💯 we're there!

Taking things on a different angle this week. Katie spends some time in the kitchen making over a years worth of soap for the family using lard from our pastured pigs and local raw milk. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=28IWruOlaJg https://rumble.com/v6x26vo--how-to-craft-hot-process-soap-with-farm-fresh-lard-and-milk-.html #homesteading #soap #diy #smallbusiness

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If you're planting trees prepare for 80-90% losses after 3+ years. Still worth it to do.

It was a busy week on the farm making loads of progress in different areas. I decided to document what a week's worth of grazing looks like on our small farm including some aerial drone shots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ-9AUaCXYs https://rumble.com/v6wqfre-busy-farm-week-grazing-impact-new-calf-and-family-fun.html

Silvopasture to add dapple shade for livestock. Herbals for natural remedies.

Getting my work done just in time to relax and enjoy an afternoon thunderstorm is a great kind of day.

Congratulations! Looking forward to following your journey 🔥

Family time processing the dried garlic harvest. The kiddo was a huge help cleaning the cloves. Daisy our bottle calf rescue and our dog were playing nearby the entire time. #farm #homestead #dadstr

I was hoping to finish the prep work for fence installation this morning, but got held up with vines all over a small tree. While working on those I noticed a bunch of small fruit scattered all around only to realize these vines were smothering a persimmons tree. Now, I haven't seen many persimmons in my life to know how they compare, but these are the largest I've ever seen. About the size of a racquet ball. The tree is loaded with fruit. Unfortunately a few limbs had to be sacrificed in the cleanup effort. The overgrowth was unreal. I've been procrastinating on this for years not realizing what was hidden under all those vines.

Been a busy couple of days on the farm. The right kind of busy.