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Chicken Processing Day

Chas · December 14, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Several months back we processed our meat chickens with some friends! It was a great day and I'm so grateful for our friend Starla! She showed everyone the ropes (it had been over 10 years since the last time we had processed)! Eli had to work, so he was able to only help … [Read more...] about Chicken Processing Day

Filed Under: family, farm, Frugality, homestead, homesteading, learning, Preparedness, preserving, self-sufficiency

New Faces on the Farm

Chas · April 12, 2021 · Leave a Comment

It's funny how things work out sometimes... We believed that Hazel was bred and would be due to kid for her first time in April, Easter weekend actually. As time neared, we recognized there were no changes in her udder and that in fact she was not bred after all. It totally … [Read more...] about New Faces on the Farm

Filed Under: animals, family, farm, homestead, homesteading, learning, mothering, self-sufficiency

SURPRISE!

Chas · March 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment

SURPRISE!!! We knew it was going to be soon, but we weren't ready for these little fluff balls to be coming home last night! We had built a brooder and had the heat mat, but picking up chick feed and shavings were going to be done THIS morning... WRONG! Haha... you gotta … [Read more...] about SURPRISE!

Filed Under: animals, farm, homestead, homesteading, self-sufficiency

Water Glassing Eggs!

Chas · January 18, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Water Glassing Eggs... have you ever heard of this? It's an old fashioned way that is still very handy to use in our modern homesteads! It's not pickling or boiling, the process is taking fresh eggs and preserving them in a lime/water solution and making them shelf … [Read more...] about Water Glassing Eggs!

Filed Under: homestead, homesteading, preserving, self-sufficiency

Garden bounty and a quick pickle recipe

Chas · July 13, 2020 · Leave a Comment

 There has been so much going on around the homestead in these last few weeks. The garden is producing a bounty and we are so very grateful for those blessings!I've been canning and dehydrating and freezing up a storm!The noodle beans are starting to come … [Read more...] about Garden bounty and a quick pickle recipe

Filed Under: Cooking, family, farm, Fermenting, Frugality, gardening, health, homekeeping, Homemade, homemaking, homestead, learning, Preparedness, recipes, self-sufficiency

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Hi there! My name is Chas! I'm a homemaker, homesteader, a crafter, a homeschooling mom, a wife, a believer, a GRANDMOMA, a lover of good REAL food and coffee, a seeker of health and wellness, and I'm exceedingly fond of deep, hearty, laughter and JOY in life! Read More.

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