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Momma Goose
Jun 285 min read
If You Get Yourself a Homestead
If you get yourself a homestead....first make sure you have water. and then you'll probably want to start yourself a project. Maybe...
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Apr 255 min read
Calf-Sharing 2.0
The title of this post is a misnomer because I guess I never actually wrote an entry specifically about calf-sharing ups and downs with...
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Sep 15, 202310 min read
Ruminants 101
The more I learn about cows, the more fascinated I am with these large, grazing animals. One might ask, what's so special about cows? And...
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Jun 17, 20238 min read
Tools of the Trade: Our Homestead Kitchen
After you have a garden and start collecting some beautiful produce... or are able to collect beautiful harvests from other sources, the...
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Jun 7, 202313 min read
Tools of the Trade: the Garden Edition
This August will be about 6 years since we moved to the farm; four years of actively homesteading. We still have a long way to go before...
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May 18, 20238 min read
When You Want to Downsize
I mentioned in the previous blog post that my husband and I have been talking about downsizing the farm. Not because we don't love this...
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Mar 17, 20238 min read
The Expectant Homesteader
Something that homesteading has taught me is that life can fall into a predictable routine, a rhythm of working with the seasons and a...
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Jan 23, 20239 min read
Memory Be Eternal
In the Orthodox Church, when someone passes away, instead of saying, "May they rest in peace," or "God rest their soul," we say "May...
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Dec 28, 202211 min read
The Homesteading Family
I think when we talk about homesteading there are pretty obvious roles that get meted out to the adult members of the family. My husband...
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Momma Goose
Dec 20, 202221 min read
The Milk Cow Market
There's something about farm animal math that kind of defies predictability, at least for our farm. I suppose if you're a logical,...
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Dec 6, 202212 min read
The Potential of a Seed
I just got my 2023 Baker Creek Heirloom Seed catalog in the mail, and it made me squeal like a little girl. This is just their annual...
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Nov 24, 202214 min read
Homeschooling on the Homestead
Homeschooling. It has been a journey, and continues to be one as we adapt with each child and their strengths and challenges, and my own...
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Aug 15, 202214 min read
The Castration Question
When you start thinking about breeding animals (or not breeding animals) the question of castration inevitably comes up. It seems to be a...
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Aug 12, 20225 min read
Garden Permutations
Here's a blog companion for our podcase post about our Garden Journey, but with some extra thoughts and ramblings sprinkled in. Our...
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Jun 29, 202216 min read
The Harrowing Farrowing
Before we begin, here is some pig vocabulary (on the off-chance that you would like to have a more detailed conversation about hogs,...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read
Dexters on Deck!
If you follow us on Instagram (@silvergoosefamilyfarm), then you will have already seen the news. We have more cows! Dexter cows to be...
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May 11, 20228 min read
As Not Seen on Instagram: Farm Tragedies
Disclaimer: This is not a happy entry. In fact, it is very difficult for me to write and probably for you to read. If you would like a...
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Mar 20, 20224 min read
Throw Your Weight Around (and Papa Appreciation)
Growing up as a teenager and then as a young adult, I suffered through the same body insecurities that so many girls and women go through...
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Mar 3, 20227 min read
Living High on the Hog
I'm surprised that I haven't written a post about our pigs sooner, as pigs were our formal introduction to animal husbandry here on the...
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