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Living simply, raising animals, growing food, and making the most of the farm life one season at a time.

06/02/2026

Today is my last full day before surgery, and somehow my to-do list keeps getting longer. 😂🤪After surgery l’ll be back to doing everything one-handed until they take the splint off 😖

I got started on a ton of projects yesterday, and I did manage to finish one… the rabbit watering system! 🎉 Each cage now has both a bowl and a watering spout, so the rabbits have options. (The Angora rabbits got two bowls in their run!) The whole setup is gravity-fed from a 5-gallon bucket, making it super simple and easy to maintain.

Now I’m determined to spend today checking as many things off my list as possible before surgery.😂

06/01/2026

Finally got the garden started! 🌱 A friend came over last week and we planted 26 tomato plants and 8 pepper plants! 🍅🌶️

There’s still so much more to plant, but these were the most important ones to get in the ground first.

Ignore all the surrounding weeds—that’s on next week’s list. 😂😂

A huge thank you to Tonya for coming over and helping me get everything planted! ❤️

05/30/2026

This week I’ve been working on finishing up projects around the farm before surgery 🐓. I still have a few things left on my to-do list, but one project I’m especially excited about is upgrading our watering systems 💧.

The meat chickens already got their new waterers, and next up are the quail and rabbits.

For the quail, I’m setting up a barrel outside the building with PVC piping running along the back of all three cages 🪣.

The rabbits will have a bucket mounted above the cages with tubing running down to each one 🐰. They’ll have access to both a watering spout and a bowl.

Right now, every cage has its own waterer that has to be checked and filled individually every day. Once these systems are finished, each animal will still have its own water source, but I’ll only have one barrel for the quail and one bucket for the rabbits to fill.

It may not sound that exciting, but we can’t wait for this upgrade!🎉 😂 Now I just need to find a time when we aren’t living at the baseball fields so I can actually get it finished! ⚾️🤣

05/29/2026

I’m trying to make healthy protein cookies today. We will see if they are good. 🤷‍♀️
Anyone have a healthy cookie recipe that actually tastes good?
No raisins!! 😂

05/28/2026

Mindie is looking very round these days! 🐮❤️

Hopefully we’ll have a little calf running around here in the next couple of months!! We are so excited.

Plus, I can’t wait to finally milk a cow and make all of our dairy products! 🧀🥛🧈

05/27/2026

🌿 NEW PRODUCT
+ RESTOCK! 🌿

Introducing… Lotion Dots! 🧴✨

Perfect for tossing in your bag, keeping in the car (may melt in the summer heat), or traveling since they’re NOT a liquid! Just take out one dot and use it — no more squeezing out too much lotion or wasting product.

Made with plantain-infused oil, so they have soothing/healing properties too. 💚

🎉 Lotion Dots – $5 for 2oz
Easy, mess-free moisturizer with healing plantain oil 🌿

🛑 RESTOCK
🌱All-natural, handmade remedies are back in stock!

✨ Tinctures ($10 for 1oz | $20 for 2oz)
• Echinacea – Supports your immune system
• Oregano – Nature’s antibiotic
• Mullein – Great for coughs, colds, allergies & asthma

🌱 Plantain Salve – “Nature’s Neosporin”
$10 for 1oz | $20 for 2oz

🌬️ Mullein Chest Rub – Natural Vicks alternative
$10 for 1oz | $20 for 2oz

💋 Plantain Lip Balm – $3 per tube

🧴 Plantain Lotion Bars
$3 for 1oz | $6 for 2oz

🥚 Farm Fresh Eggs Available
🐥 Quail Eggs Available Too!

📩 To order or ask questions:
Send me a message or text me

🚗 I’ll be in the Omaha/ Papillion/Bellevue area several days this week and weekend. 🙂

05/26/2026

This weekend was busy but in a good way. 🌱🐓

We planted all my Mother’s Day flowers — purple fountain grass, elephant ears, and these pretty pink flowers.

I also picked up tomato and pepper plants. My seedlings are still tiny, but I’m not giving up on them yet 😅 We got the garden space weeded and ready for planting too.

The mini greenhouse is now a drying rack for rabbit grass, we also picked a lot of plantain for salve making, and it was finally time to move the meat birds down to the orchard.

We also scored some great thrift finds since everything at Thrift Works was 1/2 off 🙌

But the best part was the much needed family time. It was really nice to just work together, be outside, and enjoy a productive weekend at home. ❤️

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend as well 🥰

05/25/2026

Hammie had her babies!!! 🐷❤️

She had 7 piglets mid-day on Saturday, and they are SO cute.

I was trying to halter Fonzie (who was cranky because he was the last one out of the pen 😅) when Addi noticed the piglets. I looked up and saw one little piglet in a gap under the edge of the shelter.

I left Fonzie and ran over to get it. The piglet was stuck, but I was able to get it out and give it back to Hammie. It’s totally fine now, but I’m so thankful we were out there and saw it in time. ❤️

05/23/2026

Surgery update!!

I saw my surgeon on Wednesday and he said everything is looking really good. All the stitches are out now and the tissue is healing/growing well. 🙌

I got a call yesterday that my next surgery is scheduled for June 3rd. Hopefully my final surgery 🤞 This one will be for the skin graft.

Since I actually have some notice before this surgery, I’m trying to do my best to prepare ahead of time. Today my dad and I brought home a bunch of hay bales (which I can now carry one-handed 🎉😂), and then I spent the rest of the day cleaning and prepping food. I made cereal, 4 loaves of bread, cooked 7 pounds of ground venison, and shredded some chicken to freeze for quick meals later on.

I’ll probably pay for all that productivity with soreness and stiffness later 😂😖 but it felt really good to be able to get some normal things done, even though I still have so much more to do.

Tomorrow I’m planning to make a few more things, stock up on animal feed, and hopefully get some gardening done!!

Right as we were getting ready for dinner, we saw a beautiful rainbow. 🌈 Just a reminder that even in hard seasons, God is still so good!

05/22/2026

☀️ SUMMER FARM SCHOOL ☀️

Looking for a fun, hands-on summer activity for your kids? Come join us on the farm! 🐐🌱🐓

Summer Farm School is a relaxed outdoor learning experience where kids help with daily animal chores, gardening, simple cooking, projects, and lots of outdoor exploration and play.

📅 Tuesdays | June 9th – July 28th
🕘 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
👧 Ages 6–14
🌻 Limited spots available for each age group

Activities include:
🐓 Feeding and caring for animals (daily)
🌱 Gardening & nature activities
🍞 Simple cooking & baking
🎨 Crafts & hands-on projects
☀️ Outdoor play and exploration

Pricing:
🌻 $125/month per child
🌻 $40 per child for single-day drop-ins

Perfect for kids who love animals, being outside, and learning by doing! Spots are limited, so message me for more details or to reserve a spot.

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