We harvested our first duck for Christmas dinner.

And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, &quot

We are very proud to have our eggs featured in their dishes, and to be considered part of their collection of quality local farms.

In July, we decided we'd like to try to raise our own turkey for Thanksgiving this year.  We researched how long it would take to grow a

Hunting is a pastime that I believe fits the homesteading life well.

We're a little quackers around these parts, but we try to keep things looking nice when possible. Here's how our pond-dwellers are l

The hog saga continues..

Burt is a young roo, from another local farm that only wished to keep a single rooster for his flock of 12 hens.  This handsome fella is an

I went down to feed and water them, and could only find two.  I rubbed my eyes, thinking I wasn't awake enough yet.  My coffee was only

It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store.  While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is

American Guinea Hogs (AGH) make excellent homestead hogs, as the smaller size makes them easier to manage.  AGH's like to pasture and gr

There are some new additions to our flock!  Please give a warm welcome to Jaques & Jillian - a mated pair of French Toulouse Geese.

I have never been one to wish for rain, but after the Homestead Husband laid down the duck pond liner last night, I have been doing my rain

On July 23rd, 2018 the first chick was hatched at the Harper Homestead. Let this day go down in history.

We brought home six Muscovy ducklings a couple of weeks ago and oh my goodness are they so cute.  They are also very messy, and getting very

*Graphic Content - Read at own risk.* Sometimes things just don't work out. When we vistied our coop today, we came to discover that one...

We are expecting!!!! Baby chicks that is! Thelma the *silkie hen (pictured above) went broody a couple weeks ago. Fiercely. Every time...

Photo: Kate Michaud Photography (Paris, ME) I have been inspired. However, that inspiration has been met with a fair amount of...