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If there was a power outage in your neighborhood for the length of a day, how much of your household appliances and gadgets would be useless? After a few good outages the past few years, I’ve grown to dislike the electrically powered appliances and tools we own. These include both small and large items such as, a sewing [...] While doing some research on Ayurvedic health, I came across some interesting ideas in regards to the most digestible way of drinking milk. Ani and I are now drinking our goat Zipporah’s milk. I am only milking about a 1/2 pint per day because I am only milking her in the mornings and her little [...] Here in NW Montana, many refer to this time of year as Dandelion season. Our back pasture as well as every other patch of ground around town is overflowing with bright yellow Dandies. Ani and I spent some time this week collecting several plants along with their roots in order to dry and make tinctures. [...] While looking for a more natural approach for worming my new goat, Zipporah, I stumbled upon Molly’s Herbals. I am very impressed with Molly’s standards in quality and care for her livestock. Her wormer formulas can be given safely to all livestock as well as dogs and cats. Using herbs for worming instead of chemicals is [...] I’ve neglected my blog the past week because I’ve been busy, preparing fencing, stalls, and feed for the new members of our homestead. Our friend Eric gave us a nanny Pygmy/Nubian goat and her 2 day old Norwegian Dwarf/Pygmy/Nubian buck.
Zipporah & Baby Goat
After a few days getting use to her new surroundings, Zipporah and [...]
My friend just sent this neat link my way and I thought it was worthy of sharing. www.Gardeners.com has provided a free garden planner tool on their site. Check it out: Free Virtual Garden Planner
Sterile Fabric Bandages I’ll never forget watching Meg, Marmee and Jo preparing bandages for wounded soldiers of the Civil War on Little Women. Recently, I decided to try and make some of our own sterile bandages just in case we do not have access to a local hospital or store bought bandages. You never know what [...] Last summer our family was planning on moving overseas, so we began making preparations by selling or giving away most all our belongings. We didn’t have much to begin with but we did not want to bring furniture and kitchen gadgets with us. A change of plans from my hubby’s employer later hindered the “moving [...] While reading The Encyclopedia of Country Living by Carla Emery and 2,ooo Down Home Skills, I came across a few valuble tips on preserving your farm fresh eggs. According to 2,000 Down Home Skills, eggs can be preserved by coating the egg with lard or any other clean grease, (coconut oil, or tallow should work just [...]
Ani with Chickens March 2009 Yesterday I had my first exposure to chicken butchering. My friend Grams and her son Eric invited me over since they knew I was anxious to learn how be self sufficient with our family meat preparation. We had an assembly line with a few helpers outside, one to chop the [...] |
 
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