I think some people would say that our family likes to grow things…my dad especially! So When I said, “hey we’re going to move to a large property and start growing and making our own food”. You can just imagine the excitement of getting to plan the garden. As these winter months will seem to…
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Cedar, We Have A Problem
A few weekends ago for those of you who follow us on Instagram and Facebook may have seen me posting about us taking out some of our cedar trees. I had a few comments on why we were doing this so I thought I would give a few reasons why we want to take out…
Meet The Neighbours
How much fun is it to make new friends?? This is kind of a continuation of our True North Community post but I am so excited about this and it just happened that I can’t wait to share with you guys! Last night while we were cooking up a beautiful pork tenderloin on the charcoal…
Year One Plans for the Homestead
One of the main questions we have to sit down and ask ourselves which is not an easy one, for anyone. What are our wants and our needs for this property? Of course, this comes with a few hundred thousand follow up questions but I don’t want to bore you with those. Our goal for…
5 Plants to NEVER Buy
Its the winter time and as most people are thinking about what they are going to be doing on their holidays over new years and what not. The people that homestead or work with the land are already starting to plan out there summers so that they can make this year an even better year…
Sweet Potato Beef Bowl
The more I get into recipes I think I should state that the amazing one and myself love to cook and experiment, or rather the amazing one does. When we first started dating my culinary spice range was garlic, butter and salt, and my signature dishes was lasagna and stir-fry. The amazing one always loved…
Most Useful Things To Buy in Bulk
There are lots of things out there that you can spend your hard earned money on. Things you will only use once, like birthday balloons, things you will use once a year, like holiday decorations, and things you use every day but may not even realize! I am a huge fan of making things on…
Bad Breath 101
This tale starts with a word of caution, when your good friend that will likely be skipping through fields of self-cultivated weed well into his late years gives you a plant, expect it to grow. Last winter we were extremely happy to have our friends come to visit us, even though it takes over 5…
The First Animals on our Homestead
Are you prepared for the first of what I’m sure will become your favourite announcements?? We’re going to have animals on our homestead! But how do you pick the right ones? Well, I’m sorry but the first animals for us and for most people are the ones they choose for companionship. Anticlimactic I know, but…
Grow your own Avocado!
Now this is a work in progress for us and it will be some time before our little avocado tree starts giving fruit, but this is a fun experiment you can do indoors if you don’t have a ton of space. Step 1, naturally you’re going to need an avocado. Most of us will have…
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