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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Garden and Lamb Updates
On Sunday I was able to carve out some time both before and after church to work on getting my asparagus and strawberry plants in the ground. I have never grown asparagus before so this should be interesting. I know … Continue reading
Posted in Cattle, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation, sheep
Tagged building, children, construction, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, God, health, home, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, planting, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep
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Exciting, Lamby, but Long Day
This morning as we were getting ready to leave for our Co-Op HSB1 went outside to let the chickens out and feed the sheep and cow. He came running back inside exclaiming that there were lambs. One of our second … Continue reading
Posted in building, Cattle, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, Preparation, sheep
Tagged attitude, babies, building, children, construction, cow, DIY, ewe, family, farm, farming, health, home, homeschooling, homestead, homesteading, kids, lamb, lambs, livestock, natural, outdoors, preparation, prepper, ram, school, self reliance, sheep, shelter
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Seed Starting, or the Lack Thereof
Last year I did pretty well with regards to starting seeds. We had lots to get in the ground, and there was an urgency to do so, because we had lots of people to supply with produce. This year, without … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homeschool, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation
Tagged asparagus, attitude, berries, berry, DIY, family, farm, farming, garden, gardening, health, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, kids, kiwi, kiwis, natural, outdoors, patch, planting, preparation, prepper, raspberries, raspberry, seeds, self reliance, starting, strawberries, strawberry, vineyard
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New Life
The new life that occurred today was of the plant kind. We are still waiting for new animal life here on the homestead. But let me begin at the beginning of the day, which was actually last night, remember … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homesteading, kids, orchard, Outdoors, Preparation
Tagged apple, attitude, bench, building, children, concolor, construction, creating, DIY, family, farm, farming, fixing, fruit, garden, grass, health, home, homestead, homesteading, house, ice cream, kids, making, natural, orchard, outdoors, pear, picnic, planting, preparation, self reliance, table, trees, walk
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Things that go bump in the Night
I’ll start with the bumps first. Tonight while I was coming back inside after working out in the barn, I heard what sounded like someone pounding wooden posts just out in the field. As it was around midnight, this took … Continue reading
Phantom Chick
There was no chick to be found by the light of day. I have a theory. The hens have decided that the hay is a great place to lay eggs(we need to remedy this). An egg got crushed in the … Continue reading
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Chick Sighting?!?
So I was playing basketball Monday evening and my phone rang. Normally I don’t even hear my phone when we are playing but it happened just as we were taking a drink break. It was my wife. Apparently HB#2 saw … Continue reading
Posted in Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, Outdoors, Preparation
Tagged chicken, chickens, children, DIY, family, farm, farming, health, home, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, preparation, prepper, self reliance
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Still Waiting
We are still in a holding pattern at the Homestead. No calf, and no lambs have arrived yet. I keep on seeing the “on this day” memories on Facebook and realizing that the last two years we have had lambs … Continue reading
Posted in Cattle, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, Outdoors, Preparation, sheep
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Good Wood, Dog Crate, and Peeing in the Car
I think I had mentioned that I am planning on trying my hand at grafting some apple trees this year. I have already ordered root stock. A local orchard was kind enough to give me free scion wood if I … Continue reading
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