Now that the leaves and plants are budding out, ticks abound! This year, these nasty little parasites seem to be worse than ever. Add to the fact that Clay and I now live deep in the woods, ticks are a real problem. I’ve been researching plants that help repel ticks. The main reason? Just last...
A year ago I would have never imagined that I would be raising chickens in 2018, or ever for that matter. But here I am, raising chickens! Our new-to-us homestead is around 3 acres so, while we don’t have a huge farm, we do have a decent sized homestead, capable of raising a few animals...
Our homesteading journey: Last year, our landlord of 9 years decided to up and sell all of his dozens of properties, leaving the tenants to buy or move. We’d lived there for 9 years and while we weren’t necessarily prepared to move, we had no plans to buy that house and live there forever either....