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.

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

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

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

2019 is coming to a close - a big year for our growing homestead: We brought home 4 goats and 2 donkeys, started horseback riding...

we've also decided to unexpectedly move our Homestead operation!

To answer the question: Yes, it is going to be challenging.

All was calm, all was bright.... Until he came back outside to find our pair of brand new miniature donkeys crossing the road!

It's not all baby goats, sunshine, and flowers. While most of this homestead life is beautiful, it is also work.

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

Two-for-one deals are my favorite, especially when it means one less thing I have to buy from a store.

Using the rendered lard that we had from butchering our pork hogs this year, I decided to make my own candles.

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

The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.

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

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, &quot

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

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

The leaves have begun to change. I always struggle with seaonal transitions.

No country french farm scene would be complete without the scent of lavender floating on the breeze.  While we are definitely not in Paris,