We made chicken soup with the left over chicken we got from Barnison Farm and used our own carrots, and then local vegies: green beans, broccoli, potatoes and onion. Herbs from our garden are in here too! The only non-local item is the garlic. I also baked jalapeno, cheese, onion bread using organic cheese, our […]

(Photo courtesy of Whole Foods) We got our first local, pasture fed, humanely treated chicken to eat today from Barnison Farm. Can I just say, WOW! We are going to bbq one of them tonight, but just looking at these birds I can tell a huge difference from store bought! And Jeremy and Allison are […]

we finally got 5 new girls for our backyard flock: 3 Black Jersey Giants, 1 Salmon Faverolle, and 1 Danish Leghorn. They are so cute and seem to be doing alright with the others. We also found a home for Arthur. I’m sad because he’s such a sweet bird, but I can’t give away the […]

I have to give a huge THANK YOU and plug for a local farm here, Barnison Farm. I found them through Edible Austin, and they were highly recommended for their humanely treated poultry, etc.. I don’t eat much meat at all, but my husband and kids do, so I have been seeking out a source […]

So in my quest to up the local supply and demand, I’m on a search for locally milled grains for baking. I’ve emailed Edible Austin in hopes that they can help me. How is everyone else doing this? How did you find your local sources? 🙂 More questions, I know..haha I just have this picture […]

Karl at Pile of O’Melays commented on my last blight post and mentioned using cornmeal to help combat it. I’ve never heard of this before and am very interested in hearing from others who have tried this with some success. So I’m calling out to all blight sufferers: How do you combat this organically? And […]

Not really homestead related, but I had to share. One of my dearest friends just found out she’s expecting another baby after almost a year of trying and finally giving up! I’m so happy for her!! 🙂 Congratulations Michelle!!!

Took over our tomatoes in the front. We pulled them all out today and will not be planting any nightshade type plants there for a couple years at least while we try to get the soil back up to par. What a pain! 😉 We also found a home for our grey rooster. I took […]

Homegrown and local organic cukes and onions…enough said!

Well, it appears that we have a 4th rooster in the flock. Which puts our hens at 3. So 2 roosters are going to have to go. 🙁 I’ve been posting on my chicken forums looking for someone who will want a couple super sweet roosters. And now I have to get more hens too. […]