Living a seasonal, simple and self sufficient life.
Are you looking to grow onions in your garden? I will show you everything you need to know to grow onions! Seed onions, onion starts, long day, short day, so many things I had not known till I really researched it. Why Do You Want to Grow Onions When deciding to grow onions, you should …
Are you interested in gardening? Need a few tips to start? Where to get help? This is the post for you! I am a fairly new gardener myself. Growing up my family had large gardens, and my dad had a really beautiful one in his later years in town. Last summer we started a large …
Favorite chicken breeds for kids is a beginner’s resource on how to raise a kid-friendly family flock. Researching which friendly chickens are good for kids is so worth your time. Nothing can ruin an experience than a mean hen. Also knowing which ones can get along together really helps. No drama, no picking on each …
Are you ready to Can? My list of Essential Tools for Canning is a great guide to all you need to get going. Must-haves and extra things to make your experience fun and enjoyable! Be Prepared Ahead of Time Nothing is worse than starting a new recipe and realizing you don’t have everything you need. …
Does my cow have Mastitis? I have googled this a few times, and it isn’t fun. I didn’t find a ton of information, but having grown up on a small dairy farm, and growing up around large dairy farms, I had an idea that mastitis is what I was dealing with. Just like us moms …
How to raise baby chicks a beginner’s guide will tell you everything you need to know about bringing home and raising your new baby chicks. In 2013 we got our first 4 Cochin chickens. They say chickens are the gateway livestock, they are right! There was no turning back and now I have many chickens, …
Fruity Frozen Yogurt Bars are so simple and easy to make. The variations are endless! In ten minutes or so, you can have the perfect breakfast treat or afternoon snack. Our Jersey cow Buttercup is producing around 3 gallons of milk a day and it can be challenging to use it all up. I started …