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Life on the homestead has been increasingly insane the past few weeks. Between the end of school and being extremely sick, life has been held in one of those weird moments when time seems to both speed up and slow down at the same time. So of course, in the middle of it all, on probably the busiest day of the week, I got the call from the post office. "Your chickens are here." Well crap... Yes, I knew I ordered them. Yes, I knew they had shipped. No, I was not at all ready fo

Chickens! That was my one true goal right? Buy a house so I could have chickens! Now let me tell you that I am a researcher (shocker...) I want to make sure that I am making an informed decision on all important matters, such as what chickens needed to be, and could be, the center of my homestead journey. When choosing a flock for a more moderate climate, one might look for what colored eggs the breed lays, how beautiful their plumage is, or what sort of temperament they hav

Ok, let's be really honest. When you think of someone who wants to grow their own food, make their own clothes, raise animals, bake bread, live a little closer to the land, Las Vegas is definitely not the first place that comes to mind. When I first knew I was moving to Vegas I started hopelessly googling, "What can you grown in Vegas?" The answers I got? Cactus, and rocks. Great... I mean we all know the story of stone soup, but as I recall the moral was more along the lines

Welcome to my tiny corner of the internet. The fact that you've found me means you probably know me personally, or you're just really into this niche of homesteading in the desert! Either way, welcome, I'm glad to have you here. I'm not sure if my story is unique, or interesting, but I know it's uniquely interesting to me. I hope this blog can serve as a way to keep in touch, a way to inspire others, maybe share some new information, and definitely offer a laugh or two along