Tarsha Homestead

Tarsha Homestead Tarsha Homestead is a 5.5 acre hobby farm/homestead run by the Tarsha family in Lebanon, Illinois.

Old equipment made to work like new. The baler needs a little love still but parts are in the mail. We don’t have enough...
05/31/2026

Old equipment made to work like new. The baler needs a little love still but parts are in the mail. We don’t have enough land to do enough hay to be self-sufficient, but maybe one day. In the mean time, we’ll learn and supplement with bought hay.

The 2026 All Illinois Shop Hop Magazines will be shipping soon. We are taking pre-orders now! For $13.95 you will get a ...
05/31/2026

The 2026 All Illinois Shop Hop Magazines will be shipping soon. We are taking pre-orders now! For $13.95 you will get a new magazine with shop hop passport. I will throw in a 2025 magazine for no additional charge on pre-orders only.

The hop will run in August and September. We will be open Wednesday through Saturday during the hop, with additional Sunday hours once a month.

How is summer shaping up at your place? I still haven’t finished the kitchen, and in true Alex fashion, instead of doing...
05/30/2026

How is summer shaping up at your place? I still haven’t finished the kitchen, and in true Alex fashion, instead of doing that, I picked up an old International Harvester hay baler!

We wont be doing any hay this year, so I might putter around on it a bit here and there, but it’s gonna get sidelined much of this year while I combat my ADHD and try to get back on the kitchen and bee shed.

Emily has been doing a lot of landscaping work on the planter bed we added on Mother’s Day. Emily painted the old push-cultivator her aunt and uncle gifted us which looks so cool.

Next, she wants to start on a barn quilt to mount on the house between the windows.

But today? Today is beekeeping, electric fence repairs, mowing and other not so glamorous chores.

What is on your weekend agenda?

We have some new fabrics in stock from Benartex. The All Illinois Shop Hop fabrics have arrived, as well as solid flanne...
05/30/2026

We have some new fabrics in stock from Benartex. The All Illinois Shop Hop fabrics have arrived, as well as solid flannels, and a few textures.

We need to work the bees this weekend so will have limited available hours for the farm store. If you’d like to pick up eggs, honey, or fabrics please message us ahead of time to make sure we can open the store.

For Mother’s Day, her ask was to help clean up the planting area in front of the addition on the house.I think we nailed...
05/10/2026

For Mother’s Day, her ask was to help clean up the planting area in front of the addition on the house.

I think we nailed it. Now she gets to bring all the rusty decor to make a cute planter.

I noticed something today as I scrolled my photo album looking for pics of Emily Tarsha to celebrate her this Mother’s D...
05/10/2026

I noticed something today as I scrolled my photo album looking for pics of Emily Tarsha to celebrate her this Mother’s Day, a pattern emerged.

Every single pic was her mothering someone. She gives her heart and soul to any that she thinks she can nurture or help, and my photo album is proof.

We love you, Emily! Happy Mother’s Day to you and all the other self-givers out there.

The farm store will be open this Saturday from 9-1. We will not have a third Saturday open house this month due to our s...
05/05/2026

The farm store will be open this Saturday from 9-1. We will not have a third Saturday open house this month due to our son's graduation.

Our patriotic fabrics are 15% off this month. You can see those options here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuntieEmsCrafts2?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=1

Anyone needing to come for fabric, crafts, honey, or eggs outside of these hours can message us or call for an appointment time to come by. We are available most days.

05/03/2026

Working on the today out in the on .

04/29/2026

The built into the side of our new shed has some new occupants and they are orienting to their new home!

Address

10151 US Highway 50
Lebanon, IL
62254

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