Tag: homesteading
Tending to the flock and finding gratitude in a deep freeze
A sudden cold snap transforms farm chores into a challenge, but gratitude, holiday joy and simple winter moments bring warmth to the season.
The things that hold real value to us are never actually...
Selling calves marks a year’s work measured in a single day — a reminder that real wealth isn’t money, but meaning, community and the love we share.
Look up at the sky, not down at your phone
Fall lambing, cool rains, sheep in the yard and a murmuration in the sky — Eliza Blue finds balance between simple joys and the pull of the digital world.
Deep knowing comes from doing
An ewe named Millie surprises with twins, teaching lessons in patience, quiet knowing and the calm rhythm of ranch life on a golden late-summer evening.
The best roads are the ones that lead you back home
From yellowing leaves to migrating geese, the prairie signals an early autumn. After a summer of travel, homecomings — and homegrown tomatoes — await.
Welcoming bundles of joy late in the season
From barn kittens to bottle lambs, late-season births bring unexpected chaos and joy to the farm, proving new life doesn’t always follow the calendar.
Your summer food preservation toolkit
Garden harvests are in full swing and many people have been busy preserving already. Ohio State Extension is here to help with its expert educators, webinars, online resources and more.
The return of rain shows us that Mother Nature has her...
Eliza Blue considers how rare and how vital rain is to ranchers and homesteaders in western South Dakota, grateful for the recent rain there.
Poor memory is a liability
Eliza Blue makes changes in her sheep flock to improve her fiber business, remembering lambing difficulties with the breed she chose after the fact.
It’s May on the prairie and all is well
May offers Eliza Blue and the animals on her ranch a reprieve from the sometimes harsh weather in South Dakota.
