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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Security Continuation – Poison Ivy Prevention
To this point in my life I have not shown an allergy to poison ivy. I know what it looks like and always make sure I am very careful when I need to work around it and take as many … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, Outdoors
Tagged attitude, camping, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, health, homestead, homesteading, natural, outdoors, poison ivy, preparation, prepper, rash, self reliance
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Sunday Funday -> Security
Today was a day to add to our security stance at the Homestead. There was a burglary a few weeks back around here and because of that I wanted to address a couple things around here. First off I wanted … Continue reading
Posted in building, DIY, homesteading
Tagged attitude, building, construction, DIY, family, home, homesteading, outdoors, preparation, prepper, security, self reliance
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Too Many Roosters = Butchering Day
It just so happened that my good friend Ruth at Firesign Family Farms was having a butchering day today. I was able to make it, and I had a few extra roosters to take with me. Before today we had … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, Preparation, Turkeys
Tagged butcher, chicken, chickens, meat, preparation, prepper, prepping, rooster, roosters, self sufficiency, turkey
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The Garden Giveth, and More Ice Cream
I took a five gallon bucket of water down to the orchard to water the two trees we planted yesterday. On my way back up to the house I figured I should check the garden and pick anything that was … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors
Tagged air show, airplane, apple, blue angels, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, health, home, homestead, homesteading, ice cream, jet, kids, natural, orchard, outdoors, prepping, self reliance, tomato, tomatoes, watermelon
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How Do You Like Them Apples?
Just before we left on our vacation I bought a couple apple trees on clearance at a local farm supply store. I didn’t get them in the ground before we left so they were looking pretty sad when we got … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation, sports
Tagged apple, apples, children, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, health, home, homestead, homesteading, kids, natural, orchard, outdoors, planting, preparedness, prepping, self reliance, trees
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Firing Up, Propane, and Grass
Yesterday afternoon I set up the camper so I could work on a few things. One of those things was familiarizing myself with the furnace. I am not sure we will ever take it out when we need the furnace, but … Continue reading
Vacation, Kayaking, Garden, and other Stuff
We were gone last week on vacation. It was nice to spend time with family and friends. The week found us enjoying food(way too much), playing cornhole and Kan Jam, the kids going to four wheeler driving school(where I decided … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homeschool, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, quail, sheep, Turkeys
Tagged attitude, camping, chicken, chickens, children, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, health, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, house, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, sheep
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New Ram, Volunteer, and Flowers
This past weekend my brother in law picked up our new ram. He was born this year and should carry the spotted gene, so we may get spotted lambs in the future. His current working name is Abraham Lincoln, I … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, Outdoors, sheep
Tagged children, DIY, family, flowers, garden, God, health, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, pumpkin, ram, self reliance, sheep, volunteer, wildflower
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Get Them Out!
The turkeys and a few chickens had still been in the barn, and the smell was becoming a problem. Last week I had attempted to unite the clans, and it didn’t end well. So I needed more pens to get … Continue reading
30 Frugal Living Tips: Small Changes That Result in Big Savings
I love a lot of these tips. Some we have done, some we will start. 30 Frugal Living Tips: Small Changes That Result in Big Savings.
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