On The Rocks Homestead

01/20/2024

Shutting down this page- find me on my personal page Samantha LaFond to stay up to date with everything homestead, taxidermy, fur sewing etc.

01/07/2024

One pound of deer tallow rendered, purified, then made into soap! In 8 weeks lavender/cedar batch will be completed!

12/27/2023

Available now on our Etsy page! https://www.etsy.com/shop/OnTheRocksHomestead
Shipping only we will not be arranging pickups or drop offs. $7 each!

09/30/2023

Second large harvest of onions. We will definitely be ordering plants from Dixondale Farms again! This year we planted Ailsa Craig and Blush. https://dixondalefarms.com/product-category/onion-plants/

09/27/2023

A throwback to only 2 years ago! We’ve come so far! We had a chicken coop before we had a house 😂

Update Number 3: Yellow Jackets Suck. Between Josh and I we have been stung over 20 times in the last 30 days. Unfortunately, Josh received all of his in one day when a swarm attacked him up on the mountain. But for the most part we have been working on clearing land and just keep hitting ground nes...

09/26/2023

The small sweet potatoes we harvested turned into mashed sweet potatoes for tonight and the future. They are so yummy! Whoever says you can’t grow sweet potatoes in the Adirondacks is full of BS. 😂👍

08/24/2023

Almost 3 gallons of honey harvested this year from one shallow super and a couple beeswax/lavender candles made. 🐝
$15/pint
$30/quart

08/12/2023

Canned mushrooms! Zero preservatives and will be used for pizzas, roasts, soups and more.

08/09/2023

While the rain has sucked the mushroom foraging is great right now! We will be canning some of these up tomorrow for winter use.