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Handmade Gifts for Children

November 19, 2017 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Handmade Gifts for Children

The holiday season is here, a busy time in most homes and ours is no different. With the season comes the fun task of finding the perfect gift to give our little ones, to spark wonder and excitement in their eyes.  Every year we try to have at least one handmade gift under the tree for our children, and most years it’s these open-ended materials … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family Tagged With: Blocks, children, Christmas, DIY, fairy houses, frugal, fun, gifts, handmade Gifts, homestead, woodworking

Making Hay Without a Tractor

September 13, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead 1 Comment

Making Hay Without a Tractor

This is the first summer on our little homestead that we have been in need of hay for ourselves.  In years previous we have only ever had poultry and rabbits, no real need for large amounts of hay.  That changed this spring when we brought home our two weed eaters.  The goats have been an amazing addition to our homestead, and we are looking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Homesteading Tagged With: baler, DIY, feeding, Goats, hay, homestead, making hay, no equipment

Watercolours from the Garden

August 4, 2016 By Twin Acres Homestead Leave a Comment

Watercolours from the Garden

The boys love to paint, inside, outside.....anywhere.  It's one of their favorite things to do during quiet times.  While we were in the garden picking beets and getting stains all over our hands, I thought how fun it would be if we could make our own paint.  Finding non-toxic edible paint for infants and toddlers can be expensive, and I want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family, Gardening, Kids on the Homestead Tagged With: DIY paint, gardening, homestead, kids, vegetable paint, watercolours

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

Around the Homestead

July 20, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 2 Comments

Around the Homestead

New and exciting things are happening on the homestead.  Last week was busy and we are still catching up from the few days that we were away (more on that in a future post). We have another set of eggs in the incubator, we are hoping for a better hatch rate this time around. Leighton finished the chicken tractor, it is awesome and already has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading Tagged With: Chickens, ducklings, farm, garden, homestead

Keeping Kids Busy – for Free

June 16, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 9 Comments

Keeping Kids Busy – for Free

School will soon be out for the summer and the kids will be home all day.  For me, it is my favorite time of year, I love having my kids home.  Being able to do activities with them, letting them help out around the homestead and teaching them things they won't learn in school.  That being said, sometimes it can be overwhelming when trying to get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Tagged With: activity ideas, free, homestead, kids, play, summer

We Ate the Duck

March 14, 2015 By Twin Acres Homestead 6 Comments

We Ate the Duck

Tonight we had a homesteading first.  We ate one of our own ducks and I must say it was pretty good.  Up until this point we had only used our ducks for eggs and foraging, but we had an extra drake that needed to go.  He wasn't the biggest duck, he was a cross between a Rouen and a call duck but we had enough meat for supper.  I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Poultry Tagged With: duck, extra drake, farm, farm fresh, homestead, Homesteading, meat, supper

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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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