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When we moved into the home in July 2022, we loved our back deck. It was spacious, well-made, and beautiful. But the insurance...

Although we already have celery seedlings sprouted and growing well, we have many other seeds that need to be planted in order for our...

The boys have always loved Old McDonald Had a Farm, and some of their first words were animal sounds, but opening up their world to real...

Every sunny day - and some not-so-sunny-days - on the homestead results in work being done outside on various projects. I've noticed...

Sometimes, things don't go quite according to plan. And unfortunately, try as we might, some of our trees are dying or dead, and they...

A couple Christmas's ago, my brother gave me a small greenhouse to get seeds started at our previous house (thank you bunches!). At the...

As I said in the very first video, ya'll are going to be learning with me, and this is no exception. I have done a tremendous job of...

When bushes and hair start getting long on the homestead, I go to work to trim everything down and back. Problem Bush Let's face it, the...

Yes, I know! We are still pretty early to prepare for our chicks. They won't come for another 6 or so weeks, but with everything else...

Our first major decision has come! Here’s the question: What kind of chicks and how many will we be getting? And here’s the answer!...

Just like any living creature, sometimes, chickens get sick. When they fall ill, it can be really difficult to treat them unless you have...

Once upon a time, there was a seed that was packaged in a paper bag. After being bought, it was shipped to the Norton Family Homestead. ...

Almost everything that happens around the homestead takes a lot of careful organizing and planning. Whether that includes updating the...

Week two of 2023 has brought lots of different exciting things to the homestead. Some of these things are for organization, some for...