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Assuming the hospital doesn’t reschedule on us, it is less than 12 hours until we head there for me to be induced with SP2. I’ve done all I can to prepare the homestead for me being gone for a couple of days, and my physical capabilities being diminished for a bit after I get back.… Continue reading Count down
I have been lackadaisical about updating this page, because, frankly, I’ve been sick. Pregnancy does not agree with me. Thankfully, I have had support with the minimal activities of caring for the animals, and days where I could actually accomplish anything. (Side note: Pregnancy, plus migraines, plus concussion, plus stomach flu, plus ear infection, plus… Continue reading Updates
So apparently to start the summer off “right,” I clonked myself in the head doing the most routine and mundane things possible … unbuckling Small Person from her booster seat. Smacked right into the edge of the car door, and then forgot about doing so for four days. (At least. That’s my best-guess of when… Continue reading Ugh
Fodder The Awkwardly Placed Fodder Tower is now at full production. It looks like each tray will provide 3.25 to 3.75 pounds of sprouted fodder, under the best yields I have gotten so far. Three trays yields about 10.5 pounds, which works out to 21 servings. Looks like this will be enough to satiate the… Continue reading Fodder & Frustrations
A lot of homesteaders have likely heard about aquaponics over the years. Aquaponics is the practice of raising fish and plants in a symbiotic system. Basically, you raise the fish, and the fish food is the primary nutrient “intake”. Fish eat the food, and excrete waste into the water. The water is pumped into a… Continue reading Mini Aquaponics
My general intent with this blog is NOT to discuss the daily trivialities of life or personal drama. Nor is it to brag about my wonderful kidlet and husband. That’s why I deliberately gloss over such comments in broad sweeping terms. However, I should talk about the migraines in greater detail. Mainly to highlight, for… Continue reading Constraints
As the title of the post notes, this is just another mini-farm blog. Except, really, it’s more of a micro-farm. The primary activities are centered around a 20’x25′ old dog run, and a few garden beds outside of that area. We’re not talking a lot of space. So why bother? Because I grew up rural.… Continue reading Just another mini-farm blog