The garden is slowly coming to life. Yesterday I was able to get into it and get some weeding done. The weeds haven't taken it over yet, but I want to try to stay on top of them so it's not such a big job. I love that our raised beds, the ones that have been established for a few years, rarely have weeds growing in them. The large garden … [Read more...]
Celebrating Adoption
Today is a special day for our family. Three years ago we became an "official" family, we headed to the courthouse with our boy and stood up and said, "he is our son". Today we celebrate adoption and our beautiful family! … [Read more...]
DIY PVC Poultry Feeder
With our growing flock of poultry we've been thinking of ways to make it easier to feed and water them. After doing some research on making our own feeders I had decided to try to make a PVC feeder, while we were at Canadian Tire we picked up the supplies. This feeder is simple and very easy to make, Leighton cut the 10 foot pipe for me and the … [Read more...]
Dryer Challenge
After getting another Hydro bill telling us our rates are going up, AGAIN, Leighton and I started discussing our energy use. Ideally, we would like to be off-grid, but since it is not something we can achieve in the near future, we are looking at other ways to limit our power usage. We have decided to stop using our dryer, at least for the summer … [Read more...]
Mean Mother Hen
As of yesterday, one of our Dorking hens has decided to abandon her chicks. Her chicks aren't day old's that will not survive without her, they are more than a few weeks old. We have seen that they have slowly been wandering farther and farther from her during the day. It was still shocking to see yesterday that she wanted nothing to do with … [Read more...]
How We Used DE to Get Rid of Mites and Lice – Plus Giveaway
Recently I was examining one of our new chicks and noticed some bugs crawling under her wing. After taking a closer look I realized that she was infested with mites. Since we have never had mites or lice in our coop before I quickly did an online search for some natural remedies. The most common response to treating lice and mites naturally in a … [Read more...]
Project Update
We've been busy this week trying to get everything done that we had started over the past few weeks. The last roll of fence finally came in, so Leighton and I have been working on getting the last of the chicken/duck run enclosed. Just in time, we've seen raccoon tracks around. We do close them in at night, but one year we … [Read more...]
We Planted Our Big Garden
Last year our big garden didn't do very well. It was the first year we had it in and it was a wet year, because where we had decided to put it was so wet, we didn't have great growing conditions. We knew we needed to do something to improve soil drainage if we wanted it to succeed this year. Leighton built a frame to go around the entire garden, … [Read more...]
6 Ways to Start Homesteading Today
Today's modern homesteaders are people who aren't afraid of hard work and getting dirty. If you've ever been curious about what happens on a homestead, know that today's homesteaders aren't all about cows and growing up in a saddle. Today more and more people from all walks of life are looking for a more self-sufficient life, these are your … [Read more...]
Infant Art – A Sensory Experience
When planning A's room we decided on a simple decor. I wanted to make some of the art that we would display in his room and I wanted him to be a part of it. Easier said than done with an infant, but we found a solution, we painted with A's feet. Not only did it provide me with the art I wanted for his room, but gave him a great sensory … [Read more...]
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