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Converting an Empty Barn Stall into a Chicken Coop Using Recycled Wood

December 3, 2018 LadyLiu

Since chick days are nearly here again, I’ve started thinking about how we built our chicken coop by converting a…

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Posted in: Chickens, Homestead Filed under: building a coop, chickens, convert, coop

Mama Heating Pad Brooder – Brooding Chicks Without A Heat Lamp

December 2, 2018 LadyLiu

This post was re-posted from our old blog!  I realized the images were broken, so I’ve fixed that!   My…

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Posted in: Chickens, Homestead Filed under: brooding, brooding chicks without heat lamp, chickens, chicks, mama heating pad

Boiling Maple Sap to Syrup with a Thermometer – Maple Sugaring at Home Anywhere – Part 2

November 5, 2018 LadyLiu

This is a continuation of Maple Sugaring at Home Anywhere – Part 1 where we covered the surprisingly simple process of…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: maple sugar, maple sugaring, maple syrup, tapping maple trees

Maple Sugaring at Home Anywhere – Part 1 – Sap Collection

November 2, 2018 LadyLiu

I recently started making my own maple syrup at home in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s surprisingly easy to do…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: maple sugar, maple sugaring, maple syrup, sugaring, tapping maple trees

Destroying Blackberry Bramble Easily For Cowards

September 13, 2018 LadyLiu

Afraid of getting stabbed in the leg by your neighboring bramble?!  Have I got the solution for you!  Thanks to…

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Posted in: Gardening, Goats, Homestead Filed under: easy gardening, goats, goats doing yardwork, goats eating blackberries, homestead

Temporary Goat Fencing Using Carabiners and Cattle Panels For Clearing Brush

August 22, 2018 LadyLiu

So I have 3 dairy goats.  I didn’t even get a full season of milk from them, since about a…

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Posted in: Goats, Homestead Filed under: fencing carabiners, goat fencing, goat fencing using cattle panels, goats

Hoop House: A $30 or less Greenhouse Made With PVC Pipe and Plastic for Your Melon Needs

August 17, 2018 LadyLiu

Growing Melons in a Short Season Cool Climate is Perfectly Reasonable Back in January when my newborn was still completely…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: cheap greenhouse, extending growing season, gardening, greenhouse, hoop house, melons

Self-Propagating Heirloom Onions – Egyptian Walking Onions Planting Time!

August 13, 2018 LadyLiu

My buddy at Shady Side Farm and I were discussing my onion woes.  Mainly, every seed packet I saw convinced me…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: egyptian walking onions, heirloom onions, heirloom vegetables, onions, self-propagating onions

How to Make a Chicken Waterer with Gallon Milk Jugs and Nipples

August 8, 2018 LadyLiu

I originally watered my chickens with a $30-something metal hanging waterer I got at the feed store (which you can…

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Posted in: Chickens, Homestead Filed under: chicken, diy, do-it-yourself, recycled materials, waterer

Mycology 101: Growing Oyster Mushrooms on Cardboard from Home

August 6, 2018 LadyLiu

Finding Fresh Mushrooms Back in the fall, I found some beautiful chanterelles growing outside in my front yard, and since…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: grow food, grow mushrooms on cardboard, mushrooms, mycology, oyster mushrooms

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