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Baby chicks drinking from a waterer that is supplemented with apple cider vinegar.
Chickens | Homestead Animals

Apple Cider Vinegar for Chickens: How Much and Why

A mail order box of chicks with one chick looking directly at the camera through the open flap.
Chickens | Homestead Animals

Raising Baby Chicks: Beginners Guide to Chick Care

Cast Iron Care: How to Clean & Maintain Cast Iron Cookware
Baked | From Scratch Food | Oven Recipes | Stove Top Recipes

Cast Iron Care: How to Clean & Maintain Cast Iron Cookware

Beginner’s Guide to Seed Starting: How to Start Seeds
Gardening

Beginner’s Guide to Seed Starting: How to Start Seeds

Quart sized jars of freshly canned cranberry juice.
Canning | Drinks | From Scratch Food | Homestead Holidays | Preserving

How to Can Cranberry Juice – Easy Canning Recipe

featured image for canning for beginners of glass mason jars on a shelf filled with home canned food.
Canning | From Scratch Food | Preserving

Canning for Beginners: How to Get Started Canning

A glass gallon jar of chicken bone broth.
Beef Recipes | Chicken Recipes | Condiments | Drinks | From Scratch Food | Instant Pot Recipes | Stove Top Recipes | Venison Recipes

Bone Broth Recipe: How to Make Nourishing Bone Broth

Finished jars of mock pineapple also known as pineapple zucchini after being cleaned for storage.
Canning | From Scratch Food | Preserving

Canning Mock Pineapple: Make Faux Pineapple using Zucchini

old fashioned jars of canned green beans
Canning | From Scratch Food | Preserving

Canning Green Beans the Old-Fashioned Way: Easy How to Guide

Pressure Canning Bone Broth (Chicken, Beef, or Turkey)
Beef Recipes | Canning | Chicken Recipes | From Scratch Food | Preserving | Venison Recipes

Pressure Canning Bone Broth (Chicken, Beef, or Turkey)

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I think it’s safe to say the 2025 growing season I think it’s safe to say the 2025 growing season is officially under way. Tired, but more than that, deeply fulfilled. This is what we live for 🫶🏼
It’s good to be back in milk… and iced coffee It’s good to be back in milk… and iced coffee 🥛
Welcome to the farm, Dolly. She was given her name Welcome to the farm, Dolly. She was given her name, before coming to us, after the great Dolly Parton; manifesting an impressive udder for milking 🤣🙌🏼
Having dairy animals is one of my favorite homeste Having dairy animals is one of my favorite homestead things. Every part of their gifts to us, the milk, is used. 🥛 milk to drink 🥛 cream for butter, ice cream, whipped cream 🥛 mozzarella, cottage cheese, cream cheese 🥛 ferments like kefir 🥛 raw milk yogurt 🥛 whey for fermenting chicken feed 🥛 fertilizer for the garden Not to mention SO much more. The possibilities really feel endless. There are recipes on the blog on my recipe index for dairy if you want to learn more. A whole year later and we are still enjoying the fruits of our labor. If you’re local to me, check out @sandyslopesfarms for some herdshare opportunities while we are taking this summer off from all the milk things 🐮
Chicks are peeping, seeds are sprouting, lambs are Chicks are peeping, seeds are sprouting, lambs are feasting, sun is shining, freezers full, cows are chewing, dogs are resting from the watch they keep. Spring is really springing here. I really do thrive in winter, but I LIVE during spring and summer 🫶🏼
Adding apple cider vinegar to your chickens water Adding apple cider vinegar to your chickens water might sound a little strange, but this simple addition can boost flock immunity, as well as a few other benefits! Head over to the newest blog post to learn more about how and why you might want to use apple cider vinegar for your chickens.
Save money on feed costs and grow happier, healthi Save money on feed costs and grow happier, healthier birds by raising chickens on pasture. Pasture raised chickens provide the BEST eggs an meat, and you can learn how to do it on your homestead, too! Check out my newest blog post for more info.
If you want to bring home baby chicks, but feel in If you want to bring home baby chicks, but feel intimidated by them, dive into my newest blog post on Raising Baby chicks. Everything you need to know, and everything you need to buy is all there in the post! We are getting ready for a new batch of layers and meat birds too - they add something so special to the homestead. The blog is always linked in my bio if you want to check it out.
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