Week 66

View this post on Instagram Farmstead update: Week 66 1. Our annual end-of-season unwanted hunting dog has shown up. 2. We took advantage of every inch of snow. 3. To most this is a hot mess. I'm choosing to see progress. Mostly so I don't freak out about...

Farmstead Update: Week 65

View this post on Instagram Farmstead update: Week 65 1. My love/hate relationship with the boiler continues. 2. I am eternally grateful for neighbors that insist on giving us trailer loads of wood. 3. There are risks involved with ordering plumbing supplies online....

Arctic Circle Edition

View this post on Instagram Farmstead update: Arctic circle edition 1. Setting up space heaters in the crawl space is not my idea of fun. But I did learn that our pipes will freeze around the 2 degree mark. 2. 1 of them was happy to help. 3. Our electrician is the...

Week 63

View this post on Instagram Farmstead update: Week 63 1. We're probably not going to make it as beet farmers. 2. I could really do without the ice. 3. Guess he changed his mind about being an outside cat. 4. Turns out dinosaur chicken is actually a rooster and his...

Christmas Around the Farmstead

View this post on Instagram Farmstead update: Christmas edition 1. Any farmhand worth her weight can play a guitar. 2. Super grateful for gingerbread house kits when you haven't had an oven for 6 months. 3. Even more grateful for this. 4. Still some of the best...