Homestead business checklist for doing what you love, where you want to live. 10 questions and considerations you need to review when trying to start a homesteading business. Homestead living ... Read More about Starting a Homestead Business
Autumn work permeates these drizzling days. Grey skies, browned fields, yellowing leaves and the new chore of bringing in wood and lighting the wood stove every morning. There is still so much work ... Read More about Learning to say, “Enough” — finding satisfaction on the homestead
My friend, Sally (not her real name) dropped by for coffee on Saturday. She brought a box of squash that she had grown to share with me. Along with the squash there was a box of rutabagas, some ... Read More about Be careful what you plant in your garden – Seeds of Deception
You asked for a video of shearing day. It gives you the flavour of the masses of soft, lustrous mohair that we are dealing with. Bags and bags of mohair in black, grey, mocha and white are filling ... Read More about Joybilee Farm Shearing Day
12 steps to a successful shearing day and gorgeous fleece After a decade of raising fibre animals here are a few tips to ensure that your shearing day is good rather than a ... Read More about 12 Steps to a Successful Shearing Day
A felting workshop at the farm: Last week three young women came to the farm to do a felting workshop. Only one of them had done any felting before. All three had a keen sense of colour and ... Read More about Clothe yourself with inspiration through felting
