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A Bee Hive, Fallen.

Whitney was driving out to Church while I was wrangling two sinus-y boys on last Sunday morning and she called me exclaiming, "I think the beehive got knocked over!" We'd setup straw bales to help as a wind break on the northwest side of the hive, but apparently the extreme

Homesteading with Kids: Amy Landers

homesteadingwithkids

Homesteading with Kids: Amy Landers

Some of us are farming full-time while others have day jobs. Some of us put our kids in traditional schools while others plan to homeschool. What we all have in common is putting a high premium on self-reliance, good homegrown food, and teaching our kids the value of hard work

Homesteading with Kids: Katie Saul

homesteadingwithkids

Homesteading with Kids: Katie Saul

I started my #HomesteadingwithKids series to not only learn how others juggle the workload of kids, animal husbandry, and gardening but also to break the stereotype that homesteaders are all off-grid Luddites! In our dreams, yes John and I would love to be off-grid but we are far from it.

How I discovered my personal mission

How I discovered my personal mission

In the short time that I've made public both this blog and our intention of running a real farm, the primary response I've gotten from people have been variations of the following: "That's so meaningful!" "It's so special what you and John are doing." "What a great way to raise

How and Why I Cloth Diaper...

How and Why I Cloth Diaper...

I’ve toyed with the idea of giving myself the nickname “semi-homesteader” a la Semi-homemade with Sandra Lee on the Food Network. I use to scoff at the concept of her show but as a mama of a growing family and with several business pokers in the fire, I get

Why I'm a terrible homesteader

Why I'm a terrible homesteader

Being left alone for five days and nights with two toddlers is daunting for most people but doable. For a pregnant lady with 26 chickens, 3 goats, 2 dogs, 1 pony, and 2 cats to take care of, taking care of the toddlers becomes the easy part of the five

We bought a tiller!

We bought a tiller!

I've talked before how we are not ones to eschew technology [https://www.sfumatofarm.com/2016/04/28/a-trip-to-nyc-and-the-dirty-life/] in favor of the "purity" of hand tilling and old school organic farming so it might surprise you that we just bought our first tiller last weekend! A very happy John

Dreaming big

In 2016 I'm saying yes to less negative self talk and yes to owning my own business and time. Three and a half years ago 6 months pregnant with my first child, Quincy, I thought I landed my dream gig working from home doing fundraising for a nonprofit I believed

Morning Chores - My first video!

Pantry organization

I finally got around to organizing our "pantry." When we were looking for our homestead, I refused to visit this property at first because I have a mortal dread of corner sinks and small kitchens, but I fell in love with the land and location and the rest is history.