Category: Tips
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2026 Updates to Chayotix Homestead
Obviously, it’s been a while since updating what all we’ve had going on! You know that ducks have been added, but we’ve also attempted processing one. We wanted to make sure we enjoyed the eggs and the meat before putting in a ton of effort. The meat was good, just not a lot of it.
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Leon’s joined 4H this year!
In another new life update: Leon joined 4H this year! Anyone who knows him knows he’s in that “nothing is good, school is awful” phase. When he agreed to go with me to the 4H membership drive carnival, I was excited! We went booth to booth to see which clubs he might be interested in.
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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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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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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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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-
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Learnings from Webinars I Found in January
Winter is a great time to do some research while it’s too cold to do any planting. I’ve mentioned more than once that I love finding webinars to see things from new perspectives or learn a skill. I found and attended three live webinars in January. The first was Homesteading Anywhere from Carolyn Thomas. Next
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SeedTime: The Great (FREE) Garden Planning Aid (Plus $5 Free Seeds)
Right around the beginning of the pandemic, I got into herbalism. I’d watch tons of webinars, find recipes, and go “forage” in the backyard to practice. In the midst of those webinars was one hosted by a company named Born to Grow. They were the first to introduce the idea of winter gardening in my
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Planning to Add Elderberries, But First a Workshop’s Lessons
It’s no secret that I do a ton of research before I jump into a project. The fact is everything is too expensive to throw away on trial runs. My social media has been full of online summits, seminars, trainings. A couple of months ago, I stumbled on a weeklong web series of teachings on