Category Archives: Homesteading

Transplanting Currants and Grapes

The weather this week (up until today) has been quite beautiful, so on Monday I decided that I would transplant the currants and grapes.  Both the currants and the grapes are currently dormant and since the baby is due in … Continue reading

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Ordering Trees and Shrubs for Our Farm

One of the first upgrades we are making to our farm is planting fruit and nut trees, berry bushes and shade trees.  There are many different places available to purchase these trees and bushes, one of the places I am … Continue reading

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Farm Progress: Adding Outlets to an Existing Shed

We are converting an existing shed to our winter farrowing house.  This particular shed did have electricity to it and has lights, however, it only has a couple of outlets.   One of the upgrades needed is more outlets.  (During … Continue reading

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Canning and Preserving Ebook 50% off

Faithful Homestead Canning and Preserving: Fruits and Fruit Pie Fillings Ebook for 50% off. Regularly priced at $2.99 on sale for $1.49 through Friday. Faithful Homestead Canning and Preserving: Fruits and Fruit Pie Fillings contains recipes for canning 6 different … Continue reading

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Monday Night Movies on the Farm

During the past few weeks, we have had a couple of fun “Monday Night Movies;” the first was when one of our best sows farrowed and the second was a week ago when Adisyn’s Hereford cow calved. This particular sow … Continue reading

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