We recently came into the “bits and pieces” of a longhorn bull. Included in that was two large boxes of bones, kidney, several packages of liver, the heart, and the tongue. We turned the bones into 28 quarts of super concentrated broth and have eaten several packages of the liver with gusto. Half of the heart…
For several years before we moved off-grid, we relied on local farmers and CSAs for the bulk of our vegetable intake. Starting in May we received baskets of fresh produce weekly, accompanied by a friendly smile and a warm handshake from those who grew it. It was during this time that I was introduced to…
Yesterday something beautiful happened. For weeks I have struggled with the reality of a baby who naps early, a toddler who naps late, and an Annabelle that only sometimes naps but mostly just keeps her baby sister awake. By the end of the day Ruthie is falling apart, Joshie is in need of an early…
As is often the case, the lunch discussion yesterday revolved around troubleshooting homestead issues. The day’s topic was egg production, spurred on in part by my reading of Little House in the Ozarks. But also because oddly low egg-production has been an on-going issue around these parts. So we kicked around some ideas for what to…
