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20 Meals A Week
Posted on May 21, 2012 at 1:00pm 5 Comments 1 Like
The Aspiring Farmer Blog
In New York we loved cooking, it was a nice way to relax after a day at work. Frequently, we would cook together. Going out to eat was always a good way to try new foods and drinks, but it was never a pressing desire. It was taken for granted. If I look back at our time in NY I was generally eating about 5-7 meals per week outside of the home, which was FAR lower than 99% of everyone else we knew. Now that we’re…
Continue Introducing New Animals to the Farm
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 6:00am 0 Comments 2 Likes
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If you’ve read our personal blog recently you know that we recently lost a cat to a curious guard dog. It was a tough loss, particularly because the cat was given to me by my sister and we had only had her for a few weeks when it happened. I decided to post about the incident on…
Learning from Tennessee’s Extension Agents
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 1:00pm 4 Comments 3 Likes
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When we first started down the road of small-scale farming I thought we would be alone in our battle. In many ways we are, but over the past few months we’ve found out that there’s some people on our side, and they all have practical experience. These wonderful people are Tennessee’s extension agents.
Extension agents are the folks that work for the state universities and are dedicated to helping out…
Second Attempt at Building a Goat Shelter
Posted on April 30, 2012 at 6:57am 5 Comments 3 Likes
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Our goats are out in the pastures every day and every night. At least that’s the plan. It’s been tough to figure out a solution for portable shelter in case a storm rolls through, or to provide shade during the hot summer heat. Since we have large fields and we use managed rotational grazing we can’t always be sure that there are trees and/or bushes in each new paddock. Because of this, we need to provide…
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NHF commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post 20 Meals A Week
"Thank you for writing this! It's funny how validated it made me feel. I am constantly in awe of how we have no time or are too tired to cook and how the dishes pile up! I'm always saying, "We're just two people,…"
Jeff Hamons commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post 20 Meals A Week
"Its funny what we consider conveneience food now -- our go to quick meal is a roasted chicken. Put it in the oven right before chores -- throw on a few herbs and some oil and when we get back in -- its done.…"
Tina Striegl commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post 20 Meals A Week
"Cook, Clean, train dogs, walk, yoga, weed, yell at Rabbits! Oh...and enjoy a nice glass of Portuguese Red!"
From City to Farm commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post 20 Meals A Week
"Ah, yes...the dishes!! We've been assembling some good, healthy frozen meals on Sundays that can be popped into the oven when we go out for chores, and then come back in to a yurt smelling heavenly. Those are the days we have our act together.…"
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20 Meals A Week
The Aspiring Farmer BlogIn New York we loved cooking, it was a nice way to relax after a day at work. Frequently, we would cook together. Going out to eat was always a good way to try new foods and drinks, but it was never a pressing desire. It was taken for granted. If I look back at our time in NY I was generally eating about 5-7 meals per week outside of the home, which was FAR lower than 99% of everyone else we knew. Now that we’re a good 20 minutes away from any sort of food option we eat…See More
Summer commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post Learning from Tennessee’s Extension Agents
"Great advice! I too am in TN and have gotten to know my extension agent well in the last few months. I have talked to other agents who primarily stick to the “traditional” farming model script; fortunately our agent is…"
Little Seed Farm commented on Daisy's blog post Haircuts at Home
"I love the haircuts Sweetbreads gives me at home. She used to give me haircuts in our bathroom in our apartment in NY, but now we cut outside. It takes a little longer than the normal barber, but no cost and no commute either, so you definitely end…"
Aileene Murphy Herro left a comment for Little Seed Farm
"This is our first spring on the farm and our going thru so many of the same things right along with you (and a lot of others too!). I really enjoy your blog. Thanks for the great info, pics and community support!"
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Introducing New Animals to the Farm
The Aspiring Farmer Blog If you’ve read our personal blog recently you know that we recently lost a cat to a curious guard dog. It was a tough loss, particularly because the cat was given to me by my sister and we had only had her for a few weeks when it happened. I decided to post about the incident on our blog because I thought…See More
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"That's funny, Homesteaders. I'm the jumper in our family, too, but somehow most of my good ideas involve work that only my hubby can do. So I try to be considerate and not jump too fast!"
SusanLea2 commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post Second Attempt at Building a Goat Shelter
"Check Nature's Harmony Farm blog. They use old cotton wagons for shade shacks if I remember correctly. I don't remember the details, but they built a sort of awning going out from it that provides extra shade. You can…"
Little Seed Farm commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post Second Attempt at Building a Goat Shelter
"Hi Brenda,
Sounds like you're going through a lot of the same steps we went through. I'd really like to get two sides on there, but we haven't tried that yet. It would prevent some of the climbing if you could make a 90 degree side…"
Brenda Montanye commented on Little Seed Farm's blog post Second Attempt at Building a Goat Shelter
"We're moving our sheep (3 ewes, 4 newborn lambs, 2 yearlings ready to butcher) up to our other property. We have no shelters for them there. We may keep them there just for the "nice" weather and move them back to our home…"
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I am so enjoying your blog! Thank you for sharing~
Thanks! Glad you enjoy it!
Met y'all at the Nature's Harmony farm school about a year ago. Just read a recent post by you and found it interesting that we're both about a month into our farming careers, only a year out. Best of luck...I may pick your brain about goats sometime soon.
I love your blog! We are just starting out on this farming dream as well. We only have 5 acres but we would like to live off our land as much as possible. I am excited to pass on this way of life to my 2 little boys (2 and 3yrs). We got our chickens and started getting eggs. I was intimated to say the least to start the garden so I opted to make designs, read books, think about it, stare at the area where I wanted it, stare at the area with a shovel in my hand with a little tear in my eye because of all the work and then come inside to read instead :) All important to the process I guess. Well the other day I started it and I now have a 8x12 box complete and ready to go. The other day we were driving to a local nursery and saw a sign for goats and bunnies. I had to go and check it out because I really!! want both. My hubby is a thinker and I'm a jumper! It scares him a little because we don't have the first clue. Now it is my task to convince him that we need them :) Thank you for all your inspiring posts that make me feel I am not crazy and I can do this :)
That's funny, Homesteaders. I'm the jumper in our family, too, but somehow most of my good ideas involve work that only my hubby can do. So I try to be considerate and not jump too fast!
This is our first spring on the farm and our going thru so many of the same things right along with you (and a lot of others too!). I really enjoy your blog. Thanks for the great info, pics and community support!
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