Homesteading is a GEAR HEAVY lifestyle for most of us. (I know, there are the minimalist homesteaders out there like K, if you are one of those go ahead and ignore this post 😉 Today and tomorrow Amazon has a big event going on, PRIME DAY. I was up late last night researching what Homesteading […]
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The Green Blob
CLICK HERE TO BUY THE GREEN BLOB The first time I ever fished over a green light I was skeptical. It seemed like a gimmick. One of those things fishermen spend money on that makes them feel better but doesn’t actually help them catch fish. Then I saw a HUGE stripped bass get hauled in […]
Why are We Cross Breeding Cows?
A week ago we released a video that showed us bringing a Scottish highland bull to our farm to breed! For a long time we have been breeding Purebred Mini Jersey cattle. So of course the question arose… WHY?!? Why did we decide to bring a bull that wasn’t a mini jersey to breed our […]
WE GOT BEES
LIVE SHOW TOMORROW ABOUT HOMESTEADING… But first A huge thing happened this month on our Homestead. We got BEES! This will come as a surprise to many LONG TIME PODCAST LISTENERS. Years ago we released a Podcast Episode all about Bees. In that episode I mentioned my fear of bees, and how I would never […]
The Surprising Cost of (bull) Semen
LIVE SHOW ABOUT COWS, BUYING LAND, AND PASTURE TOMORROW… But first Since our very first cow breeding on our homestead, we have used artificial insemination (A.I.). Why did we switch it up? Over the last few months we have been doing A.I. with Luna and Honeybee. Luna unfortunately lost a calf early on in her […]
Why We are Getting Rid of Animals
It is Harvest time on the Homestead, and that means animals are disappearing. Of course, some are just being butchered… Others, are being butchered and NOT replaced! And others, sold! You see, this is generally the time of year we figure out what animals worked best on our homestead this year, and which ones didn’t. […]
