Archives for Homesteading - Page 2
How to Render Pig Fat
How to render pig fat for homemade lard you ask? You didn't ask? Let me share anyway because you never know when you will need to. Wilbur and Mabel lived…
Raising Chickens 101
RASING CHICKENS 101 So you want to raise chickens. Here are a few tips to get you started. Then go over to my post about the 5 Things…
5 Things I didn’t Know Until I got Dairy Goats
We learned a lot from having dairy goats. We learned they weren't for us after about 18 months. They are Stubborn Goats are incredibly stubborn. This last fall, Jazz, our…
City Girl to Country Girl
A week doesn't go by that I don't say to myself "Twelve years ago I never would " Usually it is something along the lines of "Twelve years ago I…
5 Ways to Re-use Eggshells
Five ways to re-use eggshells If you have chickens then you likely have an abundance of egg shells. Today I am sharing 5 ways to reuse eggshells. In Your…
Art of Gardening {e-book review}
I have tried, unsuccessfully, to have a veggie garden. I have tried in the ground and also Square Foot Gardening. I tried getting new seeds. Then organic, non GMO seeds.…
When Homesteading isn’t Glamorous
This homesteading thing. The glory of being self sufficient. It is not for the faint of heart. My friend put it like this: "Everyone loves spring and the new life…
Building a Greenhouse
The Principal and the kids built me a Greenhouse. This is homeschooling at it's finest. Math. PE Quality time. (Ok this isn't a class, but still good for the soul)…
5 Things I Learned AFTER Getting Chickens
My list of things I didn't know until I got chickens. Compost Material They poop. A lot. Which really probably isn't an issue, except in winter, when they do it…
How We Moved from a Seattle Suburb to Small Town Idaho
We sit in a comfortable silence as we drive east. I've lost track of how many times we have driven this route. Over to Seattle and back again. Our first…