10 Steps To Simplify Your Life – Part 1
Living the simple life is sometimes not so simple. Some days start bright and early with milking the cow and suddenly turn …
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6 Reasons To Drink Maple Sap
I drank maple sap this week. It is also known as maple water. We have gallons of it. It’s refreshing, it’s sweet, …
13 Things That May Have Happened at The Farm & Machinery Show
We attended the National Farm & Machinery Show here in Kentucky. I was having one of those days when my mouth was …
Why I Want A Bull
OK. I’ll admit defeat. I blew it. We really should have stuck with the “breed-her-back” after calving routine. This is another one …
How To Tap Maple Trees & Make Homemade Maple Syrup
In winter I don’t seem to have as many ‘homesteading’ activities to do. The garden is sleeping. There’s nothing to can. The …
10 Things About Making Maple Syrup
We did some “Maple Sugar’in” last weekend. We tapped 3 Maple trees. This is the time of year when maple sap is …
How To Break The News You Are Going To Homestead
How to Break the News You are Going to Homestead So, you’ve decided to take the plunge, move to the country, grow …
You Might Be Ready For Homesteading If…..
You Might Be Ready for Homesteading if… You may be 20 years into the homesteading journey, or you may be in a …
How To Make Your Own Body Lotion & Why You Should
If you happened to miss my astonishing, skin-care epiphany, please start here. If you don’t feel like reading another post by yours …
Handmade Soap – Get the Benefits without the Work or Cost
Soap making. I’ve not made soap before. It is something that I would like to learn how to do. I have not …
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Chickens & Frost Bite
I’m going to be real here. We have been keeping chickens for several years. We have been through a few challenges. The …
How To Grow Garlic
It is pretty normal to find me in my garden. It is my favorite place in the world. It’s my happy place. …
Brown Swiss – May be the Basset Hound of the Cattle World
My oldest daughter likes cows. A lot. It all started with this beautiful girl, Faith (the cow, not the child). Then she …
Getting the family Cow Bred (Prego)
Our school days had a couple of interruptions last week. The AI guy came out to continue the process of attempting to get …
What Do Raw Dairy Products Cost?
What Do Raw Dairy Products Cost? I know prices will vary depending on location, competition and availability….. BUT – Whoa! I was …