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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…
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,…
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…
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!
A (Late) Invite to Seed to Harvest Summit
I’m a little late to invite you (Sorry!) But this week, SeedTime is hosting a summit with multiple speakers to help any and all gardeners! Today’s livestreams are all about soil health. Tomorrow is all various garden ideas. Wednesday will be about pest control, and Thursday will be assistance with specific plants. There are giveaways,…
Happy New Year from Chayotix Homestead!
Here’s to a new year! I can’t wait to see what’s in store for us for 2025. My ankle is still in a poor state so I can’t do much of the manual preparations yet. But I’ve already got my almanacs! I buy the Llewellyn’s almanac every year from a local metaphysical shop. (I got…
What We’re Leaving in 2024 and What’s New for Us Next Year
With the year coming to a close, I’ve been thinking about how this year went for us. We had a somewhat successful growing season for being new gardeners, put in some additions, and test drove some new skills. Of course, playing anything by ear comes with fumbles and screw ups. The Garden This year we…
Winter Planning for the Coming Year
There were plans to prep the yards and work out some building concepts for coops and a rabbitry over the winter to be ready for building up come springtime. Life had other plans, and I am sitting here instead in a boot from a major ankle sprain. Plan A The tilled plots are expanded and…
Can We Talk About Homemade Sourdough?
I’ve tried sourdough repeatedly this year. I made temporary progress with a starter I began in February, but by May, a missed feeding invited bad bacteria to pop up. It took an unfortunate amount of time to disinfect the jar and bamboo lid, which seemed to keep regrowing mold each time we’d get it clean.I…
Joining a Holiday Baking Challenge
After the summit this year, I joined as a member of the School of Traditional Skills. Alongside all of their classes, they hold challenges here and there. I missed the composting challenge this year but was right in time to join a baking challenge. How it worked They start their challenge by selecting a class,…