***Caution: swear words ahead.*** Hello Honeywwoofer Fam, it’s been a while. I guess, for me, writing is like milk- some weeks I can’t seem to get enough, and other weeks it accidentally goes sour and forgotten in the back of … Continue reading In the Loop
When Will and I were WWOOFing in 2015, we volunteered from the middle to the end of the outdoor growing season. Now as we fire up our first official market garden efforts on the Honeywwoofer Homestead, I have found myself … Continue reading Marathon May
Get pigs they said. It will be fun they said. #pigmistake. Do you know how fast a pig can run? Faster than me. Faster than Will. MUCH faster. Sustained 20-50 KILOMETERS AN HOUR, if we are being specific. Yesterday we … Continue reading Three Little Piggies Went to the Woods
***DIY metal polish recipe at the bottom of my math infused rant.*** Will and I have been working on upcycling some very old cabinets. We got them from an assisted living complex that was upgrading their apartment kitchens. The whole … Continue reading Use What You Have
Hatching season has returned to the poultry world. Those who like to hatch their own birds are busy dusting off their incubators, securing their hatching eggs, and setting up their brooders. By the time the chicks hatch and grow their … Continue reading Hatching Season
***Long informative post that comes with a fun Nina Pitay photoshoot!*** It has come to my attention that I have been throwing around terminology that not everyone is super familiar with. What is a micro farm? How about “regenerative agriculture”? … Continue reading Permaculture What?
This break in studying for my Statistics exam is brought to you by my mealworm farm. I have been dying to showcase this little project but I wanted to wait until I could capture all the stages of the lifecycle. … Continue reading A Worm by Any Other Name
This Sunday Will and I went on possibly the weirdest date of our entire relationship. And if you know us, you know we’ve had some pretty weird adventures. But this is now a top contender and the only thing I … Continue reading Duck Tarp A La Ganza
***Directions to grow sprouts at the bottom of the post. *** With the second wave of COVID19 on our doorstep worrying discussions have resumed around what will happen to livestock feed prices and availability (you thought I was going to … Continue reading Quack Snacks
Remember that duck coop fail? Well it has gained some more appropriate residents- quail! When we were first planning the farm we thought quail would be our first farm animal. Sometimes the universe has other plans- but they are finally … Continue reading Mini Eggs
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