Poem by Joel, written 10/23/17 Does it matter? Do we care About that turkey lying there Oven roasted and golden brown Stuffed and dressed in festive gown? As we prepare to sit and celebrate Should we not properly contemplate How this turkey had a life Before being placed on fork and knife? Did
Read More
The culinary uses of basil are well known, but the benefits of this aromatic plant go well beyond putting it in spaghetti sauce. Basil belongs to the mint family and has many varieties including Thai basil, lemon basil, and holy basil (just to name a few, there are actually 35). It belongs to the genus
Read More
One of the biggest challenges to gardening in Southeast Texas is the intense heat and humidity. One of my goals for the homestead is to have greens all summer long. Anyone who knows anything about greens (lettuces, kale, collard, chard, spinach) knows that they do not tolerate heat well, so to find a green that
Read More
Do your tomatoes look like this? Do you know what causes it? This was done by the stink/shield bug. We were inundated with the leaf footed stink bug. There is nothing worse than getting pounds and pounds of tomatoes only to have portions of them sucked dry leaving numerous small scars behind. That is exactly
Read More
As you may or may not know, we raise our own chickens (for the most part), here on the farm. These chickens serve multiple purposes from providing us with eggs and meat, to extra income from selling pullets (females) , roosters, and extra eggs. While we don’t mind having the roosters around, they are either
Read More
“The antidote to feel-good history is not feel-bad history but honest and inclusive history.” James Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me. From the time that my kids have been in school (not by my choice), they have come home with pictures of colored turkeys and paper pilgrims. They have been told the same story I
Read More
[This post contain affiliate links] I love homesteading, I really do. It is my dream to do this full time eventually. I love gardening and working with animals. I love experimenting with what works in our homestead and sharing that with my readers and friends. But there are some things that I have come to
Read More
Here at Chosen Weeds Farm, we have eagerly anticipated the arrival of kids (goat kids that is). Besides the fact that baby goats are just plain fun, we wanted to reap the health benefits of raw goat milk. Kidding day has come and gone with two sets of healthy, rambunctious twins. Below is the first
Read More
[This post contain affiliate links] Fermentation is a big deal at my house. Especially for kombucha. So when my kombucha started going flat, it was time to figure out what I was doing wrong. Believe me: there is nothing worse than flat kombucha when you’re craving that fizzy pleasure after a long, hard day in
Read More
3 Reasons to Start a Garden With the growing production of GMO (genetically modified organism) foods, the depletion of our soils, and the rising cost of groceries, more and more people are looking to grow their own food. After all, not having to go to the store every week sounds like heaven to me. There
Read More