Lisa MatthewsJan 1, 2016balance, homesteading, lifestyle, stress, Uncategorized
Today has been a challenging day, to say the least. As I sit tonight, on the last day of 2015, and think about the day, and the past year, I began searching for balance. Balance has been missing for me for awhile. It has been a trying year, full...
Lisa MatthewsSep 14, 2015Uncategorized
Last spring we had the opportunity to buy a couple of Landrace sows well worth the money, so we bought one and our son and his wife bought another. The plan is to have the sows kept at our sons and when the piglets are big enough to wean, they will be moved...
Lisa MatthewsJun 28, 2015compost, garden, gardening, mulch, Uncategorized
We have used several gardening methods in the past and this year we decided to go back to the one technique that proved to be the easiest to care for and appears to have provided the absolutely best harvests we ever had. Two years ago we used a mulching...
Lisa MatthewsMay 26, 2015calf, cow, cream separating, dairy, milking, Uncategorized
It’s taken me a while to sit down and post this, but Serena blessed us with a beautiful Jersey Bull calf on Mother’s Day! Not only do we have a fine, healthy calf, that will eventually become steaks and hamburgers, but we also now have a massive supply of...
Lisa MatthewsApr 29, 2015Uncategorized
After butchering in March, we used a beautiful April afternoon and set things up to render the fat into cracklin’s and lard. A friend had her fat stored in the freezer, so we got together invited a few friends and had a good old-fashioned Lard...
Lisa MatthewsApr 21, 2015Uncategorized
After hog butchering this year, we cured and smoked our own bacon. We chose not to do hams for several reasons. We love roasts, and pulled pork both of which come from the same area of meat as the hams. An additional reason is the requirements of the...
