Homesteader Life

The bible teaches us that Christians should have faith like little children. This often is turned into a play on words to drive home the point that we need to be “born again”. For the record, I believe that people need a rebirth and I am not saying otherwise. I would however like to float […]

Hello to all. I have not had alot of computer time lately. I’m still recovering from last Lord’s Day and all. Our friends John and Abby were back in town to visit Abby’s folks and we were able to spend some time with them. Friday evening John and I took a trip out to the […]

Someone once commented that they would take nothing I say seriously because I was promoting agrarianism via a weblog. There is large group of people who do not understand our positions on technology, and a smaller group that misrepresents them on purpose to discredit our camp. I shall try to explain my views on this […]

Mornin’ folks. Its warmed up a bit out here. Its now 32 with a mix of freezing rain, snow and hail. We didn’t lose power down at the barn… praise the Lord! The cows are all milked and fed and I’ve got to get out the “lil Ford and push snow up on hill. Dad […]

Its cold. This morning I woke to find the mercury had dropped to -10. Its not uncommon for it to get this cold up here, though it is uncommon this early in the season. I knew it was going to be a fine day when I turned on the vacuum pump and had no vacuum. […]

We are kind of odd balls in the world of modern farming. People don’t know what to think of us, really. I suppose you would call us Homesteader/Farmers. Modern agriculture operates under the presupposition that you do only one thing and you do it big. While the majority of our income comes from our little […]

Just an update on our soap making venture. We got several batches done and labeled and have already sold some. Many thanks to our freind the TNfarmgirl for all the advice and help. If you would like to see it, click Here
I plan on having some posts up soon on maple syrup production. Now […]