Life on a Modern Homestead
Fire Cider is an apple cider vinegar based drink that provides many benefits, including boosting energy, reducing cold-like symptoms, and aiding in digestion. Fire Cider! by Rosemary Gladstar contains 101 fire cider recipes. We decided to try out “Rosemary’s Original Fire Cider” recipe! This is one of her most famous, and is used as a …
Today we witnessed a pretty cool moment; the Black Angus Cattle were running back and forth as if they were stallions! Since it’s our first year of raising cattle, this was quite an interesting show they put on for us. Do your cattle run laps as well?!
We started our Sunday morning by making our homemade bacon. We used a dry cure method as opposed to a wet cure method. This is done by rubbing the meat with a blend of ingredients and then leaving it to sit in its own juices. This method tends to give the bacon a more deeper …
On June 14, our three week old Indian Runner Ducks saw the outside for the first time! A section had been fenced off just outside the barn doors with a shallow plastic pool filled with cool water. When the barn doors first opened, the ducks were very hesitant to step outside. But after giving them …