Back in the day, I was known as the "goat blogger"... ...thanks in part to my Goat 101 series and our small herd of extremely hard-to-contain dairy goats. But as I drifted away from the world of goatiness (hello big beautiful Brown Swiss milk cow!), I've found myself taking on a new identity: "That mulch garden girl" Yup. That's me. And I'm happy to claim it. I won't go into the back story of how I got into the whole ...Continue Reading
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A Simple Seed Starting Guide
It still feels like an eternity away... Walking around barefoot in green grass... Plugging my fingers deep into the cool soil... Counting dozens of little seeds in my palm... Winter is very long in Wyoming. There has been many a year where it felt like spring would never, ever come. And that's pretty much where I find myself at the moment. It's brown outside. And the snow is dirty and lingering. And there isn't a speck ...Continue Reading
Managing Homestead Livestock in Winter
Managing Livestock in the Winter...Why do I feel qualified to write about this topic? Well, because of this: And this: Oh yeah, and this: Living in Wyoming for the last 12 years has given me what feels like a PhD in "Homesteading in a Location with Insanely Crazy Winters". The coursework includes: How to chop ice when you're 8 months pregnant How to climb through thigh-high snow drifts while carrying a ...Continue Reading
Growing Dwarf Fruit Trees
Think you can't grow fruit because your homestead is too small? Think again! I'm excited to have Lee from Lady Lee's Home sharing her expertise on growing dwarf fruit trees today. Wyoming is generally too cold for fruit, but now even I'm wondering if I can't plant one in a pot and keep it inside! We purchased our house because of the gravel driveway. I know, it sounds silly... You see, it gave me a bit of a country feeling even ...Continue Reading
Raising Meat on a Small Homestead
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