Homesteading

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Sweet Potato Banana Butter

The making of Sweet Potato Banana Butter has become somewhat of a tradition in our house each fall and is absolutely heavenly on freshly baked bread.  This recipe is from the book Simply Homemade Food Gifts and was requested by a friend this year who said, "You are making that butter stuff again this year, right?!"  Well, yes, of course I am!…
November 22, 2011

DIY – Grow Light Stand

Happy (early) Birthday to me!!! On Sunday, Tool Lady built me a surprise!  A Grow Light Stand!!!  She got the plans from growgardentomatoes.com, made all the cuts in the garage, brought it into the Living Room to put together (she likes to watch TV while she's building things) and the whole time I could NOT figure out what she was making!…
November 15, 2011
DIY – Grow Light Stand

DIY – Grow Light Stand

Happy (early) Birthday to me!!!On Sunday, Tool Lady built me a surprise!  A Grow Light Stand!!!  She got the plans from growgardentomatoes.com, made all the cuts in the garage, brought it into the Living Room to put together (she likes to watch TV while she's building things) and the whole time I could NOT figure out what she was making! For…
November 15, 2011
The Chickens are Molting!?! Now What?

The Chickens are Molting!?! Now What?

Why the heck are my chickens losing all their feathers and not producing eggs!?!?  Are they sick?  Pissed?  Dying?  Hungry?  Revolting against the colder temperatures?  WTF?! Wait, they're what?  Molting?  What the heck is molting and why is it happening while I'm tracking egg production vs. the cost of their feed? After a little research (the internet is truly an…
November 12, 2011
Preparing the Chickens for Hibernation

Preparing the Chickens for Hibernation

It's only a matter of time until the ground is frozen over, all the green is gone and covered by a blanket of white.  I enjoy winter.  I really do.  I just wish it wasn't 3 months long. I could be happy with just Spring, Summer and Fall...you? Right now, it's beautiful outside and it's not even freezing at night…
October 27, 2011
A Clean Coop is a Happy Coop

A Clean Coop is a Happy Coop

Chickens are dirty birds.  They poop everywhere and then they kick their poop everywhere else while scratching around for food and bugs.  We probably don't clean out their coop as often as we could (I've read that some people clean out their coops every single week while we do ours every few months), but I think the dry weather we…
August 18, 2011