Posted by Erin D. on October 15, 2011 in
Chickens,
Cleaning Products,
Community,
Eggs,
Failures,
Food,
Gardening,
Goals,
Habits,
Household,
Lifestyle,
Local Farms,
Mental Well-Being,
Musing,
Personal Responsibility,
Planning,
Stress,
Sustainability,
Toxins,
Vegetarian
So, hi. I know it’s been since spring that I wrote anything here, and for that I apologize. A few of you have left emails and comments asking if I was ok – I am. Thanks. What I have been, however, is relatively depressed and unmotivated, struggling with day-to-day tasks and not having much energy [...]
Tags: "time management", homesteading, realities, time
Posted by Erin D. on May 27, 2011 in
Chickens,
Cow Share,
Eggs,
Food,
Health,
Planning,
Politics
For over a year, we’ve been buying our milk through a “herd share,” which, thanks to anti-food-sovereignty legislation (you could say it’s health and safety legislation, but that’s what it amounts to – anti-food-sovereignty) is the only way to legally obtain raw milk in Michigan – to own the cows. One can’t simply buy the [...]
Tags: "food sovereignty", cow share, farming, garden, goats, livestock, responsibility, veggie stand
Posted by Erin D. on August 3, 2010 in
Chickens,
Eggs,
Housing
Word on the street is, Chickenhead is laying eggs. The street is right! She’s been laying them daily for three days – on the seat of her mom’s chair. They are small, but delicious. Nothing yet from the other girls, but nest boxes are being built. Here, you can see the girls busily hammering in [...]