Homemade Pumpkin Puree – The stuff You Need to Make All Things Pumpkin
Homemade Pumpkin Puree It’s a Pumpkin-a-Thon around here, so brace yourself. It is against blogging rules to get stuck on one topic. …
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Old Fashioned Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – YUM!
Roast your own pumpkin seeds the old fashioned way. If you don’t have any plans this weekend and are looking for a …
4 Fall Traditions to Start on your Homestead
Quick! Before winter sets in and we are all house-bound for months, you must get outside and have some fun enjoying fall. We …
The Problem with Potbelly Piglets
The problem with potbelly piglets. ARRRRRRRRG! Would anyone like to hear me rant, complain, and throw a fit about my potbelly piglets? …
How to Move Pigs
I hate moving pigs. Moving pigs means you are relocating them from where they are to someplace else. This always usually happens when …
6 Things You Don’t Know About Chickens
This is a guest post written by my 15 year old son. He is an enthusiastic chicken keeper, hard-working home-schooler, and an …
How to Render Beef Tallow
How to Render Beef Tallow If you are: new to rendering things aren’t sure what “rendering” is don’t know why you would …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …