Just a mom on this journey with you
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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? . . […]
I had the opportunity to share about my natural feeding system for my rabbits at the 2016 Spring Gathering put together by Lisa Matthews of Modern Missouri Pioneers it was a great time (even if a bit chilly for mid-May!) Posted here […]
This will be my kids second year to have their own gardens. They really enjoyed getting to decide what they would plant themselves, planting the seeds, then watching them come up. Weeding was a little iffy, but who likes […]
Yes! We are the proud owner of a 3 year old Nubian goat who will supply our family with good,wholesome, delicious,creamy, raw milk! When you have 3 kids at home- one who happens to be a 14 year old milk […]
You have reached the Bean Post Farmstead site. This is our brand new blog so there isn’t anything on it yet! We hope you will check back periodically to find articles on our pastured chickens,ventures into broilers, our first attempt […]