Green Tomato Salsa – Making, Canning and This is so Good it’s Ridiculous!
Green Salsa. Oh, the deliciousness. If you have some green tomatoes under your bed in a box you may want to …
Month: October 2015
Garden Update – When You Get a Hard Freeze in October
Weather Alert – Hard Freeze in October. I live in a bubble and most of the time I have no idea what …
Best Venison Burgers You’ll Ever Eat & How to Grind Your Own Meat
Venison Burgers To some of you, fall means gourds, witches, black cats and all things pumpkin. For those of us living in …
Growing Your Own Pork – When is the best time to Raise Pigs?
Raising Pigs – It’s time to get some piglets for the winter season! I’ve been raising pigs for a few years. You …
How to Build a Milk Barn You and Your Cow Will Love – A Tour of Our Milking Parlor
How to Build a Milk Barn. This post is a response to a reader request. Thank you for the question & please …
When it’s Your Birthday…
There is a Birthday Girl in the house. Look who’s 11! Why this is one of the most charming children you will …
What do You do When You’re Not Milking the Cow?
My Other Life. Depending on how long you’ve been reading along you may or may not have heard that we own a …
Do Your Children (and Grandchildren) Know Where Food Comes From?
We have had many children out to our homestead. Girl groups, church groups, boy groups, little kids, teenage kids, lots of kids. …
How You End up with a Bull
Oops, I did it again. More cows….. Warning: this post includes a hunky bull, complaining and balls. Stop reading if any of …
How to Freeze Peppers
Freezing Peppers. Every year I freeze peppers. It only takes a few minutes and will allow you to eat fresh peppers from …
Can a Female Rabbit get Pregnant While she is Pregnant?
Can a female rabbit get pregnant with a second litter of kits while she is pregnant? This is the question. Well, we …
Bread & Butter Style Pickled Beets Recipe
Homegrown, Homemade, Pickled Beets For step-by-step instructions with pictures go here. To get old fashioned recipes, farm tips and advice be sure …
Potbelly Piglets – Waking the Dead
Piglets. Our sow (mama, potbelly pig) had 10 tiny, weensy, screaming, baby, micro-mini, potbelly piglets 10 days ago. Since then: It rained …
Farm Chores – How Long do They Take?
Farm Chores – How much time do they take? I homeschool my 4 children. I do lots of laundry. I cook lots …
Refinishing an Old Table
Refinishing an old table. If you haven’t jumped on the up-cycling bandwagon yet you should! Turning old, decrepit furnishings into something gorgeous …