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How we Prepare for Colder Weather

As the colder weather starts to set in, I thought it would be a good time to talk about how we prepare our homestead for the coming winter.

Fall Clean Up

As always happens you have the beautiful part of the Fall, and then you have the part you have to clean up. That is where we are now. So here is what we got done this weekend.

Bacon-wrapped jalapeno smoked armadillo eggs

I have been wanting to try these for a while, and man these were great.

Rainy days but lots of Graditude

We start with a rainy day but the truth is we have a lot to be grateful for, and I spend some time talking about what I believe is the most essential part of life.

5 Life Lessons of Homesteading

We have been doing this for a while now, and while we are far from experts, I think we have learned a few things along the way that I think were important to share.

For a while now we have been working on finding a boar (male pig) that we could mate with our current female. I have gone back and forth about trying to find a boar to mate with her, or just trying to find a new breeding pair. Trying to find a breeding pair is difficultContinue reading “The Tale of Two Piglets”

Home grown Bacon for Breakfast

Today, the pigs that we got last spring have completed their journey from farm to table, and we take one more step toward self-sufficiency.

Collecting Trees for The Cabin Build

Last night we went out to our woods and worked on the “secret project” despite still getting over the cold our household has been suffering from. Was it the best idea, maybe not, but it felt good to get outside. Just as a side note, still not a lumber jack, but much better at choppingContinue reading “Collecting Trees for The Cabin Build”

Somethings are Easier When you Don’t have Help

There are those things on the homestead, that you really need extra hands, and kids are very often good at being those extra hands. But there are times when their help is not as helpful as it could be.

Pumpkin Fling

As our pumpkins from Halloween have aged we have been trying to find creative ways to get them to the animals.