Ever since we had to pull the mountain ash tree out and destroy it, I've been keeping an eye on my other trees that may be susceptible to the fire blight. I'm a bit worried that we'll lose one of our beautiful crab apple trees (which are now blooming and look just lovely) or, worse, …
Why did the chicken cross the road? Because it was let out to free range by its owner without any regard for its safety or the neighbor's sanity, that's why! Now I'm not claiming to be an expert on chickens since we've only been raising them for about six years now and still have a …
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It has been a productive weekend here on our little homestead. The weather was beautiful and my mast cells have been surprisingly cooperative considering that the pollen is rising by the day and especially with all the controlled burning going on in the valley right now. Seriously, we are being smoked out here! The farmers …
When you think of a "homestead" you may think of a remote cabin on forty acres deep in the woods, hours away from civilization and miles from the nearest neighbor. The reality is, many of us are homesteading on far smaller properties and much closer to urban areas. There are definite advantages to "suburban homesteading" …
You wouldn't think here in Idaho we would get the best homesteading tips from a bloke in Australia, but we spent all day Saturday watching one of our favorite You Tubers, Mark from Self Sufficient Me, while the wind terrorized the valley again. As usual, we learned a ton of useful information and at the …
