Applegarth Farm: fond memories of puppy days

Friday, February 18, 2011

fond memories of puppy days

Summer (our Golden Retriever) and Sierra (our Great Pyrenees) from a year and a half ago, just posted for a smile, I miss the baby days. J bought Summer for me when the older girls left the nest and I missed them so very much, she helped me through that time of my life. Now that I don't have my own babies, they're all growing up, I have enjoyed our animal babies, the rabbits should be kindling any day, nests are being built by them in preparation. We also have kittens (an oops) pregnancy to be arriving any day. Kaley and I made up baby quarters a couple nights ago. Spring will arrive with kittens, chicks and baby bunnies.

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Unknown said...: SO much fun bringing new life into the world... Love this beautiful post :); September 17, 2011 at 11:29 AM

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Our goal here at Applegarth Farm is to raise children that play in the woods and gardens, and know where their food comes from. To feed the animals and care for their young, to gather eggs, and milk goats, to eat fruit off of trees, and berries from the bushes that we grow, and to eat from the gardens. We are working towards, and teaching them to be as self sufficient as best we can.

With the economy in the state it is, our plan has become even more important. Being able to live on less is one of our goals. Working from home, or close to home is another goal, and growing and harvesting most of our food is a big goal we've been working towards.

We live in a handbuilt home, our heat comes from the firewood we cut, and cooking is often done right on our woodstove. We grow a lot of our own food, and are building our home slowly with cash for materials, and the time to work on it. All of the buildings have been built over the years by my husband from trees grown and milled right on our farm, or from salvaged lumber.

The beginning years started here with no electricity or running water, and were lived in a small cabin, slowy building and clearing land. We are still trying to live as self sufficiently as we can. I am a homemaker and work part time in the nursery (plants and trees) business. We are raising children, tending animals, gardening and cooking from scratch.

Some of the topics you will hear about are; gardening, cooking, beekeeping, chickens, rabbits, building and timberframing. Along with some of my adventures in soapmaking, candlemaking, animal husbandry, plus the everyday of what's going on around the farm. Future building projects include a goat barn, a root cellar, and a pizza/bread wood fired oven. Come learn along with us, and share homesteading skills you are learning. I'm looking forward to meeting others that share a similar path that we're on, or simply others who dream of homesteading.