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Tag Archives: homestead
Cayuga Ducks
Emma began raising five Cayuga ducks these last several days that we got from our friends the Traynor’s. She had been looking to raise some pets after we gave our pet guinea pig “Rosie” to some friends. Ducks were her … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Animals
Tagged cayuga ducks, country, duck brooder, ducklings, farm, farm animal, farm animals, homestead, kids pet, permaculture, pet, raising ducks, tick eater, ticks
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Hard Lessons from Life on the Farm
This past week after several days of 100 plus heat and drought we awoke Saturday morning to find one of our new pigs dead. This was a tough sight for our kids to see as they had grown fond of … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Animals
Tagged animal care, country, country life, farm animals, heat stress, homestead, kids, life lessons, pig, responsiblity
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Wild Blackberry Cobbler
The Blackberries are here!!!!! Our family has been enjoying this year’s crop of blackberries. Our back fence line is covered with lots of bushes and the children have been gathering berries every few days. Here is one of our cobbler … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged berry cobbler, blackberries, blackberry, blackberry cobbler, blackberry patch, cobbler, country, dessert, dessert recipes, farm, farm fresh, fresh berries, garden, homestead, paula deen, recipe, wild blackberry
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Pigs In The Garden
This year we’ve decide to feed out our own pigs for butcher. Last week we purchased two feeder pigs from our friends the Traynor’s. Feeder pigs are young pigs weighing around 30 to 45 pounds and are fed out … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Animals, Gardening
Tagged country, farm, farm animal, farmer, farming, feeder pig, gardener, gardening, gardne, homestead, mini-farm, permaculture, pig pen, pig tractor, pigs, pork, raising pigs
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CHEF Confrence Day Two Business Training
Tuesday was another great day at the Christian Home Educators Fellowship (CHEF) of Missouri conference. This day we spent learning again from Wade Myers, Kevin Swanson, Dr. Paul Jehle and Chuck Bentley. In Tuesday’s session by Wade, he wrapped up … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General, Homeschool
Tagged cottage industry, country, family, family business, farm, homestead, income, money, profit, revenue
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Homemade PVC Irrigation System
It has been really dry this year in our area so I’ve had to get out my homemade PVC irrigation system. This system works very well and is relatively inexpensive compared to regular drip irrigation setups. It works especially well … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, PVC Irrigation
Tagged country, country skills, farm, garden, garden hose, gardening, homestead, homesteading, irrigation, PVC fittings, PVC irrigation, PVC pipe, tomato, tomato plant, water, watering
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