If you don’t want to fill your tomatoes with pesticides, you will battle caterpillars of many kinds. If you walk … More
Tag: homesteading
June in my Louisiana Garden
My dear friends! I apologize for not posting more often. A veterinarian near me had to have major back surgery, … More
New Life
Resurrection Sunday is tomorrow. Spring is the beginning of new life on so many levels. It’s especially prevalent on the … More
Planting the Raised Garden Bed
A few weeks ago, we remade my raised bed in front of the barn. It needed a good bit of … More
Smoking Sausage Sunday
Yesterday we ground and stuffed the sausage, today it gets linked and hung in the smokehouse. It will hang on … More
Smoked Sausage Saturday
It’s a busy Saturday here. We’ve already bred two sows, milked the cow, finished all barn chores, and now the … More
Breeding Season for the Sows
Today we received semen from our chosen boars (breeding males) in the Midwest. We are planning to breed 7 sows and … More
Too Much Milk?
Have you ever considered owning a milk cow? It’s a bit more complicated than you may think. It’s rather trendy … More
Just a Day in Our Lives
Spring is here and we have so many things going on! Chrome, our 3 yr old Jersey, is springing, … More