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The Changing Seasons – April in Review

The Changing Seasons – April in Review

April is a month so full of excitement, plans, ideas, (later than normal) seed starting, and full on Spring Fever. It's also a month full of weed pulling, garden plotting and re-plotting, and frost warnings. I find myself intermittently holding my breathe and practicing deep breathing a lot in April. April epitomizes the changing seasons. Being new to both this…
May 8, 2015
Homestead Tour!

Homestead Tour!

You guys, I cannot even begin to explain to you just how excited I am about our new house and the amazing property it sits on!  It almost seems unreal that everything we've been working for and planning for and dreaming about has manifested in such a wonderful rental!  So, instead of waxing poetic about our new home and why…
April 8, 2015
Settling in…

Settling in…

Whew... We made it! Despite a few bumps in the road (I was sick, Sprout was sick, the Uhaul places here are...hmmm...let's just say...very challenging to deal with, we had so.much.stuff to move), and thanks to some truly amazing friends and family, we made it! We're finally in our new home, unpacking boxes, searching for clothes, finding homes for everything,…
April 5, 2015
Almost there…

Almost there…

This Saturday (the day after tomorrow!) we will pack our chickens in boxes, drive 30 minutes north, and introduce them to their new coop. We will walk through the house and property with our new Landlady, ask questions, and be given the rundown of what's what. We will begin the next chapter in this ever growing journey of ours by taking…
March 26, 2015
How to Start Your Homestead

How to Start Your Homestead

I have a bookshelf full of homesteading books, resources, information, and magazines on all kinds of homesteading topics. I have dreamed about the day when we would live on enough acreage that we could easily keep livestock, grow an expansive garden, and maybe even make a bit of income from our excesses. I have practiced countless homesteading skills (canning, milking, seed starting,…
March 18, 2015
11 Acre Mini Farm

11 Acre Mini Farm

Are you ready for this? Yep, you've just been given a mini-tour of our future home! As of March 28th, we will be renting this beautiful piece of property and beginning the next leg of our homesteading journey! Yes, we did just move last fall. And yes, we are just a little bit crazy! However, this is the good kind…
March 4, 2015