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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…
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…
Sprouts and Microgreens: How to Make Fresh Vegetables in Winter
By now we all know I love webinars and learning new ways to do things. Sprouts and micro greens aren’t a new concept by any means, but I’ve certainly never dived into them. Honestly, I thought it was one of those fad things meant to convince you that you were doing something healthy. Last week,…
Sourdough Recipes Trials: Farmhouse on Boone
This Christmas was a baker’s dream for me. I got all variations of supplies from my family to dive deeper into sourdough. Until now, I’ve been making either discard recipes or the “cheater” boules recipes for soup bread bowls. Now I have a Dutch oven, bannetons, slings, and lames to go with my new stand…
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…