Bread was a staple food for pioneers…which means they ate it everyday! To make bread as a pioneer was very time consuming…as was ALL of pioneer cooking. Cooking, the clean up, and preparing for the next meal…this was a full-time job! How exhausting it must have been to not have a dishwasher and to have […]
Since we only had to make a door and make sure the fencing was secure, we were able to get the small coop ready for the littles quickly. It was perfect timing because they had grown out of their 3 tub complex and were ready to stretch! I put them outside when they were 5 […]
Last time I introduced new little chicks I only had a couple and I made them a little “nursery” in the big girl coop so they could get used to each other and then I integrated them after a couple weeks. It worked out great…but now since we have so many little chicks (still 19) […]
I love lists…mostly because if I do not write it down it will more than likely be forgotten and not happen. So in homeschool I am a list queen. I like to keep things in order and to know what is expected of me that day…and the kids. In our homeschool room (which I will […]
After pioneers milked the cow and had fresh milk they would let it sit for a day or two in a cool area and then skim the cream that rose to the top of the milk. They would then put the cream into a butter churn. They would mix the cream using the dasher and […]
I have two go-to sites when I have a question on chicken raising. I have learned a lot from these two sites…thank goodness for the internet – all the knowledge that you need at the touch of a couple buttons! It’s pretty amazing. The first site I follow and love is Fresh Eggs Daily. I […]
A couple years ago when we decided to get chickens we turned our old dog house (that had insulation, windows, and electricity) to the new chicken coop. It is a perfect area and the house was a perfect size — with a few minor changes we made it from a great dog house…to an even […]
Straw has always been a little ….hmmmm…. ugly to me. I have not realized its beauty until last year. My mother-in-law has used straw bales around her gardens and she also uses straw to keep weeds out of her flower beds. I thought it was great…for her…. But after all the time I spent last […]
I have had high gardening boxes for about 3 years now and I love them! They are so nice to garden in and they cut down on weeds more than enough to make up for the extra time they take to build. (I HATE WEEDS)!! See that HUGE rhubarb plant?!? This came as a start […]
I’ve never started seeds for my garden before. I know they are picky and can die easily, so it is easier to just buy the plant. But this year I am trying to really immerse myself in gardening from the start to the end (plus they are Way cheaper!). I first started a set WAAAAY […]