The Homesteading Rollercoaster

18- Setting up farmers markets - interview

I spoke to Ruth Gaha-Morris, homesteading queen and the driving force behind our local farmers market. Ruth shares how she got started and why and the best part about her

17- Keeping Guinea Pigs

They are small and cuddly and the perfect addition to garden systems of any size. We have had guinea pigs as pets, as well as a way of converting kitchen scraps into fert

16- Raw diet for dogs

So many options out there for dog food!! After much research, we have decided to feed our pup mostly a raw diet. Here is our experience.

15-Keeping peacocks

They are the most beautiful animal on our farm and one of the easiest to keep but there are some serious drawbacks to having them at your place so make sure you consider

14- Cheese making, the super easy way

After some experimentation, a couple of years ago I finally found a method of making cheese from our goat’s milk that is quick, easy, VERY forgiving and most importantly

13- Tips for staying organised on and off-farm

Staying on top of all the farm activities while keeping an off-farm job, running a home, a family and a business can be busy work. Here I share my top tips for progressin

12- Using your harvest

As our veggie season gets to its peak in the Australian Sumer, I share a few ideas for dealing with your veggie glut. From tomato sauce to zucchini muffins to a very surp

Zero waste swaps you can make now

With the extra time I had during lock down I evaluated our habits and the products we use and I made some changes to lighten our environmental footprint. Here I share wha

Buying land

Moving to acreage? Here are a few of the points you may want to consider. In this episode I share what was on our wish list when we were looking land, what we are glad we

Keeping chickens

We’ve been keeping chickens for over a decade and in this episode I share what we’ve learned about keeping them happy, safe and productive.

Our soap making adventure

Over the past six years we leaned to make soap, found our market niche and started a little business selling soap we make with our farm products and other ethical ingredi

Growing up on a farm- my children’s perspective

Join us on our first interview for a candid conversation about farm life as seen by the little ones. Spoiler... Apparently, out of all the animals we have my kids’ favour

Eco-friendly Christmas

Keen to have a greener Christmas? Here are some ideas to get you inspired!

Extra income from the farm- tours

If you have been considering opening your farm to the public or are just curious about the ‘behind the scenes’ of our tours, here I share what we have learned in 7 years

Our first shearing in 9 years!

We have had llamas for 9 years but have never shorn them. In this episode I tell you what we have learned about keeping these gentle animals, why we normally don’t shear

Compost: turn your waste into gold!

There’s a little magic and a lot of science that goes into the making of compost, but you don’t need to overthink it. In this episode I tell you all about our lazy compos

Our dairy goats

We have a small herd of 4 dairy goats we keep for milk, weed control and as pets. In this episode I discuss what we have learned about keeping goats since we started 5 ye

Tips to start homesteading

Keen to start your homesteading journey but not sure where to start? Here are my top tips!

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