My wife Jen is an awesome cake baker and decorator and her work has been generating a small amount of homestead income for us from family and friends. Requests have been slowly building and we decided that she needed to
Kitchen Shed build
Poached eggs – tips for cooking for egg lovers
Poached eggs are my favorite over any other style of eggs (and the be honest, I just don’t get scrambled eggs at all!). I don’t know when or why I fell in love with poached eggs, but it is
Where to homestead – fracking, nuclear power plants, wind power potential
Here are a few more maps for the USA to add to this series on “Where to homestead”. In this case I have energy and resources issues. If you are looking for other factors at a state level, see our Where
Beginners guide to producing eggs
Producing your very own farm-fresh eggs is one of the most satisfying parts of homesteading. Having a happy flock of egg-producing chickens can add a wonderful ambience, an enjoyable stage-play (chickens are curious and funny animals), garden fertilizer and a
Climate change and your farm – the basics!
Climate change and your farm – it’s something that we all have to adapt to! It’s not all doom and gloom and it’s crazy to bury our heads in the sand and not try and understand what the overwhelming majority
Selling chicken eggs – resource guide
Here are some great resources to help you prepare for selling chicken egg from your homestead! Know your state regulations for selling chicken eggs The regulations for selling chicken eggs varies from state to state. In the two states I
Tornadoes – how to protect your homestead.
Tornadoes are a frightening phenomenon when they touch your life. We had some near misses when we lived in Colorado and have had to scrambles into the basement even here in Maine when we are under tornado warning. We have
Using permaculture zones to plan your homestead.
We have been using permaculture zones to plan our farm. Even if you are not a permaculture fanatic, the concept of planning your homestead or farm using a series of zones is a very solid idea. In the permaculture
Flying the flag on your farm
Flying the flag on your farm is a very patriotic thing to do. But did you know the rules you need to follow to fly the flag correctly? But up front, you should know that in the USA the flag
Maple Syrup – so simple to make and so good to eat!
Maple Syrup has to be one of the most rewarding products me have made on our homestead. We are fortunate to have access to quite a number of maple trees and yet only this year did we decide to ‘tap’