Most of our main Garden is tilled! Over the last several days, Graham has manhandled our awful (but free!) rototiller thru all four sections of the Main Garden. Here's the main vegetable garden. Can you tell that it is separated into four different garden areas? Two upper, two lower. We use a four year garden rotation. Note: These photos are from a few years ago. We now … [Read more...]
A Homesteading eBook
Some of our readers already "know" Katlupe. She's on a great Homesteading Journey in New York State. Her blog, Homesteading on the Internet is a journal about the journey she and her husband are on. Kat wrote a Homesteading eBook in 2007. Now, it has been updated and is available for sale. Contents include: Finding your Country property Wild medicinal plants All about Wood … [Read more...]
How to Make Parsley Wine
When your husband asks "Can I have a pound of that fresh parsley in the garden? I want to make wine." it's best to go along with him. Perhaps he will share a bottle with you. So he showed me the recipe in this book we have.... How to Make Parsley Wine "For a gallon of this wine, take a pound of freshly picked … [Read more...]
What to Do When Your Chicks Arrive
Do you know what to do when your chicks arrive? Be ready for them! Be as sure as you can that you have everything you need. Everything MUST be in place when your chicks arrive at their new home! We keep our chicks in the basement for the first 2 weeks. This is because in our climate, it is usually still too cold down at the barn for day old chicks. We can do a better job … [Read more...]
An Outdoor Run for Meat Birds
You don't have to provide an outside run for your birds, but it certainly is a nice benefit for them! Sunshine and fresh air is needed by all animals, so we always make an outdoor run for the meat birds. You can see in the picture below that we have set up T-posts around the perimeter of what will be their run. T-posts make fencing pretty easy. I used … [Read more...]