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Category Archives: DIY
New YouTube Trailer
I don’t know how many of you watch YouTube videos on a regular basis, but that is kind of my television. One of the channels I really like is Justin Rhodes. He and his family live in North Carolina and … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, building, Cattle, Chickens, DIY, Family, Farming, Garden, homeschool, homesteading, hunting, kids, Opinion, orchard, Outdoors, pigs, Preparation, quail, Rabbits, Religion, Review, sheep, sports, Turkeys, YouTube
Tagged attitude, beekeeping, bees, building, catholic, cattle, chicken, chickens, children, construction, cow, DIY, family, farm, farming, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, honey, kids, livestock, natural, orchard, outdoors, preparation, prepper, self reliance, sheep, water
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Putting the Pieces Back Together
I think I mentioned a couple weeks ago that it seemed like everything around here was breaking. First the golf cart, then the lawn tractor, it was getting bad. On the way back from our vacation I ordered a rebuild … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, Preparation, YouTube
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Back From Vacation
We were blessed enough to spend the last week in Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach actually, with our family and my in laws. It was great, and I will have a post on the week in more detail shortly, but I … Continue reading
The Homestead is Falling Apart, and it’s all My Fault
It seems like every time I touch something on the Homestead lately, it breaks. If you watched my golf cart video on YouTube, that was one of the things to which I am referring. In that case, my not checking … Continue reading
Posted in building, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, Opinion, Preparation, Uncategorized
Tagged attitude, children, DIY, family, farm, farming, home, homestead, homesteading, kids, outdoors, preparation, self reliance
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When Internet, or the Lack Thereof, Gets in the Way
Since moving out to the Homestead, I have not had any regrets, not one. This week tested that sentiment. I have mentioned before that we have had to use satellite internet. No other service will provide for us. All of … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, homeschool, homesteading, kids, pigs
Tagged building, children, construction, DIY, family, farm, farming, hog, hogs, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, pig, pigs, preparation, prepper, self reliance, shelter, YouTube
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Star Photography, First Attempt
I have always been fascinated by stars. Before we even moved out to our Homestead for years I loved being out here early in the morning or late at night after hunting and just looking at the clear night sky … Continue reading
Bringing Home the Bacon
Today was the day. Today we went to go pick up our American Guinea Hogs. It was about an hour and a half drive each way. We got on the road around 9:30 and arrived at the farm we bought … Continue reading
Posted in building, DIY, Family, Farming, homesteading, kids, pigs
Tagged attitude, building, children, construction, DIY, family, farm, farming, health, hog, hogs, home, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, pig, pigs, preparation, self reliance
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Closer to Bacon
We are inching our way closer to being ready for pigs. As of now I am planning on picking up the pigs early next week. Things have been slowed down because a couple of the little ones have been sick. … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Family, Farming, homeschool, homesteading, kids, Outdoors, pigs, Preparation, YouTube
Tagged attitude, children, construction, DIY, family, farm, farming, health, home, homeschool, homestead, homesteading, kids, livestock, natural, outdoors, preparation, prepper, self reliance
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Putting up Hay for the Winter
It has been a dry summer, so much so that the grass hasn’t been growing much at all. Because of this the sheep and cow are currently eating hay and I will probably have to give them another bale soon. … Continue reading
Gaga Pit Video
For those of you who might be interested in the video of us making the Gaga pit, here it is.
