Everyone wants to save money fast, including me. When we moved to the homestead, our financial lives were out of control. I mean beyond out of control, spending money hand over fist. We weren’t in debt, but we were blowing through our savings, and I had had enough. We needed to get to a $0…
Here’s some photos from this week on the homestead! The chicks are growing, and we’re almost done with horse stalls. The red hen has given us some pink eggs, which will soon go into the incubator, and the potatoes are growing! Enjoy! Maat van UitertMaat van Uitert is a backyard chicken and sustainable living…
Days on the homestead are both slow and fast. That sounds a little Dickensian, it’s true, but that’s how it feels to me. Part of it is because of winter, and part of it is because accomplishing most tasks on the homestead is a series of small steps that complete a big task. Goals are…
Here’s the URL for my Facebook page. I’m trying to figure out how to make a “Like” button available on the right hand side of this blog, but every time I add the widget to this theme, nothing shows up. If anyone can guide me, I would be super appreciative! I’m still figuring out WordPress….
We’ve had a few improvement ideas kicking around since we bought this homestead back in April. We’ve done all the work so far ourselves, trying to do it with as many free resources as possible. For 2015, I want to accomplish: Finishing the horse barn and creating a wash bay Erecting a pergola between the…
After many months of being on strike, my red hen finally laid an egg. In reality, I think the low daylight hours effected her, so I added a light to their new coop, followed by a few threats about the stew pot. (Don’t let anyone tell you threats of the pot don’t work because THEY…
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