All Purpose Herb Seasoning Blend
I have made this herb seasoning for years, now. It is a staple in my kitchen, I season practically everything with it! It is great in soups and stews, works well in many casseroles and rice dishes, and makes a […]
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Don’t Let the Homestead Learning Curve Hit You in the Butt! – and if it does, how to get up and shake it off!
When I start anything, I research, and read, then research some more, then read some more! Then, I talk to people, then I read some more. Then plan. I know just how I want to manage my project for […]
Goat Breeding 101: Things You Need To Know Before You Take Your Doe To Her Big Date! (expert advise from a novice)
We’ve had our goats for about a year now, I’ve learned SO MUCH this year! I tend to research stuff to death before I do it, and the goats were no exception, so I had read and read and read […]
The Pig
Well, we got a pig. Friends of ours, Tom and Jennifer, over at the Jones Homestead, had been wanting to get a weaner pig for a while also. They said if we wanted to buy one too, that […]
More Garden Space
Isn’t that what every gardener wants? MORE. Garden. Space. By using companion planting and succession planting techniques you can get MORE garden produce from your EXISTING garden! My cousin was telling me recently that she and […]
Journaling . . . a farm chore?
Every January I make a fresh commitment to journal. Each year this works out in varying degrees. I can look back to some years and see relative success and consistency and then there are the years where there were only […]
Fabulous Ferments
by Joy Racicot yogurt, cheese sauerkraut, vinegar, buttermilk, fish sauce, soy sauce . . . I was honored to present on the topic of Fermented Foods at the Fall Gathering 2016 hosted by Larry and Lisa Matthews of Modern Missouri […]
My Grandparents
My grandparents grew up in the depression era, were raised on farms in Southwest Mo. They fell in love and got married during WWII, Grandpa being deployed 17 days after their wedding. Their life was never easy, but my […]
The Great Potato Harvest 2016
Never grew potatoes before! Should’a been growing them all along. . . they are super easy! Late this winter I took some compost from the chicken coop and heaped it on the ground, in rows, where we wanted our potato […]
Poison Ivy
Goats love to eat poison ivy. This is true! To eat said poison ivy, a fence needs to be built. True again. solution: a goat grazer A beautiful plan . . Did I win? . . […]