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New seeds

I ordered several different types of seeds last week and just received some of them. This order was from https://www.rareseeds.com. I was looking for a few unus...

5 SBD Giveaway + My First Month On Steemit

I posted my first ever post on Steemit a little over a month ago. Since then, I've met some incredible people on the platform. I love having a place to share my...

Seed Planting - Peppers and Onions

Onions I planted a lot of seeds this weekend. First, I planted a flat of onions. There are 5 varieties and I planted about 30 seeds from each. These will be gro...

How To: Curing and Smoking a Ham

This is a basic recipe for curing a ham. You can add other herbs and spice to suit your tastes; this is something I want to experiment with. Although this calls...

Winners of What Should I Grow Contest

https://steemitimages.com/DQmdT1dWvL9MqYw6364YBepsiKghFuP7v8NKMyizqLrGfQx/dacha-26997121920.jpg > Image from pixabay Wow, I got a lot of great suggestions. So m...

Weekday Giveaway (Friday)! Just Post A Comment! Free @steembasicincome sponsorships!

I'll be (trying to) give away 2 more @steembasicincome sponsorships, today. All you have to do is leave a comment! An upvote and reSteem would also be much appr...

What Should I Grow Contest - Win Shares in Steembasicincome

> Image from pixabay I am looking for new plants to grow in my garden this year. I thought I would let the steemit community help me decide. I've also been inte...

A Weekend of Garden Work

We had some beautiful sunny weather on Saturday and used it to get some garden preparation done. First, we weeded and cleaned up the garden beds. There was a lo...

Green on the homestead

My entry for @knowledge-seeker's green on the homestead contest. Green on the homestead is a sign of spring coming. The sunchokes are poking out....

Homesteader with an Egg Allergy

Homesteader with an Egg Allergy A few months ago, I started getting occasional nausea. At the time I didn’t think much of it but then the nausea turned to occas...

Dreaming of spring

Dreaming of Spring This weekend, I wanted to get outside and do some work but the weather had different plans. It snowed most of the day Saturday and rained all...

2018 Homestead Goals

Last year was a successful year for us but a lot of decisions were made as we went without much direction. We took on many projects that we didn’t really plan f...

Raising pigs

Last summer we wanted to raise a few pigs. I found a local farm that raised their pigs on pasture using organic practices. Their pigs were a Berkshire tamworth ...

Baby rabbits

We had two litters of rabbits this week. The first litter, which was from our experienced breeder, was 5 kits. One didn't survive. Our first time mom had 9 kits...

Coyote Attack - 1 lost chicken

I woke up last night to the sound of coyotes yipping and howling. This isn’t unusual but it sounded like they were much closer than normal. Our dog was also fre...

Our rabbits

Our Rabbits The second animal we started raising was rabbits. We started with a male and 2 female silver fox rabbits. A trio of rabbits can produce a lot of kit...

The beginning of our homestead - chickens, ducks

Chickens Like most people, our first livestock animal was the chicken. We bought 6 chicks from a local farm. They were 2 Easter eggers, 2 Rhode Island red, a bu...

Introduction

About me My name is Daryl and I live in Washington state. I enjoy hiking, camping, cycling and pretty much anything outdoors. I'm a DIYer and recent homesteader...