Purpose Driven Homestead
We're a couple steadily moving towards our dream of homesteading and want to provide inspiration to others
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Kanal yaratilgan sanaJun 03, 2021
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10.04.202511:35
I've been looking for a less expensive grapple to buy for the front of my tractor. We still have quite a bit of large debris from the logging that was done a year ago and getting a grapple would be a huge time saver to help pile up what our pigs have pushed around.
The other day I saw a local hardware store had brand new 72" grapples for a lot cheaper than I've been finding. They are made by an American company called Nolan Manufacturing located in the center of the state. He had a couple on the back of a trailer and I decided to get one. I think this will be a game changer on the farm to clean up some areas, can't wait to try it out!
The other day I saw a local hardware store had brand new 72" grapples for a lot cheaper than I've been finding. They are made by an American company called Nolan Manufacturing located in the center of the state. He had a couple on the back of a trailer and I decided to get one. I think this will be a game changer on the farm to clean up some areas, can't wait to try it out!
09.04.202511:32
Meet one of the newest additions to our little homestead. This is Rose and she's a Jersey heifer that's about 10 months old. We bought her from another homestead about 2.5 hours away that was getting out of the raw milk business.
Once she's old enough to breed, she will be one of the raw milk producers on our farm. For now, she's just eating lots of green pasture and growing like crazy.
Once she's old enough to breed, she will be one of the raw milk producers on our farm. For now, she's just eating lots of green pasture and growing like crazy.
26.03.202512:06
We got our home incubated layer chicks out on pasture! Rain is always the enemy when they are this small, so we set up a little pallet that we had for them to get up on and roost. Its easily moved as we need to move the chicken tractor. If it rains, it allows the chicks a place to get up off the ground which dramatically improves viability in these early months.
More chicks will join these little guys soon. Where we have the tractor, it allows the other adult chickens to see and "interact" with them which helps them become accepted by the larger flock without being "hen pecked".
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More chicks will join these little guys soon. Where we have the tractor, it allows the other adult chickens to see and "interact" with them which helps them become accepted by the larger flock without being "hen pecked".
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03.04.202510:49
We continued our next fencing project this weekend by putting in corner posts. We used the electric poles I shared the other day that we cut up. We planted this field two falls ago (2023) when we started leasing the space. I planted it in clover, fescue, and some rye grass just to give it some cover crop while things got established.
Then last year's drought hit hard. What a horrible year to be converting land into pasture. We made the decision to sacrifice another space and fed hay in it to keep cows off this while it got established. I mowed the rye grass and let everything sit all winter and spring. We had a little rain over the winter which helped.
When we went to start fencing this year, I was amazed at how lush and tall the clover was. This UTV sits about 8 inches off the ground and the clover comes right up to the floor board. We'll finish the fence and then move the cows in. However without rain...we're headed right back into a drought situation.
Then last year's drought hit hard. What a horrible year to be converting land into pasture. We made the decision to sacrifice another space and fed hay in it to keep cows off this while it got established. I mowed the rye grass and let everything sit all winter and spring. We had a little rain over the winter which helped.
When we went to start fencing this year, I was amazed at how lush and tall the clover was. This UTV sits about 8 inches off the ground and the clover comes right up to the floor board. We'll finish the fence and then move the cows in. However without rain...we're headed right back into a drought situation.
25.03.202512:00
This is totally normal.... everything is fine. Totally normal to have that many planes flying parallel to each other... spraying toxins in the air to manipulate the weather in NC and prevent rain from helping the current wildfires here. Was supposed to rain then this happened and the skies cleared right up and no rain.
Don't be alarmed, these guys are from the government and they are here to.... help....
Yeah... right....
Don't be alarmed, these guys are from the government and they are here to.... help....
Yeah... right....
24.03.202513:30
Woo hoo! Got the new ditchbank flail mower uncrated yesterday. Hoping to get some work done putting it together soon. My wife and I have been mowing about half a mile of ditch banks with a machete and weed eaters and I'm looking forward to something a little less manual. Lol. Although weekenders are better than using a bushaxe like they did in the past! Lol.
The key is mowing it frequently to prevent small trees from growing on the banks. Hopefully this will help!
The key is mowing it frequently to prevent small trees from growing on the banks. Hopefully this will help!
29.03.202511:37
Guys... this isn't normal. We've been conditioned to think it is... but its not. You can see where the green on the side of the road stops abruptly at the ditch. The field is then brown and dry. It wasn't that way a week or so ago. It was super green too. However, the farmer (instructed by the USDA and BigAg) sprayed the entire field with roundup (aka glyphosate) and it kills indiscriminately. Now the next rain we get... where do you think that glyphosate is running off to? That's right... our fresh water ways where many get their drinking water.
Buy from local farmers like us who don't use glyphosate (or any other man-made herbacides) on their farms.
Buy from local farmers like us who don't use glyphosate (or any other man-made herbacides) on their farms.
16.04.202514:09
Do you know where your food is coming from???
Lots of people shop at Costco because its a little "crunchier" than many places, with options for seed oil free items and grass finished and vaccine free versions of meat.
However, its just come out that a huge beef supplier to Costco vaccinates their cattle quietly without sharing it publicly.
Buy your pasture raised chicken, pork, eggs, and raw milk locally from a farmer you know. Someone who shares your values and isn't going to drop MRNA vaxxines in your meat.
If you're in Eastern NC and are looking for quality pasture raised products, check us out!
www.raisedrightfarmstead.com
Lots of people shop at Costco because its a little "crunchier" than many places, with options for seed oil free items and grass finished and vaccine free versions of meat.
However, its just come out that a huge beef supplier to Costco vaccinates their cattle quietly without sharing it publicly.
Buy your pasture raised chicken, pork, eggs, and raw milk locally from a farmer you know. Someone who shares your values and isn't going to drop MRNA vaxxines in your meat.
If you're in Eastern NC and are looking for quality pasture raised products, check us out!
www.raisedrightfarmstead.com
18.04.202510:37
We mentioned in a post recently that bees are dying this year at an alarming rate. We experienced it first hand ourselves, I even made a video about it.
Click here for video 👇👇
https://youtu.be/ja8Ml7sBhH4
This portion below from the article particularly resonates with us because our bees had tons of honey when they died and it wasn't a cold winter at all.
“Colonies that are completely dead with dead bees in them, they have plenty of honey. So we know that they didn’t starve. We can also tell by looking that it’s not weather-related or cold. Sometimes, when it gets really cold, the bees can’t get to where the honey is. That’s not what’s happening this year,” said Anderson.
Click here for video 👇👇
https://youtu.be/ja8Ml7sBhH4
This portion below from the article particularly resonates with us because our bees had tons of honey when they died and it wasn't a cold winter at all.
“Colonies that are completely dead with dead bees in them, they have plenty of honey. So we know that they didn’t starve. We can also tell by looking that it’s not weather-related or cold. Sometimes, when it gets really cold, the bees can’t get to where the honey is. That’s not what’s happening this year,” said Anderson.
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