Maple Hill Homestead

Maple Hill Homestead In the future we would like to have a stand in order to sell what we produce from our land.

This page is a way for us to share our journey as we make progress and also share some ideas for what you might be able to do no matter the size of your homestead.

Can’t believe it’s time for pigs again! Emily named them Cupcake, Stripes, and Piggy Pig this year 😄
05/24/2024

Can’t believe it’s time for pigs again! Emily named them Cupcake, Stripes, and Piggy Pig this year 😄

Pigs are on the homestead!! From stone to Pork Palace - took a while but finally finished! Erin Kendall Trovinger
05/07/2023

Pigs are on the homestead!! From stone to Pork Palace - took a while but finally finished! Erin Kendall Trovinger

It’s that time of year again! These 40 meat birds are Freedom Rangers and we have 35 Cornish Cross meat birds coming at ...
03/16/2023

It’s that time of year again! These 40 meat birds are Freedom Rangers and we have 35 Cornish Cross meat birds coming at the end of the month. They will all make their way to the freezer the first week of June.

It was a busy end to our summer here on the homestead. We butchered and put 50 chickens in the freezer. The necks and fe...
10/13/2022

It was a busy end to our summer here on the homestead. We butchered and put 50 chickens in the freezer. The necks and feet were used to make canned/frozen stock and we also diced and canned all of our leftover tomatoes. Lastly, we started to preserve eggs for when our chickens will naturally reduce their production over the winter.

This technique is called water glassing and has been around since the 1800’s. It is an incredibly simple and safe way to preserve eggs for over a year. All you have to do is mix 1 oz. of pickling lime with every quart of water and make sure your unwashed just laid eggs are completely submerged in an airtight container. When you are ready to use them, you simply remove them from the solution, rinse them off, and use them as you would have if they were just laid.

Our hens are finally laying! And I was surprised to find some blue eggs this morning as well.
09/01/2022

Our hens are finally laying! And I was surprised to find some blue eggs this morning as well.

Some of our pumpkins came a little early but never a bad time for pumpkin pie… Erin Kendall Trovinger
08/07/2022

Some of our pumpkins came a little early but never a bad time for pumpkin pie… Erin Kendall Trovinger

We took a sneak peak at one of our potato plants this evening. We got 6 potatoes this size and decided to make some home...
07/21/2022

We took a sneak peak at one of our potato plants this evening. We got 6 potatoes this size and decided to make some home fries and eggs for supper. Can’t wait to pick the rest next week. Erin Kendall Trovinger

Onions are picked and curing!
07/12/2022

Onions are picked and curing!

On Father’s Day, Emily helped me finish the chicken coop by adding an automatic door and a ramp. The layers are finally ...
06/24/2022

On Father’s Day, Emily helped me finish the chicken coop by adding an automatic door and a ramp. The layers are finally on grass and we couldn’t be happier with our Premier1 Poultry Net, which has a solar power source to help keep predators out.

Picked up our 36 broilers from Freedom Ranger Hatchery today. They will be ready to get on grass in about 3 weeks and re...
06/22/2022

Picked up our 36 broilers from Freedom Ranger Hatchery today. They will be ready to get on grass in about 3 weeks and ready for the freezer in about 12 weeks. Erin Kendall Trovinger

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