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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

Busy Season

August 29, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Busy Season

If you have been following along on our journey to self-sufficiency you may have noticed a decrease in the amount of posts recently.  I can assure you that we are all well and good, but we are entering into our 'busy season' and it is getting harder and harder for me to find the time to write.  We have a lot of projects on the go, and I'm getting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Gardening, Homesteading, Kids on the Homestead, Poultry Tagged With: busy, Chickens, dog, ducks, garden, Homesteading

Sharing a Garden – Part 3

August 19, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Sharing a Garden – Part 3

We've been gone for a few days on a family camping trip but are home again now and are getting back into the regular routine. This week we are visiting my sister Koryn's garden.  Koryn and her husband have a small acreage where they have a lovely garden plot.  They have expanded this year to be able to put in more of the vegetables their family … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Gardening, Homesteading, Uncategorized Tagged With: family, gardening, Homesteading, sharing

Sharing a Garden – Part 2

August 12, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Sharing a Garden – Part 2

Next, we are visiting my sister Lori's garden.  Lori and I live very close (within walking distance) and we plan and plant our gardens together.  Because Lori doesn't have a large area to plant in her yard we usually plant a large crop of potatoes, along with the vegetables that her family eats daily. Visiting Lori's farm is truly a unique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading Tagged With: farm, gardening, Homesteading, sisters

Sharing a Garden – Part 1

August 9, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Sharing a Garden – Part 1

There are many different reasons why people may decide to share a garden.  For us and our family it allows for diversity in the vegetables that we have access to, and allows us to share some of the workload.  Between my sisters and my mother we have five gardens on the go, all beautiful and unique.  Over the next week or so I would like to share … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading, Uncategorized Tagged With: family, gardening, sharing, veggies

Saving Money on Chicken Feed

August 7, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

Saving Money on Chicken Feed

Along with sprouting grain for our chickens and ducks, Leighton quickly assembled this simple setup to grow our own feed in the chicken and duck pen.  We are always looking for ways to reduce our feed bill, especially when organic feed is so pricey.  With this simple feeding setup we are creating a 'salad' bar for our flock that they love. I had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: cheap, Chickens, DIY, ducks, feed

AppleCheeks Swim Diaper Giveaway

August 1, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 7 Comments

AppleCheeks Swim Diaper Giveaway

  Congratulations Tori, you won this giveaway! It is time to celebrate summer, and A's birthday.  In a few days our little man will be turning one!  For me, it's both exciting and a bit sad. To celebrate we are giving away a size 2 Mojito AppleCheeks Swim Diaper (fits 20-35lbs). We use this swim diaper for A and love it for both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids on the Homestead Tagged With: AppleCheeks, cloth diapers, giveaway, swim diaper

First Cochin Chick

July 29, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

First Cochin Chick

Our first Cochin chick has hatched in the incubator, so far only one out of the five eggs have hatched, not a great hatch rate again.  Since there is only one so far I decided to try to have one of the Dorking hens adopt the chick, this is the first time that I am trying this.  The timing is right since the Dorking had been sitting on duck eggs … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homesteading, Poultry Tagged With: adopt, chicken, Chicks, Homesteading

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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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