Eclectic Roots Homestead and Learning Collective

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Eclectic Roots Homestead and Learning Collective We are a small homestead and learning collective in St. Clair County, Alabama.

We home school our children using a combination of proven methodologies and philosophies and raise quail,chickens, turkeys, and rabbits.

We are officially selling chicken eggs!!! 12 for $4 and 18 for $6. Our chickens are happy, spoiled, and get plenty of en...
09/17/2026

We are officially selling chicken eggs!!! 12 for $4 and 18 for $6. Our chickens are happy, spoiled, and get plenty of enrichment in their run as well as our backyard. They get lots of snuggles from our family and always have clean water and lots of fresh feed! PM if you’re interested!

You can also special order sourdough, pickle rye, cinnamon rolls, sourdough cookies, and Mexican chocolate swirl bread.

We are no longer outsourcing stickers, which means you can get these beauties for $3, add $1 for each additional inch if...
09/15/2026

We are no longer outsourcing stickers, which means you can get these beauties for $3, add $1 for each additional inch if you want them bigger. All proceeds go towards the equipment we need to bring you quality ingredients, food, and fun merch! Things we have planned are shirts, car tag holders, leather and fur bags made with ethically sourced materials, various breads, eggs, chickens, rabbits, quail, and caregiver packages. I will set out site up for orders soon, but until then just send me a PM and Venmo me the money. Shipping is free!

09/10/2026

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Pasty butt means a chick-style colonics treatment 🤣 For the first time we ordered from Murray McMurray and 100% of our c...
09/09/2026

Pasty butt means a chick-style colonics treatment 🤣 For the first time we ordered from Murray McMurray and 100% of our chicks survived! I am so thrilled! Now they are munching on fermented feed and drinking water with electrolytes and vitamins. This round of chicks are Delaware Broilers.

Pre WWII Delawares were set to be our mass produced chicken, but due to heritage chickens taking longer to grow, the US switched to breeding the Cornish Cross. Now our Cornish cross grow so rapidly that they often cannot use their legs. They cannot reproduce, and in most cases don't even lay eggs. Still impressed by those "No growth hormones added!" labels? It's illegal for growth hormones to be added to meat for human consumption, but who needs them when you can manipulate Mother Nature in capitalism's favor? Our meat industry has become rather dystopian, even worse than it was at the time Upton Sinclair wrote "The Jungle."

Delaware broilers are a specific line that remains the same heritage breed. They were bred to be larger than other Delawares, but they still live long healthy lives and make great layers too! As our homestead grows, we plan to sell Delaware broilers and American Bresses since they have become our absolutely favorite meat chickens!

I am thrilled to announce that in the next couple of weeks, we will be accepting orders for stickers, car tag holders, a...
09/07/2026

I am thrilled to announce that in the next couple of weeks, we will be accepting orders for stickers, car tag holders, and even t-shirts! These items will be available for order through our website.

We will also be opening as a cover school for families looking to homeschool their children. Unlike other cover schools, I will be providing add on concierge services like student portfolio building, curriculum consultation, and CHOOSE Act application assistance, pre-made curriculum with assessment criteria, developmental framework, attendance record forms, annual documentation services, student and guide IDs, field trip and travel logs, and learning documentation records. I am a certified secondary education teacher with the state of Alabama, and I am also qualified to teach college-level up to sophomore year. I have 13.5 years of teaching experience in the public school system. We use a combination of Montessori, Reggio-Emilia, Wildschooling, and Thoreauvian philolosphy while also cross referencing Massachusetts state standards to ensure any potential "gaps" are filled accordingly.

I do not work with Alabama state standards as they are among the bottom five in the nation. At the learning collective, we strive for a far more enriching experience than the current Alabama state standards provides. As these services become available, you will find information about them on our website. I will make a post as soon as that is updated! We have so many exciting things coming as our homestead and learning collective develop.

09/02/2026

We only raise heritage meat chickens because we are passionate about the slow food movement. That means processing at around 18-20 weeks instead of getting a hybrid breed. The freedom rangers Leah is talking about are also hybrids, albeit, definitely a healthier breed. However, they still can’t reproduce truly. That matters a lot to us. We raise American Bresses so that we can have high quality meat and still get some eggs from the hens before processing time. We are currently experimenting with Delawares and hope to get some New Hampshires also.

Yesterday, we went to Crestwood Pickers and America's Thriftstore. Sometimes thrifting day is a bummer, and others it's ...
08/30/2026

Yesterday, we went to Crestwood Pickers and America's Thriftstore. Sometimes thrifting day is a bummer, and others it's like winning the lottery. We got a Lodge cast iron cactus pan and got to put it to good use today. We got some other really fun odds and ends. I'm sure anyone who visits my house thinks it was decorated by a squirrel who really likes patina and kitschy southwestern decor.

Today was culling day for our chickens. We processed 12 chickens, and I immediately roasted one of the American Bresses in a cast iron Dutch oven with corn, onions, and potatoes. Bresse meat is incredibly juicy and tender, even the white meat is as tender and flavorful as the dark meat.

I used a smoky campfire seasoning blend that made me feel like I was camping out west. It would be excellent on any meat or vegetable!

Tonight's dinner featured last weekend's culled turkey, homemade buns with sourdough discard, and homemade baked beans f...
08/19/2026

Tonight's dinner featured last weekend's culled turkey, homemade buns with sourdough discard, and homemade baked beans from dried beans. I've got to say, it will be very difficult for me to want to pay for this same meal at a restaurant knowing good and well I can make better, and healthier, at home.

Just some recent pictures of our very pampered feathered friends 😂 Loretta Hen got to come inside for snuggles, Clarence...
08/19/2026

Just some recent pictures of our very pampered feathered friends 😂 Loretta Hen got to come inside for snuggles, Clarence and Gertie taking a makeshift dust bath in the backyard, our almost 2 week old quail chicks, and some of the quail resting in the aviary. They love these thrift store baskets. They are perfect for nests-great air circulation while still enough cover for hiding. Bonus pic-one of my Celadon hens showing just how comfy the aviary is. Not gonna lie, I thought she was dead at first 😆 nope just very comfy.

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Odenville, AL

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