Канал: Cottage Farmstead

Gluten-Free Holidays | Ingredient Swaps

Gluten-Free Holidays | Ingredient Swaps

Tiny Farmer is here! | Fall Break

Tiny Farmer is here! | Fall Break

FIRST Baby Calf | New Life on Homestead

FIRST Baby Calf | New Life on Homestead

Raising chickens | Pasture vs.Tractor vs. Stationary Coop

Raising chickens | Pasture vs.Tractor vs. Stationary Coop

Post-Canning Freezer Inventory and Organization

Post-Canning Freezer Inventory and Organization

Answering your garden watering and irrigation questions

Answering your garden watering and irrigation questions

Late Summer Garden Tour | Food and Flower Garden

Late Summer Garden Tour | Food and Flower Garden

How much does it cost to raise meat chickens?

How much does it cost to raise meat chickens?

Canning in small batches | Cowboy Candy

Canning in small batches | Cowboy Candy

The BEST Gluten-Free Pancakes

The BEST Gluten-Free Pancakes

Is the garden surviving the drought? | Flower and Vegetable Tour

Is the garden surviving the drought? | Flower and Vegetable Tour

Fitting food preservation into the schedule | Minced Garlic

Fitting food preservation into the schedule | Minced Garlic

Orb Weaver writing on her web #homesteadgarden #gardening #garden #spider #biodiversity #homestead

Orb Weaver writing on her web #homesteadgarden #gardening #garden #spider #biodiversity #homestead

How much food to preserve? | Food Preservation Planning 2024

How much food to preserve? | Food Preservation Planning 2024

How to get rid of flies | Non-Toxic Fly Control

How to get rid of flies | Non-Toxic Fly Control

EASY homemade ice cream + QUICK from-scratch toppings

EASY homemade ice cream + QUICK from-scratch toppings

Popular sunflower today #gardening #homesteadgarden #garden #sunflower #pollinators #bees

Popular sunflower today #gardening #homesteadgarden #garden #sunflower #pollinators #bees

FULL Garden Tour | Food and Flower Garden 2024

FULL Garden Tour | Food and Flower Garden 2024

Storing Short-Day Onions | Easy Freezer Food Preservation

Storing Short-Day Onions | Easy Freezer Food Preservation

Have you accidentally saved seeds illegally? | Seed Utility Patent

Have you accidentally saved seeds illegally? | Seed Utility Patent

Always Learning | Trying out wet rendering tallow and 2 new recipes

Always Learning | Trying out wet rendering tallow and 2 new recipes

Filling in and BLOOMING | Food and flower garden tour

Filling in and BLOOMING | Food and flower garden tour

Gollum gardener finds potato beetles in the tater patch… #potatoes #homesteadgarden #vegetablegarden

Gollum gardener finds potato beetles in the tater patch… #potatoes #homesteadgarden #vegetablegarden

So much OREGANO | Drying herbs in a dehydrator

So much OREGANO | Drying herbs in a dehydrator

Chicks in the MAIL | Most adorable package

Chicks in the MAIL | Most adorable package

$150 Azure Haul | Stocking up the pantry and long-term food storage

$150 Azure Haul | Stocking up the pantry and long-term food storage

Watch baby chick HATCH in real-time

Watch baby chick HATCH in real-time

Let gardening season BEGIN!

Let gardening season BEGIN!

Fixer Upper Chicken Coop

Fixer Upper Chicken Coop

How to make Kombucha | Our favorite kombucha flavors

How to make Kombucha | Our favorite kombucha flavors

Cleaning Routine | Loop Schedule Rotation

Cleaning Routine | Loop Schedule Rotation

Monthly Pantry Restock | Azure Haul

Monthly Pantry Restock | Azure Haul

Carrots, flowers, and more! | Early spring sowing

Carrots, flowers, and more! | Early spring sowing

Organizing the chest freezer

Organizing the chest freezer

DIY & Cheap Seed Germination Chamber

DIY & Cheap Seed Germination Chamber

Sowing the first seeds of 2024 | Vegetable Garden

Sowing the first seeds of 2024 | Vegetable Garden

No more cinder blocks | DIY Porch Stairs

No more cinder blocks | DIY Porch Stairs

Rotational grazing cows without a tractor

Rotational grazing cows without a tractor

Farmhouse homemaking in late winter

Farmhouse homemaking in late winter

How do you grow it all? | Sowing Spreadsheet 2024

How do you grow it all? | Sowing Spreadsheet 2024

Antique-Inspired Well House Cover | DIY Project

Antique-Inspired Well House Cover | DIY Project

Food Storage Pantry Tour | Azure Haul 2024

Food Storage Pantry Tour | Azure Haul 2024

How much does it cost to raise chickens | 2023 totals

How much does it cost to raise chickens | 2023 totals

Herb & flower garden (nearly) from scratch

Herb & flower garden (nearly) from scratch

Garden planning in real-time | Vegetable Garden 2024

Garden planning in real-time | Vegetable Garden 2024

Easy Homemade Broth Options

Easy Homemade Broth Options

How I create meal plans | Save time and money on food

How I create meal plans | Save time and money on food

Indulgent Winter Treat | Hot Chocolate Recipe

Indulgent Winter Treat | Hot Chocolate Recipe

Sourdough Molasses Cookies | Gluten-Free Recipe Conversion

Sourdough Molasses Cookies | Gluten-Free Recipe Conversion

Salted Honey Caramel Popcorn

Salted Honey Caramel Popcorn

Mud in a drought?

Mud in a drought?

Harvesting loofah and saving seed

Harvesting loofah and saving seed

First frost = garlic planting

First frost = garlic planting

$5 Chili = Grocery Savings

$5 Chili = Grocery Savings

Fall Container Garden

Fall Container Garden

Starting our homestead orchard

Starting our homestead orchard

Always one bad apple in the bunch

Always one bad apple in the bunch

Walk around the fall homestead

Walk around the fall homestead

Well, we tried…Sept. Garden Tour

Well, we tried…Sept. Garden Tour

Planting for fall with our own compost

Planting for fall with our own compost

How to save okra seed

How to save okra seed

Grow a better garden AND save money on seeds

Grow a better garden AND save money on seeds

Quick and Easy Bouquets ANYONE can make

Quick and Easy Bouquets ANYONE can make

Toasty August Garden Tour

Toasty August Garden Tour

More rain = More homemaking

More rain = More homemaking

Rainy Day | Farmhouse cleaning routine

Rainy Day | Farmhouse cleaning routine

Did dowsing for water ACTUALLY work?

Did dowsing for water ACTUALLY work?

If it smells bad; it is bad | Canning tomato sauce

If it smells bad; it is bad | Canning tomato sauce

Walk in the garden with me | July 2023

Walk in the garden with me | July 2023

How to harvest lettuce seeds #seedsaving #gardening #homesteader #homesteading #lettuce

How to harvest lettuce seeds #seedsaving #gardening #homesteader #homesteading #lettuce

Bushels of green beans | Harvest with me

Bushels of green beans | Harvest with me

Eyeballing may be more accurate | DIY Woodshed

Eyeballing may be more accurate | DIY Woodshed

Upgrading the compost pile with pallets

Upgrading the compost pile with pallets

Stunted but beautiful

Stunted but beautiful

Pullets and Mini Roos | Chick Update

Pullets and Mini Roos | Chick Update

Kid-led Tour | Explore our Homestead

Kid-led Tour | Explore our Homestead

What happened to the garden plan?

What happened to the garden plan?

Tips and leaks | Drip Irrigation Install

Tips and leaks | Drip Irrigation Install

Using up more scraps | Chickshaw pt. 3

Using up more scraps | Chickshaw pt. 3

Deer Fence 2.0

Deer Fence 2.0

Now it’s time for some fun | Chickshaw part 2

Now it’s time for some fun | Chickshaw part 2

Well, it’s a start | Chickshaw part 1

Well, it’s a start | Chickshaw part 1

Hatch day for baby chicks!

Hatch day for baby chicks!

How to set up for chicks FAST

How to set up for chicks FAST

Spring Scenes on the homestead

Spring Scenes on the homestead

Unplanned chicks + a GOSLING!

Unplanned chicks + a GOSLING!

Starting to look like a garden | Compost & Manure

Starting to look like a garden | Compost & Manure

Last minute prep for cattle

Last minute prep for cattle

Wind vs. plastic | Greenhouse Pt. 4

Wind vs. plastic | Greenhouse Pt. 4

Toss ‘em up fast! | Greenhouse Pt. 3

Toss ‘em up fast! | Greenhouse Pt. 3

Using up all the scraps | Greenhouse Pt. 2

Using up all the scraps | Greenhouse Pt. 2

Inevitable Lowe’s Trip | Greenhouse Pt. 1

Inevitable Lowe’s Trip | Greenhouse Pt. 1

Did you know we had chickens?

Did you know we had chickens?

Barbed Wire First-timers

Barbed Wire First-timers

Resurrecting the garden that never was

Resurrecting the garden that never was

Firewood for wood stove

Firewood for wood stove

Waste of concrete | House Build Lessons

Waste of concrete | House Build Lessons

Clearing the OVERGROWN fence line

Clearing the OVERGROWN fence line

Compost Demystified | Simple Composting Method

Compost Demystified | Simple Composting Method

Firewood Fairies | Stacking Logs

Firewood Fairies | Stacking Logs

Dry fitting hearth stone tile

Dry fitting hearth stone tile

Sick Day Flashback | Elderberry Syrup

Sick Day Flashback | Elderberry Syrup

HOLEY Net | Fixing old electric fence

HOLEY Net | Fixing old electric fence

Off to the DUMP | Rural Waste Management

Off to the DUMP | Rural Waste Management

It’s POURING | Farmhouse tour instead

It’s POURING | Farmhouse tour instead

Pretty CHAOTIC still | Where to begin???

Pretty CHAOTIC still | Where to begin???

WE PASSED! | Final Inspection Lessons

WE PASSED! | Final Inspection Lessons

Popping in the garlic | October Garden Tour

Popping in the garlic | October Garden Tour

No more outhouse for us! | Farmhouse Punch-list

No more outhouse for us! | Farmhouse Punch-list

Tastes like nothing | Off-grid water

Tastes like nothing | Off-grid water

Lights, Camera, Cabinets | End in sight

Lights, Camera, Cabinets | End in sight

Rolling on the COLOR | Painting the farmhouse

Rolling on the COLOR | Painting the farmhouse

GUSTY Bucket Truck Ride | Chimney Cap Install

GUSTY Bucket Truck Ride | Chimney Cap Install

What happens when you NEVER prune a tomato?

What happens when you NEVER prune a tomato?

Clapboard Siding | Modern Vintage Farmhouse

Clapboard Siding | Modern Vintage Farmhouse

Down by the shack | Alternative Homestead Income

Down by the shack | Alternative Homestead Income

Does watched mud dry? | Mudding the drywall

Does watched mud dry? | Mudding the drywall

We have WALLS | Hanging sheetrock

We have WALLS | Hanging sheetrock

STREAMERS for the win! | Did the tacky deer fence work?

STREAMERS for the win! | Did the tacky deer fence work?

We have AC! | Hooking up to the grid

We have AC! | Hooking up to the grid

Itching to get ITCHING | Insulation Install

Itching to get ITCHING | Insulation Install

VINTAGE Door Restoration

VINTAGE Door Restoration

Replacing Mr. Kilby’s Tools

Replacing Mr. Kilby’s Tools

Hot and steamy Wood-Framed Chimney

Hot and steamy Wood-Framed Chimney

Tools STOLEN…again | House build theft

Tools STOLEN…again | House build theft

Shock. Fix. Tidy. | Tackling the to-do list

Shock. Fix. Tidy. | Tackling the to-do list

NEARLY Roughed-In | Farmhouse Update

NEARLY Roughed-In | Farmhouse Update

TACKIEST deer fence around

TACKIEST deer fence around

Fixing Clay Soil for Cheap | Less than $50 garden prep

Fixing Clay Soil for Cheap | Less than $50 garden prep

Good thing we have a roof! | Electrical continues

Good thing we have a roof! | Electrical continues

Recycling Perlite | Fixing Clay Soil

Recycling Perlite | Fixing Clay Soil

It’s ELECTRIC! | Fishing wire and outlets

It’s ELECTRIC! | Fishing wire and outlets

ZAP! Farmhouse Electrical Begins

ZAP! Farmhouse Electrical Begins

Our FIRST lumber | Sawmill test drive

Our FIRST lumber | Sawmill test drive

In the DRY | Farmhouse roof installed

In the DRY | Farmhouse roof installed

Sawmill COMPLETE! | Wrapping up projects

Sawmill COMPLETE! | Wrapping up projects

Safety first? | Hodge Podge Projects

Safety first? | Hodge Podge Projects

Will it GERMINATE? | Seed starting 2022

Will it GERMINATE? | Seed starting 2022

RECALCULATING | Garden plan overhaul

RECALCULATING | Garden plan overhaul

Roughing-In HVAC & Plumbing | House Build Update

Roughing-In HVAC & Plumbing | House Build Update

Small army + a bucket truck | Installing Windows

Small army + a bucket truck | Installing Windows

What happened to the windows?

What happened to the windows?

That popped up fast! | Framing begins

That popped up fast! | Framing begins

Can we even grow it all? | Seed Mail 2022

Can we even grow it all? | Seed Mail 2022

Framing DELAYS | But we can legally flush

Framing DELAYS | But we can legally flush

Exterior Outlet | Laughter & Lessons

Exterior Outlet | Laughter & Lessons

Basement FLOODED and the framers are coming!

Basement FLOODED and the framers are coming!

SAWMILL arrived | Heavy box musical chairs

SAWMILL arrived | Heavy box musical chairs

Basement Backfill COMPLETE | Farmhouse build update

Basement Backfill COMPLETE | Farmhouse build update

Find the perfect seeds for your Southern Veggie Garden

Find the perfect seeds for your Southern Veggie Garden

Winter storm is COMING | Preparing & Prepping

Winter storm is COMING | Preparing & Prepping

ASPIRATIONAL Garden Plan | Cottage Garden 2.0

ASPIRATIONAL Garden Plan | Cottage Garden 2.0

We have POWER (and waterproof walls)

We have POWER (and waterproof walls)

Tea time for preppers? | Preppers vs. Prepared

Tea time for preppers? | Preppers vs. Prepared

This looks like a FORTRESS | Farmhouse build update

This looks like a FORTRESS | Farmhouse build update

ALL the potatoes are sprouting! | Potato Recipes

ALL the potatoes are sprouting! | Potato Recipes

THAT didn’t go as planned | Hydrant leak

THAT didn’t go as planned | Hydrant leak

Proud owners of a hole in the ground | Excavation & Foundation

Proud owners of a hole in the ground | Excavation & Foundation

Shelling Dry Beans | 3 ways to process beans

Shelling Dry Beans | 3 ways to process beans

DIY Temporary Electrical Power

DIY Temporary Electrical Power

Day in the Life | Homemaking chores

Day in the Life | Homemaking chores

MORE Driveway Planning | Mowing the path

MORE Driveway Planning | Mowing the path

SO MANY APPLES | Canning applesauce

SO MANY APPLES | Canning applesauce

Training a chicken sitter | Traveling with a homestead

Training a chicken sitter | Traveling with a homestead

How big?? | Planning a front yard kitchen garden

How big?? | Planning a front yard kitchen garden

Staking out the homestead | Marking out our farmhouse location

Staking out the homestead | Marking out our farmhouse location

WHERE to put utilities? | How to start a homestead from scratch

WHERE to put utilities? | How to start a homestead from scratch

Worms in chicken poop GROSS! | How naturally deworm chickens

Worms in chicken poop GROSS! | How naturally deworm chickens

Where to put the driveway? | How to start a homestead from scratch

Where to put the driveway? | How to start a homestead from scratch

Two Rebeccas in the garden | Fall vegetable garden planting

Two Rebeccas in the garden | Fall vegetable garden planting

Hardening off transplants and PIZZA

Hardening off transplants and PIZZA

How to FREEZE eggs for all that holiday baking

How to FREEZE eggs for all that holiday baking

Harvesting the last of the dry beans | Summer vegetable garden is winding down

Harvesting the last of the dry beans | Summer vegetable garden is winding down

When to plant carrots? | We NEARLY missed the planting window for carrot seeds!

When to plant carrots? | We NEARLY missed the planting window for carrot seeds!

HOW MUCH fence do we need? | Measuring 11-acre pasture for cows and livestock

HOW MUCH fence do we need? | Measuring 11-acre pasture for cows and livestock

Pulling out my great-grandfather’s antique corn sheller

Pulling out my great-grandfather’s antique corn sheller

Harvesting RAINBOW popcorn - So pretty!

Harvesting RAINBOW popcorn - So pretty!

Might be a bit OVERGROWN…August Garden Tour

Might be a bit OVERGROWN…August Garden Tour

Cook with me - Garden Fresh Minestrone Soup Meal Prep

Cook with me - Garden Fresh Minestrone Soup Meal Prep

Does it REALLY work??? Millennials try dowsing for a well

Does it REALLY work??? Millennials try dowsing for a well

Can we harvest drying beans before it rains AGAIN!?

Can we harvest drying beans before it rains AGAIN!?

Introducing our FUTURE Homestead - Starting a homestead from scratch

Introducing our FUTURE Homestead - Starting a homestead from scratch

How to homestead WITHOUT land

How to homestead WITHOUT land

Gas Leak & Seal Fails - Misadventures of canning tomato sauce

Gas Leak & Seal Fails - Misadventures of canning tomato sauce

Our popcorn is SO TALL - July Garden Tour

Our popcorn is SO TALL - July Garden Tour

Up to our ELBOWS in dirt - Potato harvest day

Up to our ELBOWS in dirt - Potato harvest day

How to make minced garlic SAFELY - plus SAVE seed garlic for next year

How to make minced garlic SAFELY - plus SAVE seed garlic for next year

Cook with me - Kitchen multitasking

Cook with me - Kitchen multitasking

Drove to the garden plot FINALLY - Harvest begins!

Drove to the garden plot FINALLY - Harvest begins!

How to harvest echinacea for tea

How to harvest echinacea for tea

CHEAP chicken tractor - Pallet wood project

CHEAP chicken tractor - Pallet wood project

HUGE onions harvest - enough to feed us for months!

HUGE onions harvest - enough to feed us for months!

Mama hen ATTACKS - Baby chicks hatched early!

Mama hen ATTACKS - Baby chicks hatched early!

Candling Eggs - Trying to see inside with flashlight

Candling Eggs - Trying to see inside with flashlight

Shoulder high by 4th of July - June 2021 Garden Tour

Shoulder high by 4th of July - June 2021 Garden Tour

Harvesting garlic (and killing off invasive beetles)

Harvesting garlic (and killing off invasive beetles)

Broody Hen - Elsie wants baby chicks

Broody Hen - Elsie wants baby chicks

Replanting and weeding the vegetable garden

Replanting and weeding the vegetable garden

How to use fish emulsion - natural organic fertilizer

How to use fish emulsion - natural organic fertilizer

2021 May garden tour

2021 May garden tour