November Goat Offer
The Morristribe’s Trip to Lehman’s
A Year On A Homestead
Free Cookbook
Skills Fast
Homesteading
Updated Video “How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent” ~ 10 gallons for about $3
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“But I Don’t Know If I’m Allowed to Have Chickens!”
It must be one of the questions I am asked the most... "How do I find out if I can have chickens?" With a little help (ok, a lot of help) from Melanie Reed of Switched-On Sites, we have put together a chicken ordinance locator map. I am so excited about this because it will serve as a tool for The Morristribe readers who would like to have a few chickens in their backyard, but aren't sure how to go about it. The Morristribe chicken … [Read More...]
How and Why to Consider Cross Breeding Goats
Oh, love me some precious farm babies!! In our attempt to achieve a few of our own farm babies this year, we've been trying to breed our dairy does without much luck. For some reason, my does do not make it obvious (as they are supposed to!) that they are "in season" or ready to mate. This happens between August and January for dairy goats, about every 21 days. Oreo, our Alpine doe, had twins as a yearling last Spring. We bought her as a … [Read More...]
The Home
Updated Video “How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent” ~ 10 gallons for about $3
Save Money: Maintain & Value What You Have
I plan to “retire” most of my belongings. In other words, I’ll completely wear them out along with their usefulness before I replace them. If you are looking for how to become financially independent, maintaining what you have and completely using up what you’ve already paid for is one way to get there. Years ago, before [...]
10 Tips to Create Space that You Never Knew You Had
If you want to have this…. You’re going to have to find some of this…. It’s called space and it comes at a premium in most homes! While I totally prefer living in a smaller home, there is a continuous challenge to find extra storage space. The good news is that “living small” keeps me [...]
Feeding the Tribe
What Is She Drinking? Sharing My Love of Coffee
This is What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
11 Ways to Make the Family Meal Table Fun Again
Raising a family isn’t easy. Raising a large, multi-racial, adoptive family is even more difficult, with many twists and turns in the journey. Adopting three siblings almost two years ago was an answer to years of prayer….and yet rocked our family like we never expected. One thing that happened caught me completely off guard. It [...]
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