Dusty Elm Homestead

02/02/2025

As you might be aware, we have kept two business pages active since moving from our Cleburne homestead, Dusty Elm, to our current Grandview homestead, Redeeming Winds, in January 2024. To better streamline all of our farm projects and announcements, we will be officially moving all farm communication to our Redeeming Winds page. If you aren't already following us over there, please join us!

You will also see information about the events that we host on our farm, including Antique Alley and our monthly Hometown Grandview Farmers Market. We hope to see you soon, whether it is for our fun community events, or for our farm goods, such as TAMUK rabbits, freeze dried foods, jams, elderberry and fire cider, and more. Thank you for joining us on this adventure!

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**Pic of a couple of our current TAMUK-C meat rabbit kits for attention. 😝**

10/13/2024

I thought y'all would find this interesting - we processed a batch of roosters today, and we came across this guy with mixed black and white meat (it was skinned rather than plucked). It is actually a silkie chicken cross (did you know that silkies have black meat?)!

We have encountered black chicken meat one other time, while processing ayam cemani chickens. It is so fascinating! It does all taste the same, if you're curious. 😉

If you are interested in participating in our next rooster processing day with us, please comment or message for more details!

10/03/2024

Here's your chance to learn how to dispatch, skin, clean and butcher your own excess roosters (and old hens). Knowing how to humanely dispatch an animal and turn it into food on your plates is such an essential skill!

Even if you have a chicken that is injured and just needs to be put down, it is empowering to know you have the necessary skills if that situation comes up in your homesteading journey (I can almost guarantee it will, sooner or later).

Don't be swayed by current events and supply chain threats. Spend time learning skills that will help your family be more sustainable. 💪

10/01/2024

If you are in the market for TAMUK meat rabbits (excellent temperament, extremely heat tolerant, lovely colors), I have 12 week old breeding stock available. Let me know ASAP, as they are scheduled for processing on Friday.

If you are interested in learning how to process rabbits and are available to join us on Friday, also let me know!

09/26/2024

Upcoming rooster and rabbit processing classes in Oct - comment/msg if interested!

09/18/2024

Did you know that our products are available in Glen Rose at The Farmacy on the River? They have a really neat shop and a monthly food co-op straight from the farmers to your kitchen. You should check them out (and grab some delicious peach nectar)!

08/06/2024

Here's the handsome Katahdin ram himself! Now we just need a name for him....

We have a theme of old testament Bible characters and places, such as Zion, Cana, Bethany, Judea and Gideon. What ideas do you have?

08/05/2024

These lovely ladies are excited about the handsome Katahdin ram that will be joining their flock today! (Or maybe they don't know yet, but at least I'M excited! 😜)

07/27/2024

My 3.5 month old Jacob ram lambs are looking so handsome! 🐏

07/24/2024

If you've been waiting for a homesteading education class from us, here's your chance to learn how to raise and harvest meat rabbits!

We are huge proponents of meat rabbits because of how sustainable they are. They're easy to raise, take up little space, produce lots of meat annually, and taste just like chicken but are way more fun to raise than meat chickens (IYKYK).

You do not need any experience with rabbits to attend our class. Likewise, even if you've been raising rabbits for awhile but are leery of the harvesting process, you are welcome to join - this class is for you!

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you'd like to register for the class. You can comment, message me, or email [email protected].

Space is limited, so don't wait! Take charge of your food independence and learn these valuable skills that will enable you to put food on the table and fill up your freezer.

07/22/2024

If y'all are wondering why our homestead page has not been updated to Redeeming Winds Homestead & Rabbitry - as it should be - it's because Facebook is blocking me from updating it, and there is no support to be found from FB! 😠 So with that, we have updated the logo and hopefully we haven't confused everyone too much with the name incongruity.

We were formerly Dusty Elm Homestead at our last property at the Joshua/Cleburne TX line, and now we are Redeeming Winds Homestead & Rabbitry at our new property in Grandview, TX! We appreciate each one of you for joining us on this homesteading journey!

Our other page, Redeeming Winds | Gathering Grounds, is set up to handle the publicizing of the events that we host on the new property, such as Antique Alley and the Hometown Grandview TX Farmers Market. You can visit it here: www.facebook.com/redeemingwinds

Formerly known as 3 Red Barns - Community hub for events such as Antique Alley the 3rd week of April and Sept, as well as a monthly farmers market the 1st Saturday of each month from May-Sept and a Christmas Market in Nov!