As I mentioned in my last post, winter has arrived here regardless of what the calendar says! As I went out to feed everyone this morning, it was abundantly clear and bitterly cold. 🥶 The signs of fall are still around, they are just covered in snow. Thankfully all the heated water bowls seem to …
One thing we've learned in our homesteading journey is lot of planning goes into harvesting and storing food. We have had to make a few adjustments (like adding extra freezers and dedicating a room to prepping and storing canned and dry goods). Hunting season is in full swing but we had to finish up with …
I've been putting off doing the final fall cleanup out there, mostly because I'm the queen of procrastinating and also because it's not as much fun as it sounds. It's definitely not as fun as, say, making pumpkin puree which will later be turned into pumpkin cookies, bread, pies and muffins... Still, I'm running out …
I couldn't think of a better title than that but it's quite fitting after all the work we did yesterday, including some more Halloween DIY (scroll down for that). We only got half of the chickens processed and bagged up for the freezer, mostly because we ran out of space to store them! So, like …
Today is the day when we finally began processing the meat birds. It's not my favorite homesteady thing to do because despite loving all things Halloween, I am actually pretty squeamish. Of course I don't mind handling the meat once it's all over... It's just the hacking off their heads and putting them into the …
Empty Nest Homesteading 