As if the arrival of bees and baby chicks last week was not exciting enough, Friday morning's breakfast was interrupted by Brian's announcement that there was a baby calf in the pasture!
We had been excitedly preparing for Creme Brûlée's labor, knowing that it would happen between the dates ...
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A Homestead Calf is Born
3 Reasons to Let your Broody Hen Hatch her Chicks
On our homestead, as on many, the arrival of chicks marks the true beginning of spring. We adore their fluffy sweetness, they bring great excitement to the homestead, and most importantly, they increase our chicken numbers. In past years we expanded our flock by purchasing day-old chicks. However, ...
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Homestead Life :: Out the Front Door
{Out the Front Door: An occasional series featuring snapshots and snippets of homestead life, right out our front door.}
Spring has officially sprung in NE Missouri. The grass is growing, the whippoorwills are calling, and the ticks are crawling. In the upper garden, overwintered garlic is coming ...
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Baking Without an Oven :: Woodstove Bakes
Because we live in a tiny 350 square foot house, we have not found a way to fit an oven into our small kitchen. However, my husband and I both LOVE to bake. In the summertime, we harness the sun and bake in a Sun Oven. The rest of the year, we experiment with ways to bake without an oven. Last year, ...
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