We have a list of 5 things that we have experienced along the way, that you might not be expecting when you are planning for your homestead and we share them with you. This list is all things that have happened to us, they are all real events, we have more, but these were theContinue reading “So You Think You’re Ready to Homestead”
Category Archives: GreatHites
Snow Days
Like everyone else, we are dealing with snow this week. You’d think that folks from the Snowbelt would be better prepared. Not that we didn’t appreciate the snow, but there are some challenges we thought we’d left behind. If the meal I described at the end sounds good to you, here is where you canContinue reading “Snow Days”
Barely Controlled Chaos 02/15/21 – Snow Day
Snow day, and I why even as an adult I still like it.
Dad Quest 1: To Nap Or Not To Nap
Dad is trapped on a Sunday afternoon. Mass is over everyone is home, chores have been done, and it is too cold to work outside. There are at least 10 minutes before he had to start his next task. Just time enough of a quick nap. This silly little video was just for fun andContinue reading “Dad Quest 1: To Nap Or Not To Nap”
A Day in The “Winter” Life
Things don’t always go as planned. This video, for instance, took much longer to get all the pieces and parts of it planned. But as you can see we have been pretty busy keeping up with all the work around here. Join us as we share what has been going on in these winter weeks.Continue reading “A Day in The “Winter” Life”
Return of the Porkchop
We got our pork back from the butcher, did a little troubleshooting on the van and a few other things. I other words, just a typical day on the homestead. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-Hites-… INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/greathites/ Website: https://jeffreyhite.com/
Greenhouse Build Part 1
Among other things, we got started on our greenhouse. lots of chaos as we get things done around the house, which all the extra turmoil of having a new family member. Kate and I did a little hunting and might have spotted some new wildlife in our woods. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-Hites-… INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/greathites/ Website: https://jeffreyhite.com/ LivingContinue reading “Greenhouse Build Part 1”
Let’s Try This Again, Pig Moving
This is our second attempt at moving out pigs over to the garden area. This worked a bit better than last time, but still not great. We are learning but learning slowly. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Great-Hites-… INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/greathites/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeybwQTR6-gaIXhgr27uYYQ?view_as=subscriber
Three Steps forward Two steps Back
Some days on the homestead are better than others. While today was a good day in many ways. We got several projects completed, we had family around, not only to help but visiting us and spending time with us, and really the rest of the homestead was running pretty smoothly, we had a setback thatContinue reading “Three Steps forward Two steps Back”
More Baby Goats
Two days in a row we woke up to new baby goats. Unfortunately, not all the goats born this morning survived. Because we were not out there and we don’t have cameras out there, we don’t know if they were stillborn if something happened after. But we are still going to celebrate the one whoContinue reading “More Baby Goats”