Need to know what chickens to raise for colored eggs? We have what you need to know! When you cross chickens with colored eggs, you get something fan-freakin-tastic that has both beauty and functionality. Breakfast just got a little more interesting, and now every day feels like spring no matter what time of year it…
Are you like me, and have an ever-growing list of homestead improvement projects? Try using telephone poles! We have a large pier-and-beam barn on the homestead that once upon a time was used as a corn silo. The layout was difficult to use for anything we needed, and it was obviously not used as a…
Here on the farm, winter is the best time to start some of our larger building projects. It’s also when we focus on indoor projects. When we bought this homestead, to say the house was a mess as an understatement. The kitchen floors from the 1950’s badly needed updating, and newspapers accrued from the 1940’s through present day were…
Call me yellow. Call me decisive. Call me whatever you like (I’m sure this crowd won’t call me anything!), but there are certain things I won’t do on the homestead. Why not? Well, in part it boils down to time management, and living the good life without overwhelming myself. Go without a washer and dryer. I 100% applaud those…
You need to make this. Repeat. You need to make this. If there’s anything you should learn as a homesteader, it’s how to make bone broth. Why? Bone marrow is one of the most nutrient-dense food available, and when you make bone broth, you release those locked-up vitamins. If you’re sick, you eat chicken soup, right? This is that…
So you want to be a rockstar. A frugal rockstar, that is. My story: When we moved to our homestead, our financial life was out of control. We were way stressed because we were constantly trying to keep up with the financial output. I adjusted how we were living to cut our spending and increase our control. The out-of-control, impossible-to-keep-up…
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