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.…
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Helping Others and a New Composting System
Dealing with waste and dealing with winter have some things in common. Most notably, neither is pleasant most of the time. I know I am from Alaska and Missouri winters are incredibly mild in comparison. However, the daily chores in winter are not very fun even if I do enjoy nippy air and snow covered…
Fixing Fowl Frustrations, the Chicken Run Compromise
Free range chickens have a lot of benefits for a homestead; bug control, healthy chickens, reduced feed costs, etc. However, there are some draw backs; chicken poop everywhere, chickens killing anything you plant they can get at, and chickens occasionally chasing you. At this point the chickens have even stripped parts of our lawn. This…
Return From Oblivion; A Quick Catchup After Our Hiatus
Well, it has been a minute. Alright, it has been more than 164,000 minutes since our last post. Our hiatus has been too long and was largely caused by stress and frustration. I genuinely enjoy writing down the stories of what is happening here to share with you all. However, remodeling the mother-in-law took its…
Cleaning out the C$*@# and Chicken Parenting Round 2
Hello friends, spring is rolling in fast here on the homestead and we are struggling to keep up. With the rise in temperatures, it was time to clean out the duck house and chicken coop. The garden is in terrible need of preparation and planting. Plus, we had to finish getting ready for our new…
Trees are sprouting and booming as brooks babble
Posted on Author SpencerPosted in 2021 landscaping, 2021 To Do List, Animals, Chickens, Forest Management, Gardening, Orchard, Projects, Stories2 Replies
This week the landscape has changed again as the snow has melted. The runoff has transformed the dry creek beds in the ravines into lovely babbling brooks. This evening Sarah and I heard the first chorus of spring peepers marking the arrival of spring. With spring here we have a lot to do, we have…