by Sunnie | Sep 21, 2016 | Everyday Homesteading, Family & Home, Homemaking & Family Life, Homestead, Natural Health, On the Homestead
Life on a homestead is full of challenges. One of the things that we need to watch and take care of the most is our homestead health. The health and care of not only our out buildings, livestock and plants, but also ourselves. Unhealthy Times Of all the times of the... by Sunnie | Apr 25, 2016 | Homestead, Honey Bees, Show Pigs
This week has been a challenge to say the least. Our warm start to a Midwest spring has been drenched in rain. Mind you we needed this rain so I will not complain but it has had me running for the house on more than one occasion. Last night we hunkered down in the... by Sunnie | Mar 20, 2016 | Challenges & DIY, Everyday Homesteading, Homestead
I was blessed to grow up in Wisconsin on 40 acres of wooded land. Trees have always been around me and to be honest, I loved them but took having them for granted. After marrying my husband, we moved to southern Minnesota. I feel this area should be known... by Sunnie | Mar 15, 2016 | Homestead, Honey Bees
The bees will be coming mid-April and to be completely honest I’m a little freaked out! I know what I am taking on but to be honest until I get that first hand experience I think I will stay overwhelmed for a while. I first got ten hives, a motorized 20 frame... by Sunnie | Mar 12, 2016 | Home School, Pre-School
It seems as though every time I am trying to really get something done my kids are right there with a different plan in mind. Unfortunately, it is usually a plan that involves more time and a whole lot more clean up. The solution I needed was to create some ideas for...