How To Set Homestead Goals When I first started on this Homestead journey, I’m fairly certain my list of goals for the year looked something like this… 1. Buy all the chickens and all the goats. 2. Buy at least 4 cows, (two for milking, two for beef). 3. Build two chicken coops, a duck…
Green Tomatoes | Canning Enchilada Verde
Canning Enchilada Verde With fall comes green tomatoes. While it’s always bittersweet to see a bunch of green tomatoes left in the garden, It’s also great way to step out of the ordinary red tomatoes recipes, so don’t let them go to waste! Green tomatoes are excellent to eat. Their soft, thin skin requires zero…
Farm Style Coleslaw
Farm Style Coleslaw There is something romantic about a bowl of freshly shredded goods from the garden. Maybe it’s the vibrant colors or the intense garden smell, either way this farm style coleslaw is a palate pleaser in all aspects. *This post may contain affiliate links. By shopping through these links, I may earn a…
Canning Pumpkins
Canning Pumpkin Pumpkin pie, Paleo Pumpkin spice coffee creamer, pumpkin bars, pumpkin apple soup, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread…. I could go but now I’m hungry! Pumpkins to me are like shrimp to Bubba Gump! I love pumpkin! And despite their Halloween presence, pumpkin are a fantastic, fiber loaded base and that equals a awesome pantry…
Finally! A Homesteaders cheesemaking book
As a raw dairy owner and milk cow connoisseur, I must own a dozen cheesemaking books, at least. All of them are excellent and I use them frequently, however, this one is extraordinaire and I’ll tell you why. Cheese making is a difficult art. Truth! It’s a science that takes trial and error and lots…
Starting a Homestead: Advice for the first year
Starting a homestead. It all started with a chicken. A rooster actually. Living in a run down, 120 year old original homestead that was home to more mice inside then outside, I quickly began researching chemical free alternatives to eliminate these nasty unwelcome house guests. In the midst of my research I came across a…
Dairy Animal Mistakes; My Epic Failures
Early last year, in the prime of calving season, a dear friend of mine lost her beloved dairy cow. She had just calved a beautiful Jersey bull (one of Tanks babies) and within 12 hours of calving, the cow was down with 4th stage milk fever. It took another 12 hours for the vet to…
DIY Easter Egg Shell Candles
DIY Easter Egg Candles Spring has officially sprung and my chickens are laying full force. Egg shells do not go wasted around here. Like most things, I try and find another use for them. Egg shells are loaded with calcium and are excellent to feed to back to the chickens for nice hard shells in…
To induce or not to induce the overdue the family cow
As of today our family milk cow, Jersey Girl, is a little over a week past due to calf her precious baby. I have been anxiously awaiting this event for the past 9 months, checking on her daily, then hourly, and even putting a video monitor in the barn so I can peak in on her at night. I thought for sure there…
Best Ever Homemade Sandwich Bread
Few thing smell better then fresh homemade bread in the kitchen. A smell quick to bring back emotions and memories, almost as if Grandma herself was standing at the counter wearing an old ragged apron. I love the simplicity of this recipe. With the bread machine doing the majority of the work, it really…
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