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Keeping Livestock Cool During A Heatwave

July 28, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Keeping Livestock Cool During A Heatwave

During the months of July and August when temperatures here can reach the low to mid 30's, without the humidity. It is important to keep an eye on livestock to make sure they are staying cool. Follow these quick and easy steps to help keep your animals cool and comfortable during the heat waves, without breaking the bank. Chickens: Chickens … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: animals, heatwave, Homesteading, hot, keeping cool, livestock, water

How To Save Time In The Garden

July 22, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

How To Save Time In The Garden

  On the homestead we are always looking for ways to streamline our daily chores.  Time is a precious thing, and there never seems to be enough of it to get all that we want done in a day.  During the scorching days of July and August one of our daily time consuming chores is watering the gardens.  Unless we get a decent downpour of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Gardening, Homesteading Tagged With: gardening, green gardens, Homesteading, rain catchment, rain water, sustainability

How We Trained Our Goats

July 7, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead 4 Comments

How We Trained Our Goats

This past spring I was on our local buy/sell site and saw an ad for two Nubian does.  Without much forethought I replied to the ad, made an appointment to go and see them and came home the proud new owner of two goats.  To say we were unprepared is an understatement, but the price was right and I've always wanted goats.  Thankfully we live very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: escape artists, farm, fencing, Goats, Homesteading, training

Winter Ice

February 3, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Winter Ice

It has been awhile since I have updated our site, I'm sorry for that.  The last time I wrote was before Christmas, we had a lovely Christmas break with family.  January has proven to be a busy month with working, school and fun winter activities.  We have been getting some very warm temperatures here in Ontario and it has been a very mild winter. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chickens, ducks, gardening, Homesteading, winter

DIY Tree Blocks

November 23, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

DIY Tree Blocks

These DIY blocks are a great addition to any playroom or classroom.  After admiring the look and feel of natural tree blocks for years, but not wanting to pay the often high price for something I felt I could make myself, I finally decided to make a set for the boys last Christmas.  This project took me an afternoon, easy and quick while providing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Kids on the Homestead Tagged With: Blocks, Building, Christmas, DIY, gifts, kids, Tree Blocks

Getting Ready for Winter

November 22, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Getting Ready for Winter

While it is hard to believe that it is nearing the end of November it is time to get ready for the cold and snow.  We have had unusually mild temperatures here, normally we would have seen snow by now.  While we wait for the snow I'm busy getting ready for Christmas, trying to make sure that all of our projects are done. I have gotten behind on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: Chickens, ducks, gardening, homestead, meat, winter

Simple Hard Lotion Bars

November 15, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Simple Hard Lotion Bars

As Christmas is fast approaching we are busy preparing gifts for our loved ones.  This year we are making quite a few gifts to share with our children and family.  One quick and easy gift we like to share around the holidays are hard lotion bars.  These hard lotion bars can be made quickly in the kitchen with materials you probably already have on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading Tagged With: Christmas gifts, Coconut Oil, DIY, Hard Lotion Bars, Homesteading, simple

Our New Normal

October 6, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Well the time has come, I am back to work and we survived our first few weeks.  It helped immensely that Leighton took the first week off to help ease us back into our new routine.  This week coming will be the true test of our organization as Leighton heads back to work on day shifts and I am in the classroom. R is back to school as well and is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Homesteading, Uncategorized Tagged With: busy, Homesteading, new normal, routines, working

Exploring

October 4, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 3 Comments

Exploring

We are fortunate to live near the St.Lawrence river, where on July 1, 1958 a portion of the river was flooded during the St.Lawrence Seaway Project.  During the 3-4 days that it took for the river to swell into the river/lake we see today it covered and submerged 10 small communities and over 200 farms.  One of those communities was the town of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: exploring, family, ghost town, lost villages

Sharing a Garden – Part 4

September 13, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Sharing a Garden – Part 4

I like to think that I have saved the best for last, and no, it isn't my garden.  My mother's garden has always been large, and even now, when we are all living in our own homes and there is just my mom and step-dad at the house, she still plants enough for all of us.  We continue to reap the benefits of our mother's garden. I can remember … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Gardening, Homesteading, Kids on the Homestead, Uncategorized Tagged With: canning, gardening, harvest, Homesteading, kids, sharing

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Hello and welcome, I'm Lindsey, together with my husband and young children we are working to live a simpler and more sustainable life, one small step at a time. Join us as we start to live a more natural life, sharing tips and tricks along the way.

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