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How to Make Bone Broth in 100 Minutes!

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When I was starting my “real food” journey nearly 10 years ago, I was so curious how to make bone broth. Everyone was talking about bone broth this and bone broth that. 

I must admit, the thought of making bone broth was intimidating. Some recipes called for the FEET! The feet y’all! 

Please remember that before I was Ms. Homesteader that I was Ms. City Girl who thought my chickens came from the store and never would I purchase a WHOLE chicken with the bones (gasp!) still inside the chicken. 

But, I put my fears aside and I made my first bone broth…and it took 48 hours. That was MISERABLE. I didn’t even want to taste it by the end of the 2 days because I had been smelling it all day and night for those 2 days. 

Then my InstantPot came into my life at just the right time and I haven’t looked back. I haven’t made bone broth any other way for the past 3 years and I don’t think you will either. 

Here’s the video tutorial on how to make bone broth in 100 minutes on YouTube. Here’s the InstantPot that I use. 

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First Day Back to Homeschool using Charlotte Mason Method

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Yesterday I woke up and decided it was time to start our homeschool routine. We are still enjoying our summer but both kids need a little more structure and stimulation. 

Last year during our RV travels we embraced more of an “unschooling” structure to our school year. We had the opportunity to travel to nearly 40 states, visit all kinds of museums and national parks, and the kids learned so much. 

This year, however, we are home on the farm and have chosen to go back to following the Charlotte Mason Method. 

Here’s the video on our first day back to homeschool. Be sure to subscribe to us by CLICKING here. 

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How to Castrate Sheep

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I remember when we got our first sheep and we crossed our fingers that they would only have ewes. Well, you know how luck goes…we got some ewes but a few rams. This year we got all rams! Thankfully we had castrated some baby goats so that they could stay with their moms for more than 2 months, so we knew how to castrate baby sheep. It’s exactly the same way. 

We use the “banding” method of castration. We find this to be less stressful on the lamb. This is where you slide a special rubber band (super tight) around the scrotum. This cuts off blood supply to the testicles and the testicles eventually fall off after 1-2 months. You can find a castration bander at your local farm supply store or purchase something similar to this one. 

In this video, we show you exactly how to castrate a baby sheep. 

More reasons why we band rams or bucks: 

  • We want the ram lamb to stay with it’s mother after 2 months old. At 2 months old they can breed with their mom (and every other female in his herd. 
  • Lamb meat from a castrated ram tastes less “gamey”. 
  • The risk of infection is lower than cutting. 
  • It’s pretty simple and hard to mess up. For a newbie, this is important (you can always have your vet castrate if you are too timid to do it yourself).
  • We aren’t using our ram lamb for breeding and want to grow him out for grass-fed meat. 

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Are You Thinking of Homeschooling?

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Our Homeschool Routine video for 2018-2019 is here!!!

Sometimes I think I am. Other people think I am. But to be honest y’all….

I, simply, am not willing to wake up at 6am every morning and be on someone else’s schedule. I’m stubborn. I’ve reached that point of no going back. 

Once you have a taste of freedom, you can’t get it out of your system. 

I can’t imagine going through the hustle of early morning routine, making lunches, and having to be home around 3pm to pick the kids up. 

Not only that, but homeschooling IS SO DANG EASY. I must be honest, it took me a good 2-3 years to really discover my own personal style of homeschooling. And, to be completely honest, I still am refining it. 

Last year we did straight unschooling. 

This year we are going to be (a wee tiny bit) more structured and I did order some curriculum. But what I’m learning is, each child of mine is so different and have their own needs and learning style. I can’t make them fit into my own little box and I must give them the freedom to explore their passions. 

Unschooling taught me to trust my kids more and to allow them to dive DEEP into their passions. 

Homeschooling has also given me the freedom to work from home and YouTube our adventures. And to help all of you who are deciding on if you should homeschool or not, or maybe you are just deciding to homeschool this year and you would love to take a sneak peak at my curriculum and routine…well then check out the video below! 

I’ll be sharing more videos on our homeschool routine, so be sure to SUBSCRIBE so you can see when I post them! 

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How to Wean a Goat

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Did y’all know that we launch a YouTube channel a few months ago and we have been vlogging every, single day for 2 months?! It has been a BLAST! I mean, it’s another thing to do and to learn about. Who would have thunk that the world of YouTube was so in depth! 

But we wanted to better connect with all of you. Social media wasn’t really doing it for us anymore so after much encouragement from many of my blogging friends, especially DaNelle at Weed em & Reap, we decided to official launch our channel and be committed to growing it. 

I’d love it if you would subscribe to our channel and watch some of our latest videos…oh and let me know what you think while you are over there. 

Our latest video was inspired by Weed em & Reap, who  shared a trick for weaning her goat. We have a 5-month old Nigerian Dwarf doeling that is drinking so much milk. I mean all…day…long she is nursing. She’s old enough to be weaned but we don’t want to fuss with separating so we are attempting this trick. 

You can watch all about it below and PURRTY PLEASE subscribe! 

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Is Your Food Safe? The Purpose of Natural & Sustainable Farming

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