Miscellaneous homestead activities, how-tos, and ideas.
Animal Husbandry is one of the very oldest of man’s occupations, following close behind gardening/agriculture. And these days you can get an overload of information on how to care for your animals just by typing a few words into Google. In this post, I want to talk about something a little more foundational — a […]
Animal Husbandry: A Christian’s Perspective Read More »
4 years = 1 gosling. Not great results! But I learned along the way, and perhaps the recounting of my experiences will be helpful to you if you are thinking about letting your geese hatch their own eggs. Before I start in on the story and its morals, though, I feel I should offer a
Letting Geese Hatch Their Own Eggs — Elena’s Story Read More »
“There are several variations on the methods used to make sourdoughs, most American versions being made in three stages….From making the starter to baking the bread takes about five days. I find the whole process rather unrewarding….” ~ Elizabeth David I found this quote in a charming old volume entitled English Bread and Yeast Cookery1.
Is Sourdough Really Worthwhile, or is it “Unrewarding”? Read More »
“Bread, the best smell on earth,” says Mr. Brown in National Velvet1, and I think I would have to agree with him. (Well, except that chocolate smells pretty good too – how about chocolate bread!) There is something tantalizing and so homey and comfortable about the smell of hot, leavened bread. Do you know that
Bread & Butter: An Encouragement to Bake Read More »
Two little yellow creatures. I saw them for the first time when I arrived at the post office that Wednesday morning. The Post Mistress pulled back the lid of their little cardboard box so I could see that they had traveled well. My sister drove home so I could cradle the box on my lap
First Sebastopols: The Making of A Goose Girl Read More »
