by Jon Parks | May 4, 2017 | 40 Day Homestead Challenge |
Today, we’re launching our biggest homesteading challenge to date. We’re starting our first ever homestead garden and we’re going to try to grow the food our family will eat this summer and into the early fall. Now, this may not be a big deal to...
by Jon Parks | Jan 8, 2017 | Homestead Scenery |
It’s been a fun couple of days on our homestead in central North Carolina. Early in the week, the meteorologists were predicting a snow storm would roll in on Friday evening and bring us about 6-8 inches of snow. That may not be a big deal in many parts of the...
by Jon Parks | Nov 23, 2016 | Homesteading Lessons |
OK. Let me start with a point of clarity about the title of this post. I didn’t literally kill one of my chickens. In reality, one of our chickens died on Monday. I found her in the coop face down in the dirt. No marks from a predator. No signs of a struggle....
by Jon Parks | Nov 16, 2016 | Homesteading Stories |
We planted a new tree on Monday. It is a lovely, but young, honey crisp apple tree. There’s nothing overly special about this particular tree. We purchased it on end of season clearance from our local Tractor Supply store. But this tree is symbolic for our homestead....
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