I have always been a firm believer that you can homestead no matter where you are, whether you have 1 acre or 100 hundred. A smaller homestead may not be able to have all the things, but there are defiantly things you can do to create that sustainable homestead lifestyle. Today I am happy to welcome Heather from The Homesteading Hippy so that she can share her best advice for raising meat on a small homestead. She is proof and the ...Continue Reading
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How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds
Today Nicole from Little Blog on the Homestead is sharing her tips for roasting pumpkin seeds. If you're planning to cut up pumpkins for pies or jack o'lanterns, be sure to save the seeds back so you can roast 'em! Fall is here! Few things make me happier than a Michigan fall. We’ve got gorgeous cool weather, all the beautiful colors, and so many opportunities to pick pumpkins and apples! This year was my first growing ...Continue Reading
How to Plant Garlic
Planting garlic is easy... Unless you're 34 weeks pregnant, and then I would equate it to running a marathon. In the past, I often took time off from growing a fall garden due to having kids. BUT those pregnancy/early years are behind me now and I've been planting fall gardens more often than in the past. Don't get me wrong, sometimes, life on the homestead gets pretty darn busy and I still don't do much in the garden in ...Continue Reading
10 Things Your Non-Homesteading Friends Just Don’t Understand
Have you ever noticed kind of a gap? Sometimes it feels like there's a bit of a disconnect between me and my non-homesteading friends. Ever been there? Thankfully, considering I've been chasing this homesteading dream for about 7 years now, most of my friends/family now understand that Jill is just weird. And they're used to it. No one even raises their eyebrows anymore when we bring home a new farm animal or start building a new ...Continue Reading
6 Strategies for Fly Control in the Chicken Coop
"Keep your mouth shut..." That used to be my routine bit of advice for anyone entering my chicken coop during the summer months. Fly control in the chicken coop used to feel like a losing battle for me, and the results were... gross. The cloud of black, buzzing flies used to be so thick when you'd open the door, you almost needed a welding helmet to keep them out of your eyes and mouth. If you think I've been talking about bugs a ...Continue Reading