Last month we did a rabbit trade and acquired a new, unrelated buck for our rabbitry. Everyone please welcome Miles Davis, Jr! He comes to us from Kentucky, and we love that he’s a big guy weighing in at over 10lbs! No kits sired by him have been born yet, but we are excited to […]
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New Buck in Rabbitry!
Posted in Meat, Rabbits, tagged conservation, homestead, rabbit meat, Rabbits on June 15, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Lining Curtains
Posted in Energy, Household, tagged conservation, energy, homestead, sewing on July 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
So one of the benefits of being self-sufficient and doing things yourself is not being restricted by what’s available on the market. Last summer we hung up curtains in our living room. The curtains that matched our style and color scheme were pretty flimsy, though. They weren’t lined, which we wanted. We bought them anyway, […]
Mornings on the Homestead
Posted in Garden, Water, tagged conservation, homestead, water, yard on July 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Since it’s summertime, I’m off! It’s a great part of being a teacher. I enjoy doing some morning chores around the homestead a few days a week. I usually begin with filling a bucket from the rainbarrel, and using that water to water the plants around the yard. I will also take a bucket of […]
Making a Raised Bed from Pallets Part 1: Pallets, Planning, and Prepping
Posted in Garden, tagged conservation, garden, garden bed, homestead, pallet, raised bed, reuse, wood on July 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
George and I want to grow more goodness in our garden! We discussed how to do this, and decided on creating some raised beds. The first will go right where this row of dead bushes is. We transplanted the bushes from a friend’s yard. We hoped they would screen the beehives a bit and protect […]
Building a Solar Oven
Posted in Energy, Food & Beverage, Household, tagged conservation, homestead, solar energy, solar oven, solar power on July 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For a while now we have been wanting to build a solar oven. This summer we’ve made it happen! First we did some research on solar ovens. There are several different configurations one can build. We went with a box cooker design. This is not the type of solar oven that gets the hottest, but […]
Evaluation of Solar Energy Options
Posted in Energy, tagged conservation, electricity, off grid, power, solar energy on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This afternoon George and I had a discussion of whether or not to pursue solar energy options.
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