This Humble Homestead

Give them some oatmeal for an extra nutritional boost. Not only will they be happy, but their eggs will be richer and more nutritious. #chickensofinstagram #treats #chickentreats #hotweather☀️ #hungrychickens #oatmeal

Grab hold of those extra moments to teach your kids how to learn household skills. Let’s raise up this next generation to be one that is empowered to do things for themselves and others. #dryer #helpfulkids #homestead #homesteadlife #washerdryer #fix

Usually when I’m making soup, I’m not following a specific recipe. The nice thing about soup is, you can gather together some meat, vegetables, and good, rich, bone broth and you already have most of what you need. Season it well and serve with with bread, and you’ll have a hearty, heartwarming meal. #madefromscratch #homemade #soup #yummy #yummyfood #homestead

This recipe only takes a few minutes to throw together and is always a crowd pleaser! 2 large tomatoes, diced 4 sweet peppers, seeded and diced 1/4 onion, chopped fine 1 Tbsp jalapeño, seeded and chopped fine 1/8 tsp cumin 1/2 clove garlic crushed 1 Tbsp lime juice 1/4 cup corn Salt and pepper to taste #backyardfarm #farmlife #backyardchickens #homestead #homesteading #backyardgarden #growyourownfood #backyardfarming #backyardfarmer #gardening #farm #smallfarm #garden #countryliving #backyardflock #organicgardening #growyourown #homegrown #homesteadlife #countrylife #salsa #snacks #fromscratch

In a time when prices are going up and the values of companies do not match our own, we’re being pressured to spend our hard earned money where we would rather not. It’s time to join forces, to come together with family, friends, and neighbors to become a community that helps one another. Bartering and trading for goods and services has been around since the beginning of time. It’s time to bring it back. Start thinking about your skill set. What can you offer to others? Do you sew, bake, teach? Are you a nurse or doctor, a mechanic or welder? Every trade is equally important. You are needed and valued. Be ready to help and offer your services to others. Together we can break away from the independent mindset that has been instilled in us for the past couple generations. We can be communities of hardworking people that work together and toward the goal of self reliance. While their way definitely comes with its conveniences, it will eventually lead to yet another inept generation. But think of the possibilities when we teach our children the importance of hard work and togetherness. #homestead #farming #community #paralleleconomy #bartering #trading #barterandtrade

We need to establish communities of people who work together with people who look out for one another. We have shifted from this way of thinking over the past few decades, but together we can turn things around. #paralleleconomy #communities #local #togetherness #worktogether

We have looked long and hard for a good gluten free cookie recipe! I’m very allergic and when we finally found this we were very excited! Enjoy! Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups one to one flour (we use Bob’s Red Mill) 1 tsp. Salt 1 tsp Baking soda 1/2 c (1 stick) butter 3/4 c granulated sugar 3/4 c packed brown sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 cups chocolate chips (we homemake our chocolate so ours is one large square on the top, rather than mixed throughout) Instructions: 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2.In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt 3.In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until creamy. 4.Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each 5.Beat in flour mixture gradually 6.Stir in chocolate chips 7.Drop onto uncreased baking sheets by rounded tablespoon 8.Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown #cookies #homemadecookies #cookiesandmilk #yummy #yummyfood #dessert

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Backyard chickens are a great first step to homesteading. Get started today! For tips on how to start raising chicks, look here: https://youtube.com/shorts/RaGESD1jD7Y?feature=share #chickens #chickensofinstagram #babychicks #chickencoup #howto

Find ways to improve your diet and make healthy changes for good! Clean out the old unhealthy foods and replace them with nutritious options. #healthyrecipes #icecream #homemade #yummy #snacks #eatinghealthy

Support your community and improve your diet by buying local! Find a farmer or grow your own food. And if you need help, ask around! #homemade #homemadehealthy #burgers #burgersandfries #burgersofinstagram #natural #organic #shoplocal

Our family has taken an indefinite break from eating foods not prepared in our home. This has been pretty challenging and has caused us to make some big lifestyle changes. Chemicals are immersed in almost everything sold in stores, including things labeled “organic.” So we set out to buy our food from local, organic farmers as much as we can as well as what we produce at home. We’re about 8 weeks in and have worked out a lot of the kinks from such a big change for our family of 7. Eventually our goal is to eat only what is grown on our own land, but until that time we have found a good starting point. #homemade #homesteading #organic #healthy #ketchup #breadmaking

Homeschooling: turn off the negative voices that distract you from doing the most important thing you could ever do. #homeschooling #homeschool #homeschoolmom #homestead #momlifebestlife #education #school #schoolathome #kids #housewife #trainupachild #proverbs31 #outdoors #homeschoollife #lifewithkids #adventure #educate #homeeducation #lifetogether

Some curriculum we use: Math: Math-u-See English/Language Arts: The Good and the Beautiful Art: The Good and the Beautiful Science: Apolgia (high school), Abeka (middle school), and Master’s Books (elementary) History: Abeka and The Good and the Beautiful Geography: Abeka and The Good and the Beautiful Bible: Our own at home lessons Music: Private teacher (Keys for the Kingdom piano and theory books) We supplement with other resources along the way! Other popular curricula are: Teaching Textbooks Saxon Math Sonlight Charlotte Mason Alpha Omega The Story of the World NaturExplorers #cirriculum #homeschooling #homeschoolmom #homesteading

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We’re going to compare organic layer feed, organic scratch grains, and homemade feed (also organic) to see which one is more cost effective. Organic layer feeds costs vary from $28-$38 for a 40 lb. bag, depending on the brand. Quality varies among brands as well so keep that in mind. Organic scratch grains by Cluck and Co. cost about $20 for a 25 lb. bag and can be used in place of layer feed. $.80/lb. Our homemade feed definitely varies in price depending on which ingredients are used, but for a basic feed with just a few organic ingredients, the cost is approximately $28 for 25 lbs. of feed. $1.12/lb. Comparing the costs per pound we found organic layer feeds were $.70-$.95/lb., organic scratch grains were $.80/lb., and the homemade feed was $1.12/lb. Store-bought feeds are definitely the cheapest option, but to us knowing where our ingredients are being sourced is priceless. #chickensofinstagram #chickenfeed #feed #organic #nongmo #fuffy #cute #yummy

For a flock that can spend most of the days foraging, they will easily find what they need while scratching for insects, plants, small lizards, and even little frogs and snakes. Those scratch/peck motions they do from the time they’re first hatched are what they need to find food during the day the way God intended, expertly drumming up their own clean, organic food and getting nutrients as they do. For those chickens in a coop or run all day, supplementing with a nutritious feed is important. Take time to read the tag on the bag when deciding on a good feed. A lot of feed contains fillers giving them much more fat than necessary especially during summertime. Giving them scratch grains is important since they are born with that natural instinct to scratch and peck. Chickens need 4-6oz of food per chicken per day as a baseline for feeding them. Cut that in half if they free range since they take care of most of that themselves. Our chickens are fed only when returning to the coop in the evening. Allowing them to forage gives them good, clean, organic feed. It’s free! And it cuts down our feed bill significantly. It’s the healthiest overall option for our flock and, added bonus, takes care of pesky pests for homesteaders. #chickensofinstagram #chickenfeed #foraging #homemade #homesteading #chicks #babychicks #fuffy #cute

Bake the shells at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. When they’ve cooled crush them up into very small pieces. Mix them into your regular feed and your flock with gobble them up daily. If you’re fermenting your feed the fermentation process will help draw out the minerals that your chickens need and make absorption easier for them. The added calcium will increase health, egg production, and egg quality. And I find the overall happiness of my chickens to be higher when their calcium intake is regular. #eggshells #chickensofinstagram #feed #babychicks #fluffy #cute

Fermenting the feed is a simple process that involves soaking it in water for a day or so prior to feeding. Fermenting chicken feed has many health benefits for your flock. 1. Able to digest to food more easily. 2. Fermenting draws out the nutrients making them easier for their bodies to absorb 3. Natural probiotics are added during the digestion process 4. Good gut bacteria are introduced during fermentation improving gut health Follow these instructions to ferment your feed: 1. Fill a 5 gallon bucket 3/4 with feed. 2. Cover the feed with water, filling the bucket about 2 inches higher than the feed. 3. Watch it expand. 4. Wait at least 24 hours before using to allow fermentation to begin. #chickensofinstagram #chickenfeed #organic #homemade #nongmo

We added: 12 cups Split peas 12 cups Brown lentils 12 cups white wheat berries 2 cups Sunflower seeds 2 cups Pumpkin seeds 4 cups Egg shells There are tons more options to add in to your chicken feed. A couple are: Flax seeds Barley Corn Millet Kelp Hemp Check out this really amazing (FREE) protein/fat content calculator: https://www.gardenbetty.com/garden-bettys-chicken-feed-calculator-for-determining-your-protein-content/ #chickens #chickensofinstagram #chickenfeed #homemade #homestead #yummy #feed

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