Swansonian Homestead

06/06/2026

You asked, we listened! After last week's questions about cream cheese to pair with Rhaya's bagels, I decided to experiment.

The result? A brand-new cream cheese powder mix lineup that you can whip up at home with just water or milk!

We’re doing a taste test Saturday at Noble Farm Market!! I’m bringing the chilled cream cheese samples, and Rhaya Grace Sourdough is bringing the bagel samples. Grab a lawn chair and come snack with us!

06/05/2026

Got some plants for the aviary!!!! It's coming along. I wanna share so bad but I need to add a few more things! Sneek peek of the beautiful Boston ferns from Coles Plant Farm!!!! My favorite greenhouse peeps!

06/05/2026

When eggs don't meet my market standards they become food for the pigs! It's called garbage CAN not garbage cannot!

Check out OnlyFarmsGin’s video.

06/05/2026

Finished the aviary today but I need plants!!! I don't want to show the results until I have plants. But I'm very excited for this project. I feel amazing and the quail love it. Sneak peek?? Okay!!!

06/04/2026

Thin Line Materials for the win again!!! Just needed a bit of sand and of course called them up and boom! Sand. Thanks y'all!!

06/04/2026

Hi, new friends! Thank you so much for the follows. I just logged in and saw the beautiful post Bad Baxter Farm shared about me! I’m so touched! I can’t say enough wonderful things about her and her family. She is a constant source of inspiration to me, and even though I’m sure I drive her crazy with all my questions, she’s always so patient. Not to mention, most of my beautiful babies are from her stock! I think I’ve tried almost every breed she carries on my farm now. I’ve hatched her chickens and ducks, and I’m currently on my second round of her piglets. I have also taken so many of her informative classes! She taught me how to can meat!! The one thing I've been so scared to do!

If you aren’t following her yet, please do! You’ll learn so much from her, just like I have. Here’s a little peek at the amazing livestock of hers that I’ve had the pleasure of raising! (Pekin, magpie and piglets currently! Kunekune piglets to all grown up and Delaware are past projects!)

06/04/2026

Literally this!

I feel this.

06/04/2026

Some progress today on the quail aviary. We have...
DE in all the crevises,
Steel wool in all the holes
Hardware mesh along the bottom half and baseboards put up.
Hopefully going to finish tmrw and get these birds in their new home!

Then I will start on the new duckling coop! These 5 little guys need to get out of the bathtub!

06/03/2026

I don't want to jinx it so I'm not gonna say it out loud. But I did a thing and the ground wobbler patrol has officially retired their escape artist badges and seem content to remain within the designated jurisdiction. Iykyk.

Can we also say that I REALLY want to paint it all and make it more appealing. However, my current mindset and motto is... "It doesn't have to look pretty it just has to work!"

06/02/2026

seriously love me some Bad Baxter Farm!!