Barn Building Series: Saddle Up
We obtained the building permit for our barn. While this is just one step in a long line of phases to completion, it is a big one.
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Feb 17, 20203 min read
Barn Building Series: The Roots
We have already begun the nitty gritty - the research - meeting with the town and asking what steps were required. We have also begun the pr
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Feb 17, 20202 min read
Dirigo Ranch
Dirigo - as seen on the Maine state flag - is a Latin term, meaning, "I Lead". We felt this was fitting, as we lead along our family and pa
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Feb 17, 20203 min read
Barn Building Series: The Roots
We have already begun the nitty gritty - the research - meeting with the town and asking what steps were required. We have also begun the pr
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Dec 31, 20193 min read
The End is Only the Beginning
2019 is coming to a close - a big year for our growing homestead: We brought home 4 goats and 2 donkeys, started horseback riding...
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Dec 12, 20193 min read
The New Frontier
we've also decided to unexpectedly move our Homestead operation!
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Dec 5, 20193 min read
How to Move a Homestead
To answer the question: Yes, it is going to be challenging.
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Oct 17, 20193 min read
The One Where They Saved Our Ass(es)...
All was calm, all was bright.... Until he came back outside to find our pair of brand new miniature donkeys crossing the road!
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Apr 16, 20193 min read
Cowgirls Don't Cry
It's not all baby goats, sunshine, and flowers. While most of this homestead life is beautiful, it is also work.
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Mar 26, 20193 min read
Maine Maple Saturday
While our operation is not currently big enough to warrant visitors, this year we did invest in a larger homemade sap evaporator for the who
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Mar 18, 20192 min read
DIY Spray Cleaner
Two-for-one deals are my favorite, especially when it means one less thing I have to buy from a store.
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Mar 18, 20192 min read
Country Candles
Using the rendered lard that we had from butchering our pork hogs this year, I decided to make my own candles.
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Feb 28, 20193 min read
The Farmer in All of Us
From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo
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Feb 11, 20194 min read
On The Fence
The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.
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Jan 29, 20194 min read
Eating at the Ground Level
Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some
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Dec 16, 20182 min read
So God Made a Farmer
And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, "
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Dec 14, 20184 min read
From Scratch, With Love
I am proud to say that we have accomplished much of what we set out to do on the Homestead this year. We are raising our feathered and furr
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Nov 23, 20183 min read
Bless This Mess
In preparation for the big day, I can be a little intense... The Homestead Husband knows to stay faaar out of this Big Momma's way, when
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Oct 4, 20183 min read
A Chill in the Air
The leaves have begun to change. I always struggle with seaonal transitions.
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Sep 10, 20183 min read
Dehydrated Herbs
No country french farm scene would be complete without the scent of lavender floating on the breeze. While we are definitely not in Paris,
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