What a beautiful day!!! Jake's working on recreating our little farm on Minecraft. He's taking a picture here so he can replicate the house. The hens are having breakfast in the compost pile. LOL Puppers is hoping for another treat. Cooper's mad because I made him stop rolling in a cow pie. DG is always … Continue reading Good morning, gorgeous! !!
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Food independence
I planted my garden on July 4th. Yes, that's terribly late. I know that. Better late than never, right? I figured I could not do it and then moan and groan about it or try to do it this late and be thrilled if I actually get any veggies from the plants. I planted three … Continue reading Food independence
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Mowing with Bessie
I have devised a plan to keep the grass mowed without spending a penny and to save money on my feed bill. Bessie is mowing for me! I move her from fence post to fence post every two hours. It goes from looking like this... ...to this where she can reach. I love my big … Continue reading Mowing with Bessie
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Score!!!
The Goodwill in the city of Delaware, Ohio, is absolutely one of the best stores in my opinion! Take a look at this grow light and seed warming matt that I scored for just $8 today after a work meeting! I have been wanting one of these grow lights for over a year, but due … Continue reading Score!!!
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Spring is here!!
The lilac is blooming... ...and the bleeding heart did NOT get destroyed by the goats last year!!! It's come back up!
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Green house experiment
One of those many projects I am working on this week: I threw down two huge packets of wildflower seeds in this flower bed and busted open an old pie pumpkin and scattered those seeds. Then bricks were set down with cardboard and a little foam on top of them and two old sliding glass … Continue reading Green house experiment
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We missed working like this!
We had gorgeous weather the past two days (Friday and Saturday). We worked and worked outside. The chickens tried to help in their own way. I hired a couple of teenage boys to clean the barn, till the big flowerbed, and help me rip out the old weedliner in the front. It's going to all … Continue reading We missed working like this!
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Put those birds to work!
Did you know your chickens can work for you? Pick a spot you intend to garden and fill it with dead leaves, compost, etc. Turn your chickens out and sprinkle some feed on that patch of land. Your birds will scratch and dig happily for hours, shredding the leaves, aerating the compost, and depositing and … Continue reading Put those birds to work!
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Grow your own ginger
Grow your own ginger I think this looks very interesting. There are so many things we can grow from what is normally sent straight to the compost bin or chicken scraps pile: lettuce, celery, green onions - and then I ran across this tutorial on how to grow your own ginger root right from what … Continue reading Grow your own ginger
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