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Unboxing Our CoopCrates: April and May Boxes
Just to start, I’m not an affiliate. I just kept getting the ad for CoopCrate on my socials and finally gave it a go. But I managed to order just before the second box would ship so now, I have two! The April Box The first box came with a soft bristle brush, strawberry treat,…
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The (Castle) Coop is Coming Along!
The babies are growing, and they need a coop! A bigger coop. This week, we’ve started building the base for the building. Due to height limitations made by the run I bought, a castle isn’t happening this round. BUT I have ideas on how to add castle elements in to give the chickies the Disney…
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New Additions! Plus a Chick Coloring Page
So, I know I said the last 6 were my last additions for this year. But then someone nearby had my favorite type of chicks: Lavender orpingtons! She wasn’t sure who was a hen and who would be a roo, so I attempted the dangling feet method. Hopefully, these two baby pompoms are girls. So,…
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A Chayotix Homestead Absence Update (and Chicks!)
It’s been an eventful month! We’re building a larger coop. We got a land survey done and have just a bit more land than we thought. (Fence is in progress.) And we finally bought chicks! In the last month though, there was a violent stomach flu that ran through the house. Intense storms hit my…
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We joined a Mushroom Cultivation Workshop at the Co-op
The Simpson County Co-op is hosting a homesteading workshop series. So far, they’re planning to teach about beekeeping, sourdough baking, and mushroom cultivation. Last month, they began with the mushroom course. The Co-op brought in Dr. Ellen Crocker to demonstrate ways to grow different kinds of mushrooms. Takeaways from the class The event started with…
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Unboxing My New Gardyn Kit
Last weekend I bought a Gardyn Studio. Though admittedly the buy was made in a case of mistaken identity, this thing has literally grown on me! Building it took about 5 minutes, and loading up the plant pods and setting up the AI was almost instant. An app “Kelby” tells me what’s needed, more light,…
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Join Me in Learning About Chickens at the Free Backyard Chicken Summit
Hey!As you all know, I bought a small coop to finally start raising chickens. I’ve been researching for the past three years, but I still don’t feel like I know everything I should.That’s why I’m so excited to share something that will help backyard chicken keepers.The Backyard Chickens Summit is a free 3-day event that…
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A Garden Club Idea I’d love to Implement
During this week’s Herbal Conference, there was a discussion on connecting with local herbalists. The idea of an herbal club came up. I’m very interested in herbalism but feel so new to the idea, I’m not sure what I could offer. But I have a fair amount of confidence in gardening! A gardening club is…
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The Virtual Herbal Conference
I am once again late to inviting you to join this week’s set of webinars. The Herbal Academy is hosting a week-long event full of herbalists and varying sets of herbal knowledge. Register Here! Hope to see you learning beside me!
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Changing Up the Vermicompost Setup
Last week, Seedtime hosted their Seed to Harvest summit. I finished taking my notes on Thursday and believed myself to be done with webinars for the time being. Then Marcus shows me an email showing there are three bonus videos to watch from the summit. One of those videos is a deeper look at vermicomposting-…