Don't ask how I remembered how to even find let alone work the calculator, but I crunched the numbers a minute ago after reading about the average price of eggs being $3.59 right now. Which is double what they cost a year ago! We haven't bought eggs in forever so when I saw that, I …
Continue reading Adventures in Chicken Farming: So I Did Some Math
I'm going through photos today, trying to whittle down my vast collection of mostly bad shots, and I realized yet again just why we love this lifestyle! In the last few years we've grown/raised some of the best food I've ever eaten in my life. The Muscovy ducks are definitely coming back this spring. They …
Continue reading Adventures in Homesteading: It’s More Than Just Food
I don't know if it's common where you live, but over here in SE Idaho it's rare to go a week without a solar panel salesman ignoring your many "NO SOLICITING" signs to come knocking at the door. Seriously, I've had them come by during a snow storm and we both laughed about their tenacity …
Okay so technically I haven't started gardening indoors for winter just yet but that's because I haven't received my new AeroGarden Harvest Elite indoor gardening hydroponic system, but I did order it and it is on the way. Of course I'm super excited and I wanted to start a series of posts to document how …
Continue reading Adventures in Gardening: Indoor Gardening in Winter – Part One
Well, it's that time of year when you either have already taken down the tree or you're kicking yourself for not using one of those pop up Christmas trees this year. Our tree is staying up until my new storage totes I ordered get here so I can put everything away properly. They won't be …
Continue reading Adventures in Homesteading: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Empty Nest Homesteading 