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5 Tips for Milking – For the First-time Milker

By Jen Sharpin 4 Comments

5 Tips for Milking – For the First-time Milker

Welcome to the cool-kids milking club… Yep. If you are reading this, you are no doubt, about to join the milking club by bringing a goat or cow onto your homestead, right? Right. Well, not to long ago I was right where you are. I was googling ‘how to milk’, ‘tips for milking’, ‘milking supplies’, ‘how… 

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Filed Under: Farm Animals, Homesteading, How to / DIY

It’s the Small Things…

By Jen Sharpin 1 Comment

It’s the Small Things…

I sat in my truck and silently wept… Yep. I did. And for a lady that never really cries my emotions got the best of me. As I sat there trying to hide my falling tears, from Jax (who was happily singing in the back seat) behind my large-framed sunglasses,  a gust of wind blew a… 

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Filed Under: Homestead Reflections, Homesteading, Raising Kids

Dear Amanda- A Letter to the Stranger That Changed Our Lives

By Jen Sharpin 6 Comments

Dear Amanda- A Letter to the Stranger That Changed Our Lives

Dear Amanda, How can I ever repay you for your generosity? How can I even put into words what you have done for my family? I remember receiving your email like it was yesterday… As a matter of fact, I remember every moment down to the last detail. I had prayed before bed, as I… 

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Filed Under: Farm Animals, Homestead Reflections, Homesteading, Raising Kids

Homemade Poison Ivy Spray

By Jen Sharpin 6 Comments

Homemade Poison Ivy Spray

It happened… Molli was doing what any homesteading/homeschooler does and was outside being creative. We told her that she was allowed to use extra bits and pieces of things to build bird houses. She had researched a bird species that she saw in the yard and made them two bird houses. She came up with… 

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Filed Under: Homemade Stuff, Homesteading, How to / DIY, Natural Home/Health/Body, Tips for the Home, Using Essential Oils

Why We Grow/Raise Our Own Food- America is Failing

By Jen Sharpin 16 Comments

Why We Grow/Raise Our Own Food- America is Failing

CANCER… Enough said. Okay- just kidding. There’s lots to be said. There’s also heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, & many more leading causes of death in the U.S. (source). Most that can be changed from a simple task. Changing the way America eats. Going back to our roots when these diseases existed but were almost non-existent… 

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Filed Under: Gardening, Homestead Reflections, Homesteading

DIY Potting Soil

By Jen Sharpin 10 Comments

DIY Potting Soil

Real dirt smells so good I could eat it…. But I won’t. ;). Kinda. But for reals y’all- when you get that perfectly smelling soil in your hands you can hear the angels singing from above. This is what we had at our old homestead. But, since we recently moved  we are dealing with 42 acres… 

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Fermented Chicken Feed

By Jen Sharpin 15 Comments

Fermented Chicken Feed

I swear it’s like I’ve found my calling and I’ve run with it… Lately, all I seem to be doing is fermenting things like: asparagus, lemons, and sauerkraut. Fermenting is the process of lacto-fermentation. Lacto-fermentation has been around since the dawn of time, as my momma used to say! To keep it simple… Fermenting =… 

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Raising Baby Chicks- Top 5 Chicken Supplies

By Jen Sharpin 7 Comments

Raising Baby Chicks- Top 5 Chicken Supplies

You just couldn’t resist buying baby chicks, could ya? Well, good news! I can’t blame ya- not one bit! We order baby chicks multiple times a year- twice for meat (Spring and Fall) and once for eggs (Spring). We like to have a mixed flock of various breeds of chickens and ducks. That way we… 

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