tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22576758580107182592024-03-05T18:01:29.624-06:00Sabine River HomesteadSabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-62534267665780779182015-12-25T18:07:00.002-06:002015-12-25T18:07:31.640-06:00A New StartWell i got sick and had to sell the place in texas , and moved to northern californa . living on a small homestead out side of red bluff , snow covered mointoins all around . my email srh@juno.com Thank's Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-77409336172974437662013-06-03T06:43:00.003-05:002013-06-03T06:43:51.023-05:00life changing eventHi everyone , Thank You All For All Your Help . Sorry it has taken so long to get back on here . On 8-1-11 i had gone to work at brookshires working in the veggy depatment , 2 hours no problem , then my stomic started herting . i went to hospital and thay sent me 2 hours , to a bigger hospital . I woke up a week later and thay sead i had cancer and need to go on dieaises . The last few years have been hard , a few verynice people have come to help , and then the last 2 people have been very bad , mostly drinking them self to death . but thay have moved on . Now it just me the dogs and chicken .The oxen and dairy doats i had to sell , i was not able after coming out of the hospital to care for them , and i had no help . If i cant find some partners soon , this place too will have to be sold . If you can help you can call me at 409-625-3641 or sabine homestead , PO Box 5 , hemphill texas 75948 THANK YOU ALL , mike , PS my cancer is in remishen and im feeling and doing much better , call partnerships neededSabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-14849986602594992262012-04-04T05:41:00.002-05:002012-04-04T05:55:38.207-05:00www.sabinehomestead.orgIf you have not seen are web site take a look , www.sabinehomestead.org . The garden is starting off well , planted Tomatos , peppers and cellontro in to bigger pots . The baby chicks [ barred rocks ] have grown in to some nice big birds and hopefully will start laying in another month .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-69858273742435989712012-03-29T05:57:00.007-05:002012-03-29T06:33:20.811-05:00Spring has sprung<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblS3KMI4qeFwKOdWPl0dCqoH3rsPUKYJ2A94hGOO_QG04u6MBJlcptEO0XEVw2vFDWD6oPuMznEsLPzv_6LF-bHMJEnWU4hiiU6PNVUT_uYyto_QvVhQGCTLlN7R4N6qRCKNzf4_UeJy2/s1600/SANY0149_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblS3KMI4qeFwKOdWPl0dCqoH3rsPUKYJ2A94hGOO_QG04u6MBJlcptEO0XEVw2vFDWD6oPuMznEsLPzv_6LF-bHMJEnWU4hiiU6PNVUT_uYyto_QvVhQGCTLlN7R4N6qRCKNzf4_UeJy2/s400/SANY0149_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725280666567291346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDrmFk9HE9gxH4BQ0dAz6gzQcIfpKhsVHGJzf_GBesN7HMGZTLHA-EYU5S2mGUqAXrhLpiZQxZxRAVdmy9Dybn_01A_SspaChctT9F35cvExg4R2_Ikmo3qZ7UaOmVEosRJVb6SHTKnz1/s1600/SANY0148_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDrmFk9HE9gxH4BQ0dAz6gzQcIfpKhsVHGJzf_GBesN7HMGZTLHA-EYU5S2mGUqAXrhLpiZQxZxRAVdmy9Dybn_01A_SspaChctT9F35cvExg4R2_Ikmo3qZ7UaOmVEosRJVb6SHTKnz1/s400/SANY0148_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725280553216062562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIztYLhLaXnvSSNsClyKMJRZF583nz1ADDqeWocVwHQzIA0gpRlS5HVcff2oIWXGX0LEedmzXU9zC2Ccs1OwCrHGPSo5h1G4vztpV1bpY393XHasC_Pde_VnopuxYewofBY78tJ4m9VoL/s1600/SANY0147_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIztYLhLaXnvSSNsClyKMJRZF583nz1ADDqeWocVwHQzIA0gpRlS5HVcff2oIWXGX0LEedmzXU9zC2Ccs1OwCrHGPSo5h1G4vztpV1bpY393XHasC_Pde_VnopuxYewofBY78tJ4m9VoL/s400/SANY0147_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725280386960092210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8X-41cgyfqLwxnB1JbK2sAWMrWKlxdgMMkJ1CknPdYKQ5-Gty8Gl2u0RNZoZ3SPfS5u6vXXYknqnWH2j2ACG3nLU02ReU0xrVVvTt4DH84gVXxCo0OR9G8T_vP2OGGEMG9ZOa_Zm_AE6/s1600/SANY0123_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8X-41cgyfqLwxnB1JbK2sAWMrWKlxdgMMkJ1CknPdYKQ5-Gty8Gl2u0RNZoZ3SPfS5u6vXXYknqnWH2j2ACG3nLU02ReU0xrVVvTt4DH84gVXxCo0OR9G8T_vP2OGGEMG9ZOa_Zm_AE6/s400/SANY0123_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725280190700662946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU-4OOh9hX5jWyso92kteWZ5HMoE27EFaHxPMuTecyntbCrAiOECq8EMAbOKZ7dQ0chad_9bQQtLKR_nqI5cNWqpok178PJSnf_Xxn9nKdKy0NHvTHtFL6uVCDLcamB4VrVlf7tF5yTjO/s1600/SANY0121_360x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU-4OOh9hX5jWyso92kteWZ5HMoE27EFaHxPMuTecyntbCrAiOECq8EMAbOKZ7dQ0chad_9bQQtLKR_nqI5cNWqpok178PJSnf_Xxn9nKdKy0NHvTHtFL6uVCDLcamB4VrVlf7tF5yTjO/s400/SANY0121_360x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725279850472708674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHzh2fCShHV4J4to8C-XWWIie_JoWHD2MG0Qb9ojGeejqqAQFctbi9214u9sQcwNrKvrUqvTFmlqmETW6s_6RwJasqnzSekO6pbsLMJjPh0gnMRMW-fXRK9Gw5V19n3I-kONp3eqE7VIt/s1600/SANY0115_360x480.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHzh2fCShHV4J4to8C-XWWIie_JoWHD2MG0Qb9ojGeejqqAQFctbi9214u9sQcwNrKvrUqvTFmlqmETW6s_6RwJasqnzSekO6pbsLMJjPh0gnMRMW-fXRK9Gw5V19n3I-kONp3eqE7VIt/s400/SANY0115_360x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725279483691518850" /></a><br />I shure am Thankfull for the trees and shrubes that the peple living here planted , that are all in full bloom . Not having the money for flowering plants , would not have planted them , enstead l panting fruit tree , with what money i had , but it shure looks and smells very Nice .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-7318851669939813592012-03-11T14:46:00.002-05:002012-03-11T15:15:31.278-05:00New milking stand finishedThe new milking stand is finished and the 7 gallon cheese Vat for making biger batches of cheese has arived . the 5 doe babys are almost weened . Its time to try making hard sharp cedder cheese , now that i have every thang . Tilling up the garden and planting , but slow going with just me , shure need some help . Now have all fenceing for new farming area , just got to get it up . Looks like we will need to set up Hog Trap , saw new hog rooting in new farm area .Lake has come up about 6 feet and the fishermen are realy here , all boat ramps full , and im hering the fishing is real good . Leaveled out the milking loffing area and put more cement pavers down . It Shure is nice to get some more rain .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-36989501463330312632012-02-19T10:45:00.002-06:002012-02-19T11:25:59.647-06:00Projects for this year* Contenue to , test making cheeses<br />* set up hoop green house<br />* grow vegys for are farm stand <br />* Grow bigger patch of surghum to make about 10 gallons surhup<br />* set up surghum mill<br />* train oxen to mill<br />* build new chicken house<br />* canning unsold vegys<br />* plow farm area with oxen <br />* set up 15 ft swimming pool with rain water catchment , back up water for garden <br />* set up garage for sales area <br />* build green house<br />* build fence around farm area<br />* log fire wood for next year out of forest with oxen<br /> some of these are alraedy started or we have most of what we need to start them . What would realy help is some investores , partners , or others that see what im trying to set up here , a place of safty , well being and secquity of working together .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-66970402866966295352012-02-09T19:27:00.002-06:002012-02-09T19:51:40.154-06:00I made Some Lemon CheeseToday i tryed making some Lemon Cheese , it was very ezy , Just 1/2 gallon Goat's Milk and 1 Lemon . It is very good , im realy looking forward to making sevral kinds of cheddar cheese , like jalapena cheddar , also i would like to make some wheels of monterey jack and parmesan . That will have to wait untell i sell all the baby bucks in about a month , then ill have lots more milk . Did some weeding on the carrits and roman lettice , those baby carrits are real good tasting and tender , Thanks Frank for planting them .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-64729323489057781412012-02-06T04:46:00.000-06:002012-02-06T05:05:42.477-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSBXk9kigvYLcm0vnhgyDCVMEqAggGUhn2meU7-wwPxgTB1cTpY7-DwhgrVsN4diQXjagasxWDYlkteZ8zHg4_gHjfZ6gvWy6C-LlO7lMNKmoMHf0zXHrJtFSqFcm5u6o7QDDtHn_WUu_/s1600/SANY0129.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSBXk9kigvYLcm0vnhgyDCVMEqAggGUhn2meU7-wwPxgTB1cTpY7-DwhgrVsN4diQXjagasxWDYlkteZ8zHg4_gHjfZ6gvWy6C-LlO7lMNKmoMHf0zXHrJtFSqFcm5u6o7QDDtHn_WUu_/s400/SANY0129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705977129676022338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8fY_-5mFImwYWH8RK9lkX1mTHCfxB4lpHe3lOiQna6ikikzoLi2F2gA0CGPwiJuUHiQwWHaywytN4ObSCi6oQLpyUOu3xDLey1lldPEvmGtAwB2ubhM893gd0MKvk3fjGErL5nc33lle0/s1600/SANY0128.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXuuK4zl_ptP8ya1_g71nYr3jugC5oBRTthHKXDUjik3JTcvbMQqTvusljlIxegOpPdopfJUIEYUpLFEwda1kUNRuqJz-JcbhAt5L7f-qClEmnt1psQZW6h2oNzJNjH__xAhnlthbCAt2/s400/SANY0056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705637391011020194" /></a>Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-71945989188058137602012-02-01T09:33:00.001-06:002012-02-01T09:35:24.833-06:00last of the girls to give birthPoppy had 2 baby girls , so thats 5 girls and 6 boys for the year .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-60418627939279156662012-01-29T12:30:00.002-06:002012-01-29T12:43:11.401-06:00The Goat Rodio and my first cheeseWell training the goat for the milking parlor has been a rodio , but there gitting better . A few days ago i made some whole goat's-milk ricotta cheese and that was far out . the baby goats have been playing out in the pasture in this very nice spring like weather we are having now . The baby chickens are getting biger , and the layers started laying agean , all that warm weather we are gaving .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-88193265606741278142012-01-23T05:18:00.002-06:002012-01-23T05:51:00.336-06:00The Milk's here , So its Cheese Making TimeTheres 9 happy goat kids playing in the pasture , and the milk is here . So its time to learn to make cheese . I have been reading up on cheese making and looking at a few DVD's that i found on cheese making . Over the last few years i have been collecting the equiment i could find , stanless steel cheesepress , pots . cheese cloth , laddles and slotted spoons ,stainless steel cheese prep table, ext. ext. So i have most that ill need for that , now getting the milk in good order , up to now i have been milking outside in the dirt or rain and mud , trying to get the money to finish milking parlor , but the milks here , so im just going to have to go with what i have , and finish it later . This will be nice , milking indoors , no bugs , theres lights ,water , heat and soon A/C too . A dream coming true .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-72039755139376793412012-01-12T09:25:00.002-06:002012-01-12T09:36:38.587-06:00The Good And The Bad of the last few daysThe twines had there babys , one had one , and the other tryed to have two at the same time and thay died and i had to pull them out . Poppy is very ready to have hers , maybe today. <br />Im going to sell the oxen , i dont have the feed for them and $10.00 a bale for grass hay is just to much , it hert but i need to feed the goats .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-23795219691404389912012-01-08T18:08:00.002-06:002012-01-08T18:18:47.884-06:00Another Wild Day ,,,,Carmel had a baby , Star had a baby and little girl had 2 baby Goats today . I hauled 3 loads of leafs home , put one in the goat barn for cleaner badding . Im very tired , but got to go out in a few hours and feed a few bottles to a few babys . 4 more moms will be having there babys too , soon .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-35345862602814491162012-01-06T04:39:00.002-06:002012-01-06T05:11:31.457-06:00Yesterday , what a day ,,,,,,,,,This morning i found a surprize in the goat pen , baby pumkin , that is not even a year old , having a baby , a baby girl . Thay are ok , but pumkin has no milk . So i went to town and got some Colostrum milk at the feed store . Got home and feed her , Then i got a call that a nabor had about a truck loud of leaves , that we need for the garden and the chickens . It tuned out to be 4 truck loads , but we need it , and im very tired . I went out to the barn to give another milk bottle to the baby , and could heir more babys criying , but not at the barn , way out in the nabors pastune , where the heard of goats is . The herd gets back by the time im finished feeding the baby , and i can steel hear babys in the pasture , so i walked over there and find 2 baby bucks , dryed off and ready to go home . Poppys doughter had them , but isent giving them milk , so i milked her , and feed the babys , then feed all the other animals . I cant tell you how tired i was then , but i went to bed after all that , this morning im steel feeling it .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-82421414086687586192012-01-04T05:49:00.005-06:002012-01-04T05:56:18.674-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheetpUhxSnpiJI8b0LdCHPjk_IO4f1R5t8ziQbH7K4bYSgD4oNfamXvSup7o2pbmWRSKVe67ZS1TJvTe8WrqYonCq-o1QrDS6uQB7xC7kHAvYBF-BBI4_MWBv5AfAiWww0a7mGhU9rsfLa/s1600/SANY0348_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheetpUhxSnpiJI8b0LdCHPjk_IO4f1R5t8ziQbH7K4bYSgD4oNfamXvSup7o2pbmWRSKVe67ZS1TJvTe8WrqYonCq-o1QrDS6uQB7xC7kHAvYBF-BBI4_MWBv5AfAiWww0a7mGhU9rsfLa/s400/SANY0348_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693744400055410514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSccFTyWJ0caDmU71hjxwN_2a0ZymdLS-bQKCnJaHFwGPAcIAWAXq6I2u6J2KkUQPZZTIkIdscXwyD3FDkUX24t_PWEJ_2NjuM7om7Oy3ydYa2m3j806cKUC422qEL0uE5rY-XIHsWT-4z/s1600/SANY0364_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSccFTyWJ0caDmU71hjxwN_2a0ZymdLS-bQKCnJaHFwGPAcIAWAXq6I2u6J2KkUQPZZTIkIdscXwyD3FDkUX24t_PWEJ_2NjuM7om7Oy3ydYa2m3j806cKUC422qEL0uE5rY-XIHsWT-4z/s400/SANY0364_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693744214693789650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOGuaXqcWb4zVZ2rWAC_LmE9R_JmvPN7nSiCNsbCjlL7wHgDQMnQ3UEo9Q2VbtlHWKC3VV-3AGQWLWCZiGNyva8puIqLKV70lUEjwQdx2OzUKUPNHKiHv1_Nouvi_2NZJ3kqOeAUNtYHv/s1600/SANY0400_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBOGuaXqcWb4zVZ2rWAC_LmE9R_JmvPN7nSiCNsbCjlL7wHgDQMnQ3UEo9Q2VbtlHWKC3VV-3AGQWLWCZiGNyva8puIqLKV70lUEjwQdx2OzUKUPNHKiHv1_Nouvi_2NZJ3kqOeAUNtYHv/s400/SANY0400_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693744029124852146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGg5sBW3lT-HT0sKlUSZ0ymj4iRmT5luEbVcRkV5EnxLYQw7CQPcbduNPU3qR1OYyJVyoM8FI0ge09uHNxtEN0MFY4Ub1hCRyB2cA9PaEJ-6_OirwjImihYy6ShcANbxXLbYiXRb8W6Fq/s1600/SANY0403_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGg5sBW3lT-HT0sKlUSZ0ymj4iRmT5luEbVcRkV5EnxLYQw7CQPcbduNPU3qR1OYyJVyoM8FI0ge09uHNxtEN0MFY4Ub1hCRyB2cA9PaEJ-6_OirwjImihYy6ShcANbxXLbYiXRb8W6Fq/s400/SANY0403_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693743793876675794" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5UtabLKI1xiVyYhppIicqfrcI2Vw-h1WP8JPc0RrZRiyWKPfJdBb3n40_CQwa3KfxihFFjVI7lgIL1DPzLf3yvO1vLHcWWQfdHOn7NQRs290EdIKlBVzp4vewR22wwn3mYRJtWt7i450/s1600/SANY0344_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5UtabLKI1xiVyYhppIicqfrcI2Vw-h1WP8JPc0RrZRiyWKPfJdBb3n40_CQwa3KfxihFFjVI7lgIL1DPzLf3yvO1vLHcWWQfdHOn7NQRs290EdIKlBVzp4vewR22wwn3mYRJtWt7i450/s400/SANY0344_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693743494115006050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSNmhvUidLrvmB0FGu3dItZXq14Wch8ytOJkDbOVKnLkfTVJA_OU3YmUtQKk9iCQRLxGRjTmxIchid38pV08Vmp_QOoExn3pUpb6co0dcKva26bKgc-ngQI4-9BfG1MFTUWjlqETbMDEf/s1600/SANY0395_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSNmhvUidLrvmB0FGu3dItZXq14Wch8ytOJkDbOVKnLkfTVJA_OU3YmUtQKk9iCQRLxGRjTmxIchid38pV08Vmp_QOoExn3pUpb6co0dcKva26bKgc-ngQI4-9BfG1MFTUWjlqETbMDEf/s400/SANY0395_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693743067591792386" /></a>Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-43778104773551896932012-01-01T05:41:00.003-06:002012-01-01T07:28:47.167-06:00Another Buitiful Day in are wild paridiceAugest 1 2011 ,it started off as a nice day , went to work at brookshine brothers in the produce depratment . About 2 hours later i stated filling bad and gitting worse . So i went to sabine hospital , where thay only did a bunch of test on me , for a bigger billing , then thay dident even treat me , or give me eny pain medicen , thay just call a abulences ,' more money . And sent me 2 hours to a bigger hospitle . I was there almost 2 week . Thank You Frank , For Frank was there to take care of everythang and to help me when i got home . Thank You Frank ,,,,, <br /> Im feeling a lot better and getting ready for a biger better year . I have been ordering seed and a few more trees , clearing more of the farming area and burning the slash . All 9 girl goats are pregnent and well heve there babys in a few months . Also working on a fence around the farming area , or the wild hog well till it up after we plant it . After i got to feeling better Frank headed south to be with his ralitives for the hollidays and to help his Dad . We fineily got some rain , but to late for all the lone leaf pine trees we planted , thay all died and untell are drought is over im going to hold up on replant . The lake is starting to come up , but steel 11 feet down , i think the next nice day i may go fishing . This year im going to learn how to make cheese and may raise up another set of calf to tain as oxen ,with all the milk , it has been very hard to keep up with the cost of Feed . I was getting grass hay for $3.50 abale now its $10.00 . Im also working on setting up a farm stand that we can sell out of this year . So that we would have more eggs for salling i got another 25 pullits that will start laying this spring . Thay arived in the US mail and have grown out most of there feathers , so ill move them out of the brooder soon . A few people have wreton , but so far its just me here .Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-43256115232445124552011-12-13T17:57:00.002-06:002011-12-13T18:01:00.779-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSIVZO_BvZv8dc3lRqowoRCk4V9tVbvxhAwVney2QDm0kjJVt-PNZqmyn8CGsbzI-7T8Ezvni1-MKs0F8zAnKfvZ4MdDhGDQIC2Daqxs79ofnsx24-2BiEXV472770Q_nLIpN9LAQYF8g/s1600/SANY0420_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSIVZO_BvZv8dc3lRqowoRCk4V9tVbvxhAwVney2QDm0kjJVt-PNZqmyn8CGsbzI-7T8Ezvni1-MKs0F8zAnKfvZ4MdDhGDQIC2Daqxs79ofnsx24-2BiEXV472770Q_nLIpN9LAQYF8g/s400/SANY0420_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685767263461991682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nn5Zk4QoTdHrVIVj_r2_gpD6bMyvewMe8BvYjDTUCxSoEvqM0VhHQAgJHBwKoxWPpzu_AHQ31ewFy4BV4SB41NfW1XbsKGSBcuWCmXU7tRLENzf7T_xpgns7JrV2dN2_HEfiWgt3HOuW/s1600/SANY0418_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nn5Zk4QoTdHrVIVj_r2_gpD6bMyvewMe8BvYjDTUCxSoEvqM0VhHQAgJHBwKoxWPpzu_AHQ31ewFy4BV4SB41NfW1XbsKGSBcuWCmXU7tRLENzf7T_xpgns7JrV2dN2_HEfiWgt3HOuW/s400/SANY0418_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685767017923406258" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK950kCuQ4vtMkyOv0ZRW6aAz6JIeKqfvWhqRSVpjYQMmZVsFiJ-uM1RBI-ySWiqwaEIztzgVtbMS10GWHaOnHEpLoELo866dEvcb3TrjUXA7pTAwUzKn3qdPRdjsI1Q2egr7zaxISM7k9/s1600/SANY0378_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK950kCuQ4vtMkyOv0ZRW6aAz6JIeKqfvWhqRSVpjYQMmZVsFiJ-uM1RBI-ySWiqwaEIztzgVtbMS10GWHaOnHEpLoELo866dEvcb3TrjUXA7pTAwUzKn3qdPRdjsI1Q2egr7zaxISM7k9/s400/SANY0378_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685766724312718386" /></a>Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-38393763058535900642011-12-13T17:53:00.001-06:002011-12-13T17:56:59.606-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zor__5K2AXWlMe9g7E7Vx0caKJqbF33ZDgAwf14mlJNj4JsmkvGsujeINqktye_vPtp2H8ENbZpCUl37sh5qSJgouxbs8tQu8mgJB_wtnOMqCR1DHJcHmxRX_lEnpZsGow38gHBeVsZn/s1600/SANY0341_640x480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Zor__5K2AXWlMe9g7E7Vx0caKJqbF33ZDgAwf14mlJNj4JsmkvGsujeINqktye_vPtp2H8ENbZpCUl37sh5qSJgouxbs8tQu8mgJB_wtnOMqCR1DHJcHmxRX_lEnpZsGow38gHBeVsZn/s400/SANY0341_640x480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685765943010080002" /></a>Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-60116587513091594152011-07-20T15:26:00.030-05:002011-07-22T16:00:53.174-05:00Garden and Seed Saving Updateand a Thank YouHello I wanted to give an update on the state of the garden. Currently the garden is in a transitional phase. The items currently growing are bell and jalapeno peppers, watermelon, sorghum, asparagus and tomatoes. Garlic and potatoes have been harvested and are making excellent meal contributions, onions are done growing and are good to eat. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr2d7AYF00dyalnPPaQjErkamhdrktP6H8WUMgDFcUfiHQ9LQ9S-z1VjTVmSqRlSuOXS2ffHiWKaL3feUt-odi-rqoyMODV4TEcv3e_pjg0M3fei7R80dVNckh7GgYWCWeiLDqjVtLzo/s1600/freezer.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:15px 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr2d7AYF00dyalnPPaQjErkamhdrktP6H8WUMgDFcUfiHQ9LQ9S-z1VjTVmSqRlSuOXS2ffHiWKaL3feUt-odi-rqoyMODV4TEcv3e_pjg0M3fei7R80dVNckh7GgYWCWeiLDqjVtLzo/s320/freezer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632284449698660754" /></a>The squash and zucchini had a tough time fighting the squash bugs and got pulled up but had provided some good food for the time they were going. We harvested the corn, carrots and beets and got them put up in the freezer. Some of the corn had been eaten by corn earworms but most of it was salvageable, next corn planting we will be more prepared to combat the worms. The heat and lack of rain has been taking it's toll, but at the same time showing which plants are more resilient to lack of water and forcing us to contemplate more efficient watering methods.<br /><br />So now the garden work is focused on weeding and preparing plots for planting of pumpkins which Mike plans to have ready to sell for Halloween. We want to thank the visitors we had, Eli and her friend, for coming out and helping weed the garden, it was a big help! We also got a chance to pick peaches which Eli used to make a great pie. They were also nice enough to leave a generous donation, THANK YOU<br /><br />I have the results of the seed germination test. So far about 5 of the romaine seeds sprouted, 13 of the mustard seeds and 2 of the kale. So this was out of 14 of each of the seeds showing 35.7% of the romaine sprouted, 92.8% of the mustard and 14.2% for the kale. I'll try the kale and romaine again to see if I can get a better germination rate.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUDRYlovznnc2MC32wJWZM-VTDuYaSfXG7vAPiGXhPqy3T78R5fPLDUUcSIsbiH9t0mdehH_Xy3QGfmsXiKL4ZSJooErUjKgk2kCnrFq1RDmS8TvGNtyQCB06eR08_ZlTytOX2Un0YfY/s1600/seedtest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:10px auto 20px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUDRYlovznnc2MC32wJWZM-VTDuYaSfXG7vAPiGXhPqy3T78R5fPLDUUcSIsbiH9t0mdehH_Xy3QGfmsXiKL4ZSJooErUjKgk2kCnrFq1RDmS8TvGNtyQCB06eR08_ZlTytOX2Un0YfY/s400/seedtest.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632275391512830530" /></a>Allrighty I also harvested about half of the okra seed pods so far and got some sorghum seeds. Here's a few pictures of that, left to right, okra seeds and pod, okra seed up close, sorghum seeds. Thanks for reading, have a good day!<br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kgORVkeSEwGx8ly7rt6qN7Je72yR870OeVofUOMmjpffMhUWLx3AVOKwTUc_7rad8oJAiiJH3-pZCVxMz64fAlTj4zA0d0Y7ixZ-_8-wBOtM9M2w2Mu1N358C-iT-KrlktxMxpEIrac/s1600/okraseedsandpod.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:10px 10px 10px 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kgORVkeSEwGx8ly7rt6qN7Je72yR870OeVofUOMmjpffMhUWLx3AVOKwTUc_7rad8oJAiiJH3-pZCVxMz64fAlTj4zA0d0Y7ixZ-_8-wBOtM9M2w2Mu1N358C-iT-KrlktxMxpEIrac/s200/okraseedsandpod.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632282425576827362" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavgskAQMrfVMPeF4qu8DtX9bnP2NwpmYMMoxGWAiWpzgngB9NSaFgbNMhMaLIVEiREbHBOJaN6k3stc8ljJlxAblYvUv4ZMz8GWUNNmy2DxpzRk1CNPyxXbXIcQWB9EWouzyxFkzqxi4/s1600/okraseed.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 20px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavgskAQMrfVMPeF4qu8DtX9bnP2NwpmYMMoxGWAiWpzgngB9NSaFgbNMhMaLIVEiREbHBOJaN6k3stc8ljJlxAblYvUv4ZMz8GWUNNmy2DxpzRk1CNPyxXbXIcQWB9EWouzyxFkzqxi4/s200/okraseed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632282777787483026" /></a></td></tr></table><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3FNKFQKsD7AOutUKgpH9drqE4deHIbcGnPJA9HakY-gGFQVmmrWSm1AY-BhF0V0MhGZIK5QylUgJedY3vJ4Owg5R4lXuO0sI5Cz-7a-wEPxg7_kd-A0OKx0LjL2oY8c84H9ZDD3lb0g/s1600/sorghumseeds.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:-40px 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3FNKFQKsD7AOutUKgpH9drqE4deHIbcGnPJA9HakY-gGFQVmmrWSm1AY-BhF0V0MhGZIK5QylUgJedY3vJ4Owg5R4lXuO0sI5Cz-7a-wEPxg7_kd-A0OKx0LjL2oY8c84H9ZDD3lb0g/s200/sorghumseeds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632280101680597522" /></a>Fastidious Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825860172975287823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-89599623230352526202011-07-19T14:05:00.016-05:002011-07-19T16:29:05.481-05:00Saving Seeds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoXw9BWI08GTA4WbURDk_2Q_Vk4qn-Cl_NDzKkigBIiz-aV22o_mpP7L-GCvM2hZD5Pok_Ckzw0TsZt5RtXQq6zBdfAnQtpHd8zsNxxRLIkRaJoH1vp9vTx0qxbi2UPqoWHRc6mk47EU/s1600/kaleseeds.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:10px 0 0px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoXw9BWI08GTA4WbURDk_2Q_Vk4qn-Cl_NDzKkigBIiz-aV22o_mpP7L-GCvM2hZD5Pok_Ckzw0TsZt5RtXQq6zBdfAnQtpHd8zsNxxRLIkRaJoH1vp9vTx0qxbi2UPqoWHRc6mk47EU/s200/kaleseeds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631171769084045554" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bMrH5LhfV8EtkQ6pi72DucGk9I0b1_pp3JM1D7GmpOItwm_st-QGKlXyuBVYr5SxtnZc8fyvgBS9Ka6WkRYBDnpdEczndS8TGrTxIA_w43Spgoi6ZVDrViSKBMdmS_vjqArzmSwv5So/s1600/mustardseeds.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:10px 0 0px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bMrH5LhfV8EtkQ6pi72DucGk9I0b1_pp3JM1D7GmpOItwm_st-QGKlXyuBVYr5SxtnZc8fyvgBS9Ka6WkRYBDnpdEczndS8TGrTxIA_w43Spgoi6ZVDrViSKBMdmS_vjqArzmSwv5So/s200/mustardseeds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631171869478927042" /></a>Here's a quick post about saving seeds from the garden. So far we have mustard (right), kale (far right) and romaine seeds (below) and later we'll get some tomato, watermelon and okra seeds. One thing to watch out for when saving seeds is cross pollination of plants from the same families. So since we have bell peppers and jalapeno peppers (of the Solanaceae family) planted in the same plot, the seeds produced may be hybrids which will produce fruit different from non-hybrid pepper or jalapeno. This could make an interesting plant with perfectly edible fruit, but is generally undesirable for serious seed saving.<table><br /><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sRjII3Hg9psufqj0H8czhvpa45B6YMnTr4-xhgdTn7QDWJtKMv0SaIB4SpEcpCVONN0gUsW4jVtLIE9GYBfF5gEM7BgMP75DmTfLX1fZzcaz5SXVGk7_emXpb_3AfQOLbDYy-n3kPk8/s1600/romaineseeds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sRjII3Hg9psufqj0H8czhvpa45B6YMnTr4-xhgdTn7QDWJtKMv0SaIB4SpEcpCVONN0gUsW4jVtLIE9GYBfF5gEM7BgMP75DmTfLX1fZzcaz5SXVGk7_emXpb_3AfQOLbDYy-n3kPk8/s200/romaineseeds.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631172244292748882" /></a></td><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAaqpDuIbIkM08SUSGUN2l1Oulgd626zYCjau6A-6KpxhDb5s0R1IVw60M3CY003DrAibehO46rriyJuQ3UfFjphk5Jua3cBUfKjFNQHPtaiUmJKgYsxn5QBgvZ_X9P70haVQqHXffo0/s1600/romaineseedscloseup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcAaqpDuIbIkM08SUSGUN2l1Oulgd626zYCjau6A-6KpxhDb5s0R1IVw60M3CY003DrAibehO46rriyJuQ3UfFjphk5Jua3cBUfKjFNQHPtaiUmJKgYsxn5QBgvZ_X9P70haVQqHXffo0/s200/romaineseedscloseup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631172398413455730" /></a></td></tr><br /></table><br />And to test the germination of these seeds I took 14 of each seed (plus 2 romaine pods) and put them on a wet paper towl and tossed them in a zip bag. Within a few days at least some of them should have spouted, I'll post and update when that happens.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvaB9Na8Du6aKIJipFttE9sLH0CSevRf5giLYLQDPikWvvIg_gmF4fK5dXzYzAOqDb6OzADNY5FVqOm4CRCBRB34_ouPISCHamw0WGsn_Hfz4W828XGgRl1pyJxVf80K5zlns1Y-KS20/s1600/germinationtest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:10px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvaB9Na8Du6aKIJipFttE9sLH0CSevRf5giLYLQDPikWvvIg_gmF4fK5dXzYzAOqDb6OzADNY5FVqOm4CRCBRB34_ouPISCHamw0WGsn_Hfz4W828XGgRl1pyJxVf80K5zlns1Y-KS20/s400/germinationtest.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631176585359631426" /></a>All in all saving seeds is a handy skill to practice, if you're interested in reading more about it visit <a href="http://www.seedsave.org/">http://www.seedsave.org/</a> for some useful information. Thanks for reading!Fastidious Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825860172975287823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-6708779465121058552011-05-20T09:58:00.071-05:002011-05-21T11:38:59.825-05:00Homestead happenings and projectsWooah it's been a while since the last update, that's because there's been lots to do. Twice every day the dogs, goats, chickens and cows need fed. The garden and nursery plants need watered and weeded. The kitchen and dishes need kept clean and the chicken eggs need collected and cleaned. The goats need grazed, lest they start plotting against you.<br /><br />But in addition to chores several projects have also been getting done. I've been spending time each day gathering Dewberries. And with these gathered dewberries is made dewberry jam (or preserves) and after the preserves get made, you put it on toast!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrzOnQJZ1SqoJPzTABdqVsq-Uz2t-DodFgy544RnE38WVehjag_d5yJqS6OoMmrtOJp2rI2n8948PWT7xB6f3aqplcc322at0JoArrqpR8nLwVkTx-956xruzduYuHuHNvKeyzFAU9jk/s1600/dewberryjam.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:20px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrzOnQJZ1SqoJPzTABdqVsq-Uz2t-DodFgy544RnE38WVehjag_d5yJqS6OoMmrtOJp2rI2n8948PWT7xB6f3aqplcc322at0JoArrqpR8nLwVkTx-956xruzduYuHuHNvKeyzFAU9jk/s400/dewberryjam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608986200521125218" /></a><br />Dewberry jam tastes awesome, way better than that regular....grape jam. Plus it's pretty cool to pick the berries and have a way to preserve them for future eating (properly canned preserves are good for at least 365 days) The first batch produced about 8 jars and the bag is almost full again to make another 8 jars.<br /><br />Another project that's been getting some attention is the milking parlor. We've been installing insulation, adding interior sheathing, caulking and painting. Cabinets have been moved in and need some restoration and the sink is awaiting some plumbing work (water line in, a drain for the sink and another drain on the floor) Once the milking parlor gets a few more touches we can start using it for goat milking. This will be much easier and cleaner than milking outside. Currently most of the milk goes to the kid goats but to keep the mom goats healthy extra is milked (which goes to the chickens)<table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA8jxoWXkBfAUZbBa5hmvjRkA8oPS9Qpd4kn6AswMkPn08no38qFJgwCYo8TGFRoEy4jw_bKwc-T18pn4zZeNjLbfvyqijxtXyWzDejFePDEIG5eDY6dsLoUetTOGMFh6EUBP1sD6Imc/s1600/milkparlor1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA8jxoWXkBfAUZbBa5hmvjRkA8oPS9Qpd4kn6AswMkPn08no38qFJgwCYo8TGFRoEy4jw_bKwc-T18pn4zZeNjLbfvyqijxtXyWzDejFePDEIG5eDY6dsLoUetTOGMFh6EUBP1sD6Imc/s200/milkparlor1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608990604290956066" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf0hX8ICmGu2HkIUPvJf3bQyU_dN_O7iQ-J6CD9Rpof4_g6aNaFIonjX-eV9LqJ9NIP-Iqv1WXK5VQZ8owbjjgeOMH_xW4hBgPBxkEAs5z3ZGh29-Nk0DWCQxRQ6WKzPGM7GUAbShYOI/s1600/milkparlor2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyf0hX8ICmGu2HkIUPvJf3bQyU_dN_O7iQ-J6CD9Rpof4_g6aNaFIonjX-eV9LqJ9NIP-Iqv1WXK5VQZ8owbjjgeOMH_xW4hBgPBxkEAs5z3ZGh29-Nk0DWCQxRQ6WKzPGM7GUAbShYOI/s200/milkparlor2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608990755429524754" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9-aHviRRQi2bjx_kbOOsuhtOkRXG6U-AR3lBxoFH2D0xyLywSVJnkW4Z5-vN6bn98sYnQNVOO8pkePiFCrSvN4VviwacazRS5FqmES05-MHEcj0cVWs3MvzH_rbDd6T24iUgv2tiK9w/s1600/milkparlor3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9-aHviRRQi2bjx_kbOOsuhtOkRXG6U-AR3lBxoFH2D0xyLywSVJnkW4Z5-vN6bn98sYnQNVOO8pkePiFCrSvN4VviwacazRS5FqmES05-MHEcj0cVWs3MvzH_rbDd6T24iUgv2tiK9w/s200/milkparlor3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608991022927035218" /></a></td></tr></table><br />In other news the goat herd has added 4 new goats to their ranks. This makes the goat population at the homestead now 21. The kid goats are healthy, doing fine and are becoming very adept at flopping and flailing about in the pasture.<br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASLDttk0w5iPgN0aaUSpQ-xp1yBZWjhUKgR91GKJOAHl7t-JmwsfiIUdovQd87e6-Dzcm0t8XcwUxxxXOIswe8Zja4k247L-DgWBmbLUmPoicoUkGRO-vOkyQqp51t_9GmK_W2alCO1c/s1600/newestgoats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhASLDttk0w5iPgN0aaUSpQ-xp1yBZWjhUKgR91GKJOAHl7t-JmwsfiIUdovQd87e6-Dzcm0t8XcwUxxxXOIswe8Zja4k247L-DgWBmbLUmPoicoUkGRO-vOkyQqp51t_9GmK_W2alCO1c/s200/newestgoats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608992447625390594" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rt7cZmqsFHsl2sxMjAKfeV9jjwnkve8G7nrlKnHqNYjqyRtmZeVaL-H4c4uuETkeHzODtcXN6xVg-j2zJ4wuF54Znowuhnw81QWtzMVEGkYIwCBuqwWf7YdsrUQQ7kYhlZ-T_R2lJaU/s1600/newgoats.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rt7cZmqsFHsl2sxMjAKfeV9jjwnkve8G7nrlKnHqNYjqyRtmZeVaL-H4c4uuETkeHzODtcXN6xVg-j2zJ4wuF54Znowuhnw81QWtzMVEGkYIwCBuqwWf7YdsrUQQ7kYhlZ-T_R2lJaU/s200/newgoats.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608992698596108258" /></a></td></tr></table><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUrHSwNsQ3_43M18ueTRX2ay6KzfWJFNs4URzwHSzPq3ZOM7BGb7O9ZwTzyziRnaKs73l9GrxgCxQ3RDNyjyqZ8MpyUlhJusMVVRFp31plDdv1rPxJIOkQRYMdGWPzcT-_ty6y8Vnxc8/s1600/zucchini.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:30px 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUrHSwNsQ3_43M18ueTRX2ay6KzfWJFNs4URzwHSzPq3ZOM7BGb7O9ZwTzyziRnaKs73l9GrxgCxQ3RDNyjyqZ8MpyUlhJusMVVRFp31plDdv1rPxJIOkQRYMdGWPzcT-_ty6y8Vnxc8/s200/zucchini.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609007501775153314" /></a><br />The garden has been doing good and growing new stuff. Some of the new produce-ready-to-eat is zucchini, summer squash, jalapeno pepper and bell pepper.<br /><table><tr><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMv6dnMJ4p7pkYUsFWtYEq5uexOMFDG0lb1PYTYjane1e7LStBWP9tMWPAvRgTkPtAuEnigsZgmFUvQPuhqaAsD3eFhbj0WRTUI0hCq1WKkfbdoNYRIe_kRbj6yMnGXKvuaXMPy4Bm75M/s1600/squash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMv6dnMJ4p7pkYUsFWtYEq5uexOMFDG0lb1PYTYjane1e7LStBWP9tMWPAvRgTkPtAuEnigsZgmFUvQPuhqaAsD3eFhbj0WRTUI0hCq1WKkfbdoNYRIe_kRbj6yMnGXKvuaXMPy4Bm75M/s200/squash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609008566134249714" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedrrtg6RNG0-A5yDmdlcV7ntxkvkAhbglkkXXAHttR289KyS5L75gORMlSC7qmgpkNhL7uO-Uw5HWJ9lCpY2U0XVORQGtsiXOnrP_MaBhATOyKRxO3DFfvfo93COfn9s2lYa2iAB_eqM/s1600/jalapenopepper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjedrrtg6RNG0-A5yDmdlcV7ntxkvkAhbglkkXXAHttR289KyS5L75gORMlSC7qmgpkNhL7uO-Uw5HWJ9lCpY2U0XVORQGtsiXOnrP_MaBhATOyKRxO3DFfvfo93COfn9s2lYa2iAB_eqM/s200/jalapenopepper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609000289366137346" /></a></td><br /><td><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhB2m9acVzBX2Te5NdhDkhPWD_b90Sb8SDDSssGxISZsq7S1iT6ml-sZDVGExr6lHhmK-B25mbN3H-h8eV3RDXOfY7RU-rZY287I0W9kmUHk18QZ_YGKfyvXZDxtrl-SVzXMoaVnmr9U/s1600/bellpepper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhB2m9acVzBX2Te5NdhDkhPWD_b90Sb8SDDSssGxISZsq7S1iT6ml-sZDVGExr6lHhmK-B25mbN3H-h8eV3RDXOfY7RU-rZY287I0W9kmUHk18QZ_YGKfyvXZDxtrl-SVzXMoaVnmr9U/s200/bellpepper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609000000604315906" /></a></td></tr></table><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80VCqixA2bzwGUkxtUy2X25fe7pHfssnk5pbNm5RSXF75ZJrA1AVIyqmEFLwTRGz3RKY42DunVWRWWVRQhyCRPNSbsKOMu7TIu43NOOPsy2PxeR_wR9yJl6DxuGHvF_KCqDPfexUS3rU/s1600/tomatoes.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80VCqixA2bzwGUkxtUy2X25fe7pHfssnk5pbNm5RSXF75ZJrA1AVIyqmEFLwTRGz3RKY42DunVWRWWVRQhyCRPNSbsKOMu7TIu43NOOPsy2PxeR_wR9yJl6DxuGHvF_KCqDPfexUS3rU/s200/tomatoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608996666395544530" /></a>Other items soon-to-be-ready-to-eat are corn (lots of corn) and tomatoes (more then I can count) And even some watermelon (what you don't believe me?) Fine here's the picture and in fact this watermelon is 2 - 3 times bigger today, six days since this picture was taken. With a little bit of rain I think this watermelon could be a contender for Guinness World Records world's largest watermelon.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhHivsuGer8oMZ_-OCCQ6zd_vXYUFvBFyETjTuXX-0c7V6fSbUwKkXux0CDiaMJK9vs11AmoDN2IMG7dhqQ5y2Pic7d5tzjPcdOT24O5NifM4fjUxglXWDa2YSLoiEQNeHW8U-kz9hxw/s1600/watermelon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:30px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhHivsuGer8oMZ_-OCCQ6zd_vXYUFvBFyETjTuXX-0c7V6fSbUwKkXux0CDiaMJK9vs11AmoDN2IMG7dhqQ5y2Pic7d5tzjPcdOT24O5NifM4fjUxglXWDa2YSLoiEQNeHW8U-kz9hxw/s320/watermelon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608996362131454082" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9fiVOSfglN5b_0XufXjpcASzNRmOTsctgk3SQWDBzqilXsHhxD8mCOWQRaYd7XD1bhtOxksD7fi1H7CkF5Q05U_IP3YuvlBBoXsLcFymRLxpN-Bgc7LUDAhAXVuEYLRHftDokWokLrc/s1600/gardenvisitor.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:30px 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy9fiVOSfglN5b_0XufXjpcASzNRmOTsctgk3SQWDBzqilXsHhxD8mCOWQRaYd7XD1bhtOxksD7fi1H7CkF5Q05U_IP3YuvlBBoXsLcFymRLxpN-Bgc7LUDAhAXVuEYLRHftDokWokLrc/s200/gardenvisitor.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609003660482271058" /></a><br />Well I'll wrap this up with a "thank you" to a garden visitor, Green Tree Frog, found him hanging out on the onions. Check back soon for more posts about some food drying experiments, goat updates and garden news.Fastidious Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825860172975287823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-77463501062720305782011-04-29T23:21:00.000-05:002011-04-30T21:09:30.258-05:00Nightly Garden UpdateWell since it's about 11:30 pm this is gonna be a NIGHTLY Garden Update (see how that works) It was going to be a regular ol' Garden Update post but I was getting silly with the camera and long exposure pictures so I thought I'd post this photo and some notes about how the garden is doing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYGOIB8gHaqyFtAxwvPVMesbe0gDSwRLu_mC2HvvVuQLzGn6CR1aO4iBXDHlqkHKZo8FAEpmoWCRSBDpi55i627lPE4O-BJZUpk8ncpTsKJTeFi3lAXp8DTYWSEU02DcvKbSuYRaDASo/s1600/_DSC7622.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:20px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYGOIB8gHaqyFtAxwvPVMesbe0gDSwRLu_mC2HvvVuQLzGn6CR1aO4iBXDHlqkHKZo8FAEpmoWCRSBDpi55i627lPE4O-BJZUpk8ncpTsKJTeFi3lAXp8DTYWSEU02DcvKbSuYRaDASo/s400/_DSC7622.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601398859391960946" /></a><br />In this picture you can see on the left starting in the foreground some Potato plants followed by the Corn, now reaching at least 5' high. Summer Squash is in the center foreground, followed by the Spinach and Beets plot. This past week I've been harvesting bagging and freezing Spinach (not to mention putting it on sandwiches) Beyond that plot you can catch a glimpse of Romaine (now starting to "bolt" meaning produce seeds) and in the background is the Carrots.<br />In the right foreground you can see some Tomato plants doing really well, followed by the Garlic plot. Next to the Garlic is a row of Cabbage and beyond the Garlic plot is the Onion plot. The Onions have recently started producing "seed heads." The seed heads get cut off so the plants put their production into the bulbs. Not pictured are the Bell Pepper and Asparagus plants which are doing great. <br />Ok that's about it, thanks for reading, check back soon for more posts!<br /><br>Fastidious Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825860172975287823noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-65666701479296984562011-04-25T09:06:00.000-05:002011-04-25T19:55:16.301-05:00A week of work<span style="font-style:italic;">Been keeping a journal to give you readers an idea of some of the projects and tasks required for Homesteading. Just wanted to give you an idea of the work involved with caring for the garden, animals and chores. I'll try to post a summary each week. Thanks for reading!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-24-11</span><br />Fed chickens<br />Worked on milking parlor<br />Fed dogs<br />Garden watering and weeding<br />Installed more insulation in milking parlor<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br />Fed turnip greens and broccoli to chickens<br />Garden watering<br />Transplanted Mint, became root-bound<br />Fed cows, dogs<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-23-11</span><br />Fed cows, dogs<br />Grazed goats<br />Mowed front yard for grass mulch<br />Watered garden<br />Fed broccoli and turnips to chickens<br />Fed cows, dogs<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-22-11</span><br />Fed chickens, dogs<br />Changed dog water<br />Watered 1/2 garden<br />Moved chickens back to coop area<br />Added green mulch to compost pile<br />Weeded two plots<br />Misc garden watering<br />Note: Sorghum sprouted<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br />Updated blog with kid goat update<br />Fed goats, cows<br />Milked goat<br />Washed dishes<br />Fed dogs, chickens<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-21-11</span><br />Watered garden<br />Fed chickens, dogs<br />Planted seeds<br />Transplanted Artichoke<br />Washed clothes<br />Watering trees throughout the day<br />Repaired section of fence<br />Grazed goats<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br />Fed goats, cows, dogs<br />Milked goat<br />Assisted in helping newborn goats to drink from their mother<br />Got back from feeding the cows MORE food cause they wouldn't shutup HAHA<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-20-11</span><br />Fed chickens, dogs, cows<br />Watered half garden<br />Made egg salad (used 12 eggs from the chickens and spinach, carrots, and onions from the garden)<br />Installed 20% of needed insulation in milking parlor<br />Organized tools in and swept milking parlor<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br />Fed chickens, dogs, goats, cows<br />Washed dishes<br />Cleaned kitchen<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-19-11</span><br />Fed chickens, dogs<br />Added leaf mulch to potatoes<br />Weeded onion plot<br />Trimmed bushes<br />Swept back porch and organized tools<br />Transplanted Eggplants<br />Swept floors<br />Vacuumed rugs<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br />Random weeding<br />Fed dogs, chickens, cows<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4-18-11</span><br />Fed chickens<br />Watered garden<br />Planted Sorghum, 1 plot, 4 rows<br />Trimmed 1/2 goat hoof<br />Washed dishes<br />Cleaned kitchen<br />Collected and cleaned eggs<br />Fed goats, dogsFastidious Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02825860172975287823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2257675858010718259.post-21447430902355175302011-04-22T16:22:00.000-05:002011-04-24T08:30:51.864-05:00The goat invasion continues...Well what do you know just yesterday another goat gave birth to TWO more little goats. This brings the total goat population at the Homestead to 17! Both of the kids born are males. Here is a picture I snapped of the critters.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQk3bhRnxMTZ6v-QuOyFy9gHM30aem3H1nRZ8qbrHOC8JafAiTv7n2YCEvf2091d30pWSIyiGOoP3kUu0v0g-6i8lvXlBD_52t7ZEMfeWFTckzLhbSfxtP3TE_SMi4k-egRJ5oIHe9sJG6/s1600/_DSC7597.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:20px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQk3bhRnxMTZ6v-QuOyFy9gHM30aem3H1nRZ8qbrHOC8JafAiTv7n2YCEvf2091d30pWSIyiGOoP3kUu0v0g-6i8lvXlBD_52t7ZEMfeWFTckzLhbSfxtP3TE_SMi4k-egRJ5oIHe9sJG6/s400/_DSC7597.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598539109725438658" /></a><br />The mom goat had a slight case of Mastitis but we treated her with some antibiotics and she should be just fine. Stay tuned for more riveting posts!<br /><br>Sabine River Homesteadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610876121883431092noreply@blogger.com2