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Summary: Over the past several months we’ve been keeping a monthly journal of the first year on our homestead with all of the high points, as well as the trials and tribulations of transitioning from life in the city to … Continue reading
Month six began with our first Farmer’s Market meeting. In addition to growing and selling wholesale to a local co-op; we decided to try our hand at the Farmer’s Market as well. We were encouraged. We had the opportunity to … Continue reading
Welcome Back to The HomeAcre Hop! Here’s your list of hosts! Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre Carol from Everything Home with Carol …and me! If you could give us each a follow somehow, either by Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, … Continue reading
This post is not meant to be read as a tutorial, or as info handed down from an expert. In fact a more appropriate title for this little piece would be “What I Am Learning About Windbreaks.” because this … Continue reading
The fourth month on our homestead will be The Pivotal Month on which things took a significant turn for us ~ but more on that in a minute. First off here are some of the highlights: Major additions to the … Continue reading
This post is Part 2 in a series about the first year on our homestead. Part 1 can be read here. Month 2 was an eventful month to say the least. Among other things we celebrated our first Christmas and … Continue reading
I tried to write this post as a sort of “Twelve Days of Christmas” ; requesting my true love for such things as twelve arborvitae trees (we need a windbreak), ten dairy goats for milking, FIVE TAA-TTLER Lids, and a … Continue reading
I thought I’d start a series of monthly posts that would give a snapshot of the first year on our homestead. Sort of like Laura Ingalls Wilder’s book The First Four Years? This is the Black Fox Homestead’s answer to … Continue reading
My husband and I really do feel blessed to have found our builder. What we wanted was something unique: a pole barn exterior, but with the interior of a nice home. While we were able to find contractors who would … Continue reading
Once upon a time, in a tiny boot-shaped country off the Mediterranean Sea a family started a farm in a small village. They grew grapes to make their own wine and enjoyed a simple life. They live there still. Once … Continue reading
I don’t like to move. I really don’t . I have a very strong nesting instinct, and I don’t like to have my nest disturbed. When we moved into this home, I announced that I would never move again. I’ve … Continue reading
