Life is full of ups and downs. But there’s something about the homesteading life that tends to invite extra opportunities for mishaps and failures. Kids, plants, and animals are all so unpredictable. This post is simply an honest look at some frustrations from the past week. Since starting this blog, I’ve made it a point
Last fall, a friend told me about Tennessee Tree Day. It’s an annual event that’s held statewide to encourage Tennesseans to plant native tree species on their property. Since we’ve been clearing all the old stumps from our yard, it’s been easy to see where it would be nice to have new trees. I was
For the past month or so, Will the goat has come and gone. But once he started spending more time here than in the woods- and chewing holes in bags of pig feed- we decided it was time to make him his own little home. Catching him took a few tries, but now he is
We’ve spent the last few weeks planning out our first Tennessee garden! We have some seeds started, the ground is prepped, and we put up fencing this past weekend. Having a successful garden is one of our biggest goals for 2022. What We’re Planting A little bit of everything is on the list for this