2012 Homesteading Goals: The “Must Happens”

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I know for a fact that being open to opportunities that present themselves can be a tremendous “asset” and blessing to our lives!  Therefore, being flexible when setting goals is important. However, you have to start with an outline of what you would like the year to look like.  Here’s the list of my “must happens” [...]

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The Homesteader’s Guide to Unemployment: 11 Steps to Take Control

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Unemployment is capitalism’s way of getting you to plant a garden.  ~Orson Scott Card   Photo credit Being unemployed, underemployed or laid off is no joking matter. Millions of Americans are out of work today, many with few prospects for work without moving their family or retraining for another career. While we are blessed to [...]

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How to Catch Runaway Miniature Donkeys

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In an attempt to overcome today’s trauma, this post will replace the one previously planned.  I  need to talk about it! Allow me to introduce the story’s characters.  First, we have “Princess Leah”, our 1 year old jenny. Next, we have baby-faced Cinnamon and Rosa, who is expecting.  Here’s the ring-leader, Nel.  Nel is Cinnamon’s mother [...]

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The "Daytime Drama" Outback – Farm Animal Personalities

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Life “outback” is anything but boring! Seriously, having farm animals is so much fun!  Just like children, each one has it’s own personality.  Some of the animals get along, others….well, not so much. Oreo, our Alpine milking goat as seen above, is so big and active, that we’ve put her with the donkeys and away [...]

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Meet Our Two Newest Family Members!

Miniature Donkeys: What Do They Do?

We’ve had a lot of questions about our decision to purchase a herd of donkeys last week.  Rightfully so, not everyone becomes “donkey farmers”! Our decision to purchase Peanut Butter, Arabella, Heather, Midnight, Rosa, Nel, baby “no name”, Whistler and Leah didn’t happen overnight.  As a matter of fact, when we began looking at miniature [...]

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Miniature Donkey Invasion!