A little over 13 years ago we travelled to a small farm about an hour away that had a listing online for piglets for sale. We had no clue what we were getting ourselves into, but knew that pigs needed to be a vital part of our homesteading/farming effort here in West Virginia. The [...]
On September 13th and 14th of 2024, we were able to host our first ever Homesteading-ish conference in Charleston, WV. The two day event was held at our home church, Bible Center. Over 20 speakers presented more than 30 unique topics from finance, organics, bee keeping, pigs, sawmilling, and other great homesteading topics. Many [...]
The day has finally come where we are able to add permanent solar power to our off-grid camp in the mountains. I am excited to not be lugging the portable solar generators around every time we need lights or water pump in the cabin. This new system should provide plenty of power for us [...]
There is no denying that homesteading interests are on the rise in our country (and abroad). The notion that we should take more responsibility for our own food supply and other necessities has increased since the pandemic. That global event made a great number of people realize there are weaknesses in our current society [...]
There is no doubt if you have visited the grocery store recently, you have seen the dramatic increase in the price of eggs. For those who have their own backyard flock, you have probably heard your friends complain about the cost or the availability of eggs lately. So why are eggs still so expensive [...]
So if you have followed the Youtube channel or our other social media lately, you will see we have been working on a new backyard chicken coop we have called the “Chicken Church”. When we talk face to face with our friends we always get a funny look at the mention of chicken church. Some [...]
