Author: DA Homestead
Buzz Buzz Bees
Does anyone else talk to bees? No? Just me? Over the past few years, I have noticed a massive decline in the amount of bees that are in our area. I know that a neighbor used to have a hive and no longer does but even with that, there are a lot fewer bees! Enough… Read more
New Chicks at the Homestead!
We let our son’s chicken, Fluffy Fluffy Policechick, go broody. Broody means that the hen wants to be a mom and will sit on eggs without moving for 21 days. Fluffy became very snippy and wouldn’t let us pick her up. Did you know chickens growl? I didn’t until she growled at me. She was… Read more
Reducing waste
I grew up in a house where we had a lot of stuff. Most of it we didn’t need but for some reason, it wasn’t removed either. When I moved out, I reduced the amount of things that I had but it was always a challenge to break the habit of collecting things. I like… Read more
Up-potting tomatoes
If you are like us and want to try to cut costs in the garden, you may have started some of your plants from seeds. I planted three types of tomatoes in my home, roughly four weeks ago. Two are for canning tomatoes and one is a cherry tomato. I planted 36 in total and… Read more
Hello world!
Hello! We are so excited to start sharing our journey of homesteading with everyone. Before we started homesteading we lived in Chicago and then a suburb of Detroit. Six years ago we moved to the country and adopted a slower lifestyle. Growing up in the city I was always fascinated by the lifestyle of those… Read more