Natural Pool, A New Project Here on Two Oaks Farmstead, we have recently embarked on a new project! We are building a natural pool and we’re very excited about …

Time For Culling Chickens Around the Farmstead, we are typically culling chickens at least a couple times per year, sometimes more. It gives our family much-needed food to eat. …

Nostalgia… I have such wonderful childhood memories that revolve around basic homesteading chores. One of which was hanging the laundry out on the clothesline. Everywhere I move, I build …

Why I Love Raising Chickens I love raising chickens. Growing up learning the process firsthand with my parents and my great-grandmother (Mimi), I have such wonderful memories from all …

By this time of summer, mint has typically taken over the garden – wherever it has been planted. In my garden, transplanting mint becomes an absolute must-do at this …

The Saga Continues… This season’s step in my ongoing garden planning saga was to build raised beds. Ever since we bought our new place three years ago, we’ve gone …

The Situation In my previous post, I went through the steps that we took in our greenhouse construction, from stem wall to stud walls. Today, I will talk about …

The Desire I knew that I wanted a new greenhouse from the moment that we bought our new place a few years back. However, there were many projects that …

The Joy of Raising Chickens I love raising chickens. I love everything about it. From getting up very early in order to make a run to the post office …

What to do with all that Zucchini! Squash and Zucchini are piling up right about now! In fact, about this time every year, they are always piling up. If …