Kyle's Stead

09/01/2026

🚨🐔 COMING SOON TO KYLE’S STEAD! 🐔🚨

Apparently, the animals have decided it’s time to start paying rent. 🤣💩🌱

Introducing the Kyle’s Stead Manure Department!

🐰 Bunny B***y Business
Rabbit Division — OPEN FOR BUSINESS! 💩🌱

🐔 Cluckin’ Business
Poultry Division — COMING SOON! ⏳

The chicken department is currently experiencing a slight delay...

Their 💩 has to age before it can get a job. 🤣

Our chicken manure is currently composting and aging until it’s ready to become rich, garden-loving goodness.

So for now...

🐰 The bunnies are handling business.
🐔 The chickens are working on their business.
🌱 And we’re letting nature do its thing.

Kyle’s Stead
Everybody has a job around here. 😂❤️

Stay tuned for Cluckin’ Business — Composted Chicken Manure!

06/25/2026

Started harvesting sunflower heads. Cheesecloth, tied up with a rubber band hung on hooks upside down in the shed. Going to see how this goes, to let these seeds finish ripening and drying. We've grown and harvested many times before, this one's a new method for us.

06/23/2026

Homesteading sometimes is....
..waking up early to catch another swarm..dealing with humidity and extreme heat advisory..beating a storm, that really never showed up 🙄..using the entire family to get the job done🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒.. burning bad frames and wood pieces🔥

Sometimes it's not rainbows and butterflies but sweat and wax moths.🥵🦋

Sometimes homesteading requires us to do more and that is okay.

What a day!
It was a struggle in the heat but we managed to catch the second swarm from the same hive that swarmed Saturday, to pull stuff out of the shed (clean and reorganize it), while simultaneously pull ALL the hive boxes and frames out to rid them of wax moth and larvae infestation, scrape and collect wax to melt, and do 2 hive inspections.

06/20/2026

Roy experienced an early Father's Day gift. 😁🐝
Our top bar hive swarmed this afternoon, and we swiftly responded by gathering necessary equipment and obtaining permission from our neighbors to collect the swarm from their bush.
Following a prompt intervention, we are optimistic about the new hive's prospects. This brings our total number of hives to three. Although this development may appear insignificant to outsiders, it represents a substantial achievement for us. Notably, we lost three out of four hives during this past winter due to the severe weather conditions in Eastern NC, which also affected bigger local bee farmers. Mother nature can indeed be unpredictable.

06/18/2026

Herbs are so amazingly good for you, and most all the parts can be eaten or used in tinctures or teas!

05/01/2026

We have a fresh stock of healthy romaine lettuce, grown using organic methods and harvested today. It has been rinsed and is ready for use. Please contact us today if you would like to obtain some.

04/22/2026

Tell us what creative things you do to mark when you direct sow.
We'll go first,
I cut out the bottoms of these seedling containers to mark where each bush bean is and then I made sure most of this was into the ground so that the wind wouldn't pick it up. I believe this serves a number of things for me. I am able to differentiate between a w**d and the plant, I am able to monitor their growth, soil conditions and if a critter has taken it..also I have learned in the past that this stops the one insect the cuts a circle around the stem, mainly the base of plants (forgot the name).
Now,
Let's see your creative methods below in the comments!

04/20/2026

We are pleased to announce the newest certification and sign, a long-awaited achievement that we are eager to share with our community, providing a glimpse into the future plans and developments at our homestead.

04/12/2026

04/12/2026

Now that you've vanquished that garden chore list and can take a well-deserved break, gazing proudly at your botanical masterpiece 😌, don't miss the Havelock Plant Swap Event on Saturday, April 18th in City Park, starting at 10am! Gather your plant enthusiast friends!