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Beginning Homesteading
I didn’t start homesteading with the goal of homesteading. I more so grew into as I went from one challenge to the next. Homesteading is more so experiencing challenges while having a goal or ideal in mind. You don’t necessarily complete the challenge or do it perfectly. Most importantly is you just do it. My…
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On the Homestead, Sick
While my main source of revenue is working in healthcare, the irony is that we don’t get sick leave. So if we are forced to stay home or call in sick, there is no monetary compensation. Just over a week almost two weeks we started getting cases of covid. I have a relatively good immune…
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I’m Back!
Sorry for the hiatus, but I had so many things start moving fast. Firstly, the chicks had hatched in April. Six of the chicks went to my mom and now it seems she has four roosters. She also has purchased chicks at Tractor Supply to hopefully make up for the lopsided number of hens to…
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Spring is here?
Last week we had unseasonably warm weather for zone 4b. It was in the mid-eighties and it finished off the snow. Or so we thought. Then, on Sunday it snowed. Granted, we have until around Memorial Day for our last frost. During that warm time I took the opportunity to clean the chicken coop and…
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Where do you Homestead
I have heard it said many times that you can homestead anywhere you live. That is true. But if you want to go further in having livestock and a big garden, you will need land. I personally would want 5 acres. My future goal is to buy my own property. If you have seen so…
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Our Mad World
I usually do not indulge too much in what is going on in the world. But occasionally I come upon something that is mind boggling. It is stories that I would read in a fantasy or sci-fi book where I know it is fiction. But more and more does the realm of fiction become reality.…
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The Canning Process
When you are trying to preserve your harvest, the most common method is canning. Other methods include freezing, root cellar, salting, dehydrating and freeze drying. I prefer canning if at all possible. If the power goes out or the breaker circuit is tripped for any reason, then I don’t have to worry about the food…
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Incubating Eggs
Incubating your own chicken eggs can be incredibly rewarding and heartbreaking. I started incubating at the beginning of 2020. My first hatch only resulted in two chicks. That was so disappointing, but I was happy for those two. Every year since I try to hatch at least one batch in hopes of getting better. This…
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Winter. A time for rest.
Winter is a time for rest on the homestead. It does not mean that the work stops. Certain tasks or chores instead stop for the time being and how you approach them changes. My chickens for example do not free range as much. They also are more cooped up and are more prone to pecking…
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Injuries on the Homestead
Over a month ago I injured one of my fingers on a shard of glass from a mixing bowl that I had dropped in the sink. Unwittingly, I didn’t realize I hadn’t gotten all the glass. So when I went to wipe down the counters, I stabbed myself under a nail. I pulled out the…
The Black Cherry Azalea
Homesteading and more
The Black Cherry Azalea 