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The goat gang being their troublesome selves! Seco

The goat gang being their troublesome selves! Seconds after this picture, Kiwi (on the propane tank) managed to create a hole in the fence, and lead the rest into the garden 🥲 goats will be goats I suppose!!
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#nigeriandwarf #nigie #goats #farm #homestead #arkansas #troublemakers #cute #dairygoats

Goodbye 2023!! It's been quite a year, full of les

Goodbye 2023!! It's been quite a year, full of lessons, fun, and adventure! I've learned so much in this crazy homestead adventure, and look forward to another year!
I pray the Lord use me to accomplish his will, and am excited for what he has during this next year!
So hello 2024! Here's to new adventures!
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#homestead #life #2023 #year #newyear #fun #learning #ozarks #simpleliving

I love my new pig pen! Although the pigs do spend

I love my new pig pen! Although the pigs do spend a good amount of time on pasture, there are times (such as very rainy, or very dry) where they are too damaging on the pasture to be turned loose. That is where their pens come in! It give them a secure, safe space to be when they can't be out on pasture!
It has been on my to-do list for a while to finally build a better pen. The one the girls had previous just was a shabbily thrown together thing that suffices, but not ideal!
Now they have a large forested space, complete with a low wallow spot and a spacious new hut! I think they will enjoy it!
Hauku sure is loving the snacks 😆 hopefully the new space will help her not miss her babies too much!
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#farmlife #homestead #pigs #kunekune #healthyliving #peacefulhillfarm #growyourownfood

Ok, just kidding, we all need friends. But geese d

Ok, just kidding, we all need friends. But geese do make some of the best friends in my opinion. Why??
They are:
✨Goofy✨
✨Adoring✨
✨Dramatic✨
✨Loud✨
✨Curious✨
And so much more! They guys are literally my dream birds, I love their clumsy selves so much. And they think I am the greatest thing in the world. Ahh, feels good to be loved 🤣
If I could only keep one bird on the farm, it would probably be geese! Haha.

(Also for anyone curious, the curly white ones are called Sebastopol Geese, and the lumbering beasts are Giant Dewlap Toulouse Geese!)

#geese #funnyanimals #farmlife #farming #homestead #simplyfulloflife #simpleliving #homestead #outdoors #nature #friends #cutepets

One of the first things anyone should do when movi

One of the first things anyone should do when moving to a new property (or even in a backyard in the city!!) is plant fruit trees! Why??
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1. Each tree will produce an abundance of food every single year for many many years. It's truly an investment that keeps on giving! Think you don't need that much fruit?? There are so many ways to preserve it, and any extra makes excellent free food for the livestock and poultry you may keep! I know for a fact every single animal on the property would never turn down a tasty apple 😆
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2. Fruit trees require very little work! Once established, minimal effort yields huge returns. I don't know about you, but for me this is super important. Homesteading is busy, tiring, hard work! Anywhere I can increase yield while at the same time decreasing time is definitely a win win.
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3. Adding fruit trees increases property value! Even if you are not sure you will stay at whatever place you currently find yourself, added fruit trees increases value. Most are truly beautiful plants, and increase diversity in wildlife and pollinators on any homestead.
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4. It should be the first thing you do! Even larger trees in the store will take around 2-4 years to start actually producing fruit. That is a long time! If you plant an orchard first, you will be reaping the rewards that much sooner! Once that project is out of the way, you will have plenty of time to devote to other things that don't have the same time limitations.
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5. You can do fruit trees literally anywhere! Even if you only have a small space, there are plenty of dwarf varieties, and really amazing pruning methods (just look at espalier trees!) to enable even the tightest of spaces the beauty of productivity of a fruit tree.

Ok I'm done ranting. I think need to add another fruit tree 😆
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#homestead #fruittrees #fruit #farmlife #trees #garden #produce #apples #pears #peaches #peacefulhillfarm #peacefulhill #homesteading #ozarks

Hauku FINALLY had her babies last night! She was 2

Hauku FINALLY had her babies last night! She was 2 days overdue, and I was hovering nervously waiting for her to pop. She finally decided to do it about an hour before evening chores. She was all done by the time I found the happy family. I wish I could keep every single little darling! Kune Kune pigs are truly the best (and cutest!) pigs ever!

#piglets #farmlife #babyanimals #babies #tiny #spots #kunekune #homegrown #farm #homestead #pig #pigs #farrowing #homesteading #ozark #peacefulhill #peacefulhillfarm #arkansas

We added TAMUK composite rabbits to the farm! Nev

We added TAMUK composite rabbits to the farm!
Never heard of them? Not surprising! They are a somewhat unusual and fairly new breed. Developed by a couple colleges for superior heat tolerance, they are the perfect meat animal for our hot Arkansas summers! The New Zealands we had previously were just miserable in the summer, so I'm hoping these newbies will be more productive even when the temperatures are high! They come in two different varieties- composite and red eyed white. These are all the former and each litter has many different color chances, which is just so fun! I will be adding a trio of the REW tamuks this weekend as well, so excited to compare the two different strains!

#farm #farmlife #homestead #goals #tamuk #tamukrabbits #rabbits #rabbitry #cute #bunnies #life #homesteading #ozarks #mountainlife #mountainfarm #peacefulhill #peacefulhillfarm

We live in one of the most beautiful parts of Arka

We live in one of the most beautiful parts of Arkansas (in my very biased opinion 😆) and I am so thankful the Lord called us here to start a homestead AND enjoy being surrounded every day with amazing mountains, rivers, lakes, and forests. He is so good and worthy to be praised!!

#arkansas #buffaloriver #nature #adventure #travel #mountains #beautifuldestinations #beautiful #jesusfreak #thankful #blessed #kayak #hike #explore

The turkey Tom's, Athos and Porthos, showing off t

The turkey Tom's, Athos and Porthos, showing off their gorgeous new feathers!!

#turkey #notdinner #birds #beautiful #turkeys #farmlife #homestead #homesteading #farmer

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