There are signs of fall at the homestead this week. The leaves are starting to change color and are already falling off the trees. Before we know it the ground will be covered with snow
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Homestead Journal 9/17/17
We decided a little while back that we would not purchase anymore rabbits and just start growing out our own. That ended on Friday evening when the woman that we purchased our first rabbits from
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Preserving vegetables from the garden was a big goal for us this year. In past couple of years, most of our vegetables went to the chickens or the compost bin. We have been freezing rhubarb,
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We are currently looking at ways to cut costs on the homestead. With winter approaching we tend to use more electricity due to heated water bowls for the chickens and the use of more lights.
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