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Took some time to clean the kittens eyes today and

Took some time to clean the kittens eyes today and do a health check. There’s so much fun to play with. And they’re gonna make some great hunters when they head to other farms. #Kitten #FarmCat

I feel like we’ve gotten so many chicks this yea

I feel like we’ve gotten so many chicks this year as we’ve been rebuilding our flock. Best quote from the postal worker. “This box feels alive.” If you’ve been following the saga of many farms/homesteads this year, you know there has been loads of loss and issues with shipping. It seems even worse than normal. This is after the #usps increased charges for shipping live birds to $15.00 per box this year. Stories of entire lost orders and doa chicks have been filling my feeds. I am, however, grateful for successful shipping from @meyer_hatchery this round, but nervous every time we ship now. #chicks #poultry #eggs

While most of us love spicy salsa… my younger on

While most of us love spicy salsa… my younger ones do not. So we’re using up the last of the cherry tomatoes and onions from @borderlandsproduce to make some mild salsa for them to enjoy. #canning #Salsa #MildSalsa

Packing up a jam order for a customer. We still ha

Packing up a jam order for a customer. We still have several jams available for you to try! We still have spiced wine pomegranate, vanilla bean pear, whiskey vanilla peach, and rosemary fig! #Etsy #Jam #Homemade #BoozyJams

The Stars and Stripes are really showing out this

The Stars and Stripes are really showing out this year and the bees are loving them almost as much as me. I need to do a little shaping, but overall they are doing wonderful. #heirloomroses #starsandstrpes #rose #climbingrose

We made a few of those super high-tech gate opener

We made a few of those super high-tech gate openers 🤣 #homestead

My morning garden friend! This baby praying mantis

My morning garden friend! This baby praying mantis helped me water the strawberry towers. We watch carefully as we clean up the garden in early spring for praying mantis egg cases being careful not to disturb them. We work hard to cultivate land and plants that are welcoming to beneficial insects. #prayingMantis #garden #beneficialInsects #gardenfriends

Our “Magician’s Rose” blooms are finally ope

Our “Magician’s Rose” blooms are finally opening. I love how full the arch looks already to kick off the year! #heirloomroses #heirloomrose #rose

I think I could spend all day, every day out in th

I think I could spend all day, every day out in the garden and be happy in life. There’s something so therapeutic about getting your hands in the dirt, planting seeds, watching them grow, and enjoying the fruit of your labor. I even enjoy the weeding. Nothing like taking your frustrations out on some tough weeds.

Also, I’m also hopeful this year my “Stars and Stripes Forever” rose will complete the trellis arch. This and my “Magician” rose which is yet to bloom this year, but is close make such a beautiful entrance to the main garden. #Roses #StarsAndStripesForever #AirlineRose #Garden #HappyPlace

Joseph’s Coat roses are in full bloom. Love all

Joseph’s Coat roses are in full bloom. Love all the color they add for spring. :) #Roses #Joseph’s #Spring #Color

Snapdragons are one of my favorite flowers. I love

Snapdragons are one of my favorite flowers. I love the color variations and the vibrancy. #Snapdragon #Flowers #Spring #Color #garden

Getting everything set for lockdown later tonight.

Getting everything set for lockdown later tonight. Fingers crossed we get a good hatch. Will start another batch next week. :) #chicks #incubator

Sandwich bread ✅ #freshlymilled #sandwich #soft

Sandwich bread ✅ #freshlymilled #sandwich #soft #delicious

Finally refreshed my @gardyntech today! This house

Finally refreshed my @gardyntech today! This houses a lot of the lettuces that go to seed in our #arizona heat and make dinner time salads fun. #lettuce #gardyn #garden #salad

Eggs going into the incubator! Confession. We aren

Eggs going into the incubator! Confession. We aren’t the best at incubation. But we are going to figure this out! #incubation #eggincubator #chicks #layers #barnyardmix

Super excited that our chocolate heritage turkeys

Super excited that our chocolate heritage turkeys arrived late last night from a farm in Phoenix. After a temporary setup in the house last night they have moved to the brooders outside on the back porch. They were so quiet last night on the trip home, but have definitely perked up now that they are settled. We are looking forward to experimenting with this new variety this year. Chocolate turkeys were almost wiped out during the civil war and are still considered critical by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. They also produce more meat than any other heritage breed. #chocolate #chocolateturkeys #heritage #heritageturkey

The last of the apples have been peeled and choppe

The last of the apples have been peeled and chopped and are in the crockpot to cook down for applesauce. And another 2 gallons of apple cider vinegar have been started. #AppleCider #AppleCiderVinegar #Apples #Applesauce

This week‘s batch of fresh milled flour sandwich

This week‘s batch of fresh milled flour sandwich bread is done. I feel like we’re finally getting a handle on making sandwich bread from freshly milled flour. It’s definitely been a learning curve and process. #Bread #Flour #FreshlyMilled #SandwichBread #Sandwiches

This may be my best sour dough loaf yet. The desig

This may be my best sour dough loaf yet. The design still has room for improvement. #sourdough #freshlymilledflour #bread

#RIP #Pruning #PrepForSpring #Springpruning #Sprin

#RIP #Pruning #PrepForSpring #Springpruning #Spring

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