The Homestead Journey

03/10/2024

Hopefully the start of some Christmas gifts. The beginning of Scotch Bonnet Pineapple hot sauce. Of course, I couldn't find my fermentation weights or my pickle pipes. So, I'll have to burp this along the way.

02/10/2024

They say if you have livestock eventually you'll have dead stock. But it never gets any easier.

28/09/2024

It's fall. And so we've got tomatoes on the porch in various stages of ripeness. Ain't that pretty?

27/09/2024

Gotta love that 930. It will double stack quarts!!! 17 quarts and 1 pint of stewed tomatoes between the two canners.

14/09/2024

It's a beautiful day for the Fall Gathering of !!!

12/09/2024

This weekend just outside of Keene, NH!! Get your tickets now because there are no sales at the door!

New England's Homesteading Conference. Homesteaders of New England provides educational and networking opportunities for those living in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York.

04/09/2024

If you're in the New England area, join us for this year's Homesteaders of New England conference.

23/08/2024

I'll be doing canning demonstrations today at 11AM and 3 PM in the Handmade Homegrown building here at the I'll be giving away a steam canner at each session courtesy of !

21/08/2024

While my veggies didn't fair so well (it takes REAL talent to take second place in not one but TWO classes where you are the only entrant), I did MUCH better in canning. Every item but one placed and 2 won best in show!!!

18/08/2024

Making more fair memories as a family. Last year .wellsjr didn't get to help us get to the fair. This year, he did. Because it's been so rainy, the birds feet are all muddy. So, Benny got a pedicure. The others will get a pedicure at the fair tomorrow. Need to check in veggies and 2 Rhode Island Red hens tomorrow and then it is fair time!!!!

17/08/2024

I've made the big time. 😂😂😂 Come see me on Friday at the Washington County Fair as I do canning demonstrations at 11AM and 3PM. We will be giving away 2 steam canners courtesy of Lehman's Must be present to win!!!

A quick look at Friday - August 23rd
Career & Technical Education Day
$30 Unlimited Carnival Rides - 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Supported by CTE BOCES

17/08/2024

Made a batch of Nana's tongue pickles (sweet ripe cucumber pickles). Such happy memories of eating these as a kid. Also made a batch of bread and butter pickles as well

17/08/2024

On Monday the begins. And so tomorrow I'll be dropping off my canning entries. Then on Monday it's veggies and chickens. Gonna be a good week!!!

30/07/2024

It's been a few years since I've made cucumber relish. 7 pints in the .

09/07/2024

Blueberry pie filling! I think I'm done canning blueberry stuff.....

06/07/2024

We be jammin'. All day jammin'. Multiple batches of blueberry. Blueberry lime. Strawberry. Rhubarb. Strawberry rhubarb. And something new to try; Blueberry Bonanza where you make blueberry syrup with the juice and blueberry butter with the pulp. I am whipped!!!

29/06/2024

My currant harvest was a bit limited due to birds getting berries while we were on vacation. So, I added some organic, no sugar added cranberry juice and made currant/cranberry jelly.

10/06/2024

Spent the afternoon processing the spring batch of meat birds with my dad and my son.

31/05/2024

These have got to be the most "chickeny" Cornish X I've raised. Active. Curious. They do more than just sit, eat and p**p. The males are probably ready to.process this weekend but I'm going to push them another week before processing.

31/05/2024

6 rows of potatoes planted tonight in the bed.

30/05/2024

The garden got a fresh blanket of hay tonight. Ready for me to plant potatoes and squash there tomorrow.

27/05/2024

Yesterday I spent time getting the raised beds planted. They are almost fully filled!!!

18/05/2024

Things are starting to pop in the raised beds. Got some things transplanted and some more seeds in the ground. Also finished the grids on all of the beds. It's getting there!!!!

07/05/2024

It felt so good to get my hands in some dirt while getting some plants and seeds into the raised beds!!! Lettuce, arugula, beets, radishes, carrots and peas planted tonight!!!

05/05/2024

Got the beds filled and started gridding them. But, still didn't get anything planted..... 😭😭