The blessing of having a family milk cow is that you have plenty milk on hand. Sometimes you feel you have too much milk, in fact. What do we do with the extra milk? We make Yogurt and Cheese. Today I will share with you a step by step process of how I make cheddar […]
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This past Saturday started early on the homestead. We picked up Owen and Evie, our butchering partners and started in on the chickens. Several months ago, I bought 60 chicks from the co-op and we set them up in their nursery. There is nothing like those soft little chicks peeping while they race around. So
This week our neighbor, Owen told us that the Plain Folk in the community who grow tomatoes for a living were at the end of their season and were needing to pull plants. Before they pull plants, they offer FREE tomatoes to people in the community. It is a blessing to live in such a
Just this past Saturday, the girls and I canned 14 quarts of the most amazing salsa! My husband said it was better than the store bought…and it was sure easy!First, we hand picked the tomatoes out of our garden. Home Canned Salsa by the 1 quart batch: 4 cups crushed tomatoes (we used our blender
Well, I just found this post in my inbox this morning and it was such a delight. I have known Lori for about a year and she has really been a sweet mentor to me as an established wife and mother. She is always such an encouragement to me and to so many others. She
It has been about 2 weeks since I posted and that is due to the fact that we live WAY out in the BOONIES and did not have internet or telephone until now. You know you live in the Boonies when it takes the telephone company 2 weeks to service you because you are too
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With only 2 days left before moving to the new homestead, we are packing and doing the final touches in preparation. It is amazing that what started as a dump of a place is now probably one of my favorite places I have ever seen! It is definitely my dream home and a perfect fit
Only nine days until we have to move into our new homestead!!! The pressure is on! There are mixed emotions around the house. We are all very excited but at the same time we feel a bit overwhelmed and tired. The other day as my husband’s head hung low, he exclaimed that he just did
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Working in the garden is a family affair. Everyone pulls together for the task. At our new homestead, we finally were able to get the neighbor over to till plow through the ground. The dirt was left bare, begging for hands to work it. Near the house there was a weed patch. I have had
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The Spring This past week at the new homestead, my husband has been trying to figure out how we will get our water since there is no well on the property. It is quite costly to drill a well, so we are planning on getting our water from the hillside spring! Pure God given water!
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