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Spring projects: piglets and kitchen remodel
Posted on April 30, 2018

Spring projects: piglets and kitchen remodel

We’ve been quiet in Blogville, but it’s not because nothing is happening. SO MUCH is happening. We’re starting our second spring at Bellfern, and–dare I say it?–it feels like we’ve got our feet under us. Our disasters are fewer and farther between. The Farm Update In early April, we castrated the piglets, and yes we … Continue reading Spring projects: piglets and kitchen remodel

The Books That Make Us
Posted on September 10, 2017

The Books That Make Us

At the urging of a homesteader friend, I recently reread Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I hadn’t read it since second or third grade when I read the rest of the Little House series, but I was surprised to discover how many of the stories were still vivid in my memory as I reread them … Continue reading The Books That Make Us

Custom Greenhouse and How to Lay Pavers Imperfectly
Posted on May 1, 2017

Custom Greenhouse and How to Lay Pavers Imperfectly

Its not until July 4th in northwest Washington that you can bank on warm weather. June around here goes by another name…Juneuary, because it is frequently 50’s and rainy. That is a hard pill to swallow when the rest of the country is already comfortably swimming! Of course, its also cold in JANuary when tomatoes are to … Continue reading Custom Greenhouse and How to Lay Pavers Imperfectly

The Myth of the Self-Sufficient Homestead
Posted on March 8, 2017

The Myth of the Self-Sufficient Homestead

“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.” – Isaac Newton Many people start homesteading because they want to increase self-sufficiency, and decrease dependence on systems that seem fragile or likely to fail. Should The Big One strike (referring to the devastating and periodic earthquake along the Cascade Fault of … Continue reading The Myth of the Self-Sufficient Homestead

101 Uses for Pallets on the Homestead: #1-3
Posted on November 27, 2016November 27, 2016

101 Uses for Pallets on the Homestead: #1-3

When purchasing the farm 7 months ago, we inherited a lot of stuff. From outbuildings to questionable lumber, from electric fencing to old roofing, from drainage problems to really smelly compost. Now, Paul Wheaton says, “If it stinks, you are doing it wrong.” And my experience says that is true. I spent summers growing up in the … Continue reading 101 Uses for Pallets on the Homestead: #1-3

The Yellow Submarine: Salatin Style Pastured Poultry
Posted on November 15, 2016November 27, 2016

The Yellow Submarine: Salatin Style Pastured Poultry

The inaugural launch of our (Joel) Salatin style pastured poultry pontoon occurred in mid-August of this year. Typically, broilers are done in the Spring when the grass is growing fast and the temps are warming nicely. But, since we didn’t move onto the homestead until May and were busy setting up 4 pastured pigs and … Continue reading The Yellow Submarine: Salatin Style Pastured Poultry

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