Homesteading

This past weekend was the second weekend that our local farmer’s market was held.  As I have had the opportunity to meet more of our local community, I considered why people may be buying locally more and why it is so important to know your local farmer and food sources. For us, I think the
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Harvesting is in full swing here on the farm.  Not only are we pickling, dehydrating, and freezing veggies, but we are also selling them.  Last weekend, I spent a few hours with my youngest daughter meeting so many new people at the Bridge City Farmer’s Market while selling our chemical free veggies and goat milk
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Is it safe to eat? Recently, a customer found a red spot in one of our eggs.  This concerned her a bit as she didn’t know what it was.  These spots, sometimes called “meat spots” or “blood spots,” are no cause for concern (thank goodness for her).  It is just one of the unusual things
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What is the Difference in Hatching? Recently, we had a school contact us wanting to have fertilized chicken eggs for their classroom.  We are more than happy to oblige, as watching a chick grow inside an egg is one of the most fascinating things to observe.  I love teaching kids about how a chick develops
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  “Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere.  In the hall and on the stairs….”-Crystal Bowman   Tis the Season for boxes and leaves. Yes, I know this is a weird combination to be talking about, but with the holidays everyone has lots of boxes and lying around, seeing how it is winter, your yard is probably littered with
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As some of you may remember from this POST, we had an abundance of sweet potatoes this year.  This Thanksgiving, I decided to try a new recipe (actually, I will be trying several new recipes with the sweet potatoes that I will be sharing with you). This recipe was inspired by Cave Girl Cuisine’s Bacon-Maple-Sage
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Creating a homestead that is self sustaining is one of our major goals here at Chosen Weeds.   I am very purposeful about the plants that will be growing on the farm.  They need to fill multiple p fill multiple purposes including, but not limited to;  medical, food, attracting beneficial insects and other animals,  good
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Here is the thing about homesteading, sometimes you have great success, and sometimes you have epic failures.  Well, I don’t like to think of them as failures,  but rather the gift of learning from the experience, and believe me, I have had plenty of these. This post, however, is not about a failure.  This is
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