun! DIY Poultry Pinatas :: Unless your hens are always free-range, chances are you’ve seen signs of boredom in their run. Chickens have a strong pecking instinct and they are nosy by nature! When you string up a piñata you take advantage of their pecking instinct and their nosy nature and provide a…
