Lamiaceae, Mint Family Surely this family is one of the most widespread and used plant families by humans. menta, mint, cooling balm one definition of which is “a soothing restorative energy” sage, harkening

Greetings Steemit! As promised - here is a quick update on what has happened over here at Autumn Rayne Acres. We have added Sheep! I now have a breeding pair of Boarder Leicester Sheep. The Boarder Leicester

Greetings Steemit! It seems like it has been FOREVER since I have gotten on here. Life on the homestead has kept me busy and so much has changed. I will be posting a update post later to get everyone up

In addition to homesteading and working a full time corporate job (from home) I also make and sell hand crafted soaps and other bath and body products - predominantly vegan in nature too. For a long time

Okay, there is nothing particularly strange about my chickens. I have 6 run of the mill black sex link chickens and 5 Mottled English Orpingtons. I love both of them for very different reasons too. I love

You only have to be doing this lifestyle for just a short while to know that there are a lot of people trying to homestead and return to a more simple lifestyle. In fact, there is an entire retail industry

Why homemade hemp milk? Well, it is fresh. You can control the quality of ingredients, avoid preservatives, create your own flavour and ditch the packaging from store bought plant based milk. Bonus....it

In looking to live a healthier and more sustainable life I started making my own bread. My family no longer buys store bought bread as it is usually much less expensive for me to make it myself. Not to

With the cooler temps I worry for our little babies who stay outside. Now, I understand that animals and especially those who normally stay out are probably fine. However, I felt compelled to provide a

As many of you know my family and I recently moved from Central New York to the Coastal Region of Virginia. I was realistic in the knowledge that we would still get some colder temperatures, even below

Building resilient honey bee populations The Bee situation We all have heard of the dire situation we and all inhabitants of the earth are facing as we see severe decline in bee populations. Colony Collapse

2018 is going to be the year of growth for us here at Autumn Rayne Acres. We have only been living on our property since June 2017 so have little in the way of infrastructure for our homestead. Last summer

Happy 2018! Today is the day to nail down all the accomplishments you wish to achieve so let’s see what is in store for Wild Rose Acres! If you saw my previous New Year’s Update, you’ll know that I recently

Introduction Welcome to the Steemit #homesteadingchallenge! The goal of this challenge is to unite the Steemit homesteading community with an invigorating contest every few weeks! The #homesteadingchallenge

Happy Holidays from our homestead to yours! I don't know about the rest of you but life here on the homestead has been a whirlwind! The garden is in, the chickens are laying, Christmas is over and I am

On our sweet little homestead our day would not be complete without a little shenanigans with our two Nigerian Dwarf Goats Frigg and Loki. These two keep things so lively and entertaining. Loki, true to

Hello, everyone I have been thinking about this for some time now and wondered if it would work. There are a lot of different contests that require one to take photographs, but there have not been that

Greetings Homesteading Enthusiast! As I continue on my journey towards self sustainability and frugal living I found myself cringing each time I would go to the store to buy laundry soap. It is so expensive

Greetings from the Homestead - its been a while since I have posted. With work, school starting and many projects on the homestead I have found little time for social media. where to start...where to start...

Greeting Steemit! Please join me in welcoming Frigg and Loki to the homestead. We acquired them this weekend and love the little stinkers already. They are spunky and full of energy and already getting