Spring is here and sadly we are not quite ready for it. The garden still needs work, raised beds are still under construction, bare root plants still have bare roots. However, we persevere and continue to do what we can to keep up. This weeks spring preparations include pig relocation, garden preparations, and swarm traps!…
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Spring Cleaning Surge and Planting a Beautiful Food Plot
Spring is officially here! Spring brings a certain energy with it. Everything starts growing and looking fresh and new! So, naturally, we end up cleaning too! On the homestead spring brings exciting developments as well. This week we started planting a beautiful food plot right outside our front door! Cleaning up the Lime Explosion A…
Digging Swales to make a Beautiful Vibrant Yard
Last week we tried to dig swales using a friends tractor. That did not work out in the end… This week we rented some equipment from a local store and went to work digging swales. It took most of the weekend but we got it done in the end! The Plan For the Yard When…
Tried to Dig Simple Swales; Ended up Cleaning Shop
We have been working all winter toward a goal, converting the area in front of our house into a food producing monstrosity! To do that, we thinned out the trees creating a glade or meadow, we have mulched up all the branches. Finally area was ready to go! Sadly, our friends tractor, that would dig…
Yard Cleanup Almost Complete and More Bees!
Spring is approaching rapidly, and with it a whole host of projects! We engaged in some yard cleanup to get ready. There are so many projects do around our homestead this spring. Most of them involve sections of yard that were trashed this winter by me cutting firewood, the power company trimming trees, and loggers.…
The Great Pig Escape; or How I lost A Lens Cap, also Soil Blocks
Sometimes things do not go according to plan here on the homestead. This week we experienced on of those things with our pigs. However, we also managed to make soil blocks for starting seeds in and made a significant mulch pile. Soil Blocks for Seedlings Soil Blocks are quite literally blocks of dirt used for…
Back to Baking and Announcing Permaculture Design
This week we took a major step toward returning to one of my favorite kitchen activities, baking. For various reasons baking has taken a back burner in recent months but not anymore! Also, I have been spending several hours a week working on a new certification which will help our homestead. This week I finally…
Better Garden Cleansing with Pigs and Tree Felling School
While winter is still very much present here in Missouri it still feels like spring is just around the corner. But, even if spring is still several months away, garden planning starts now. In order to recover from last years gardening failure we need to get as early a start as we can. A great…