Whittaker Family Farm Life

Whittaker Family Farm Life We left the HOA behind to start a our homesteading dreams. From home to homestead to community farm.

Thursday, April 10th, was National Farm Animals Day. To celebrate, I took a couple of our babies on over to Berry Miller...
04/18/2025

Thursday, April 10th, was National Farm Animals Day. To celebrate, I took a couple of our babies on over to Berry Miller Junior High School to surprise my mentee for our weekly visit. She absolutely loved it! She got in some great snuggle time and even learned how to bottle feed the new babies. Several staff members and other passersby also got to enjoy the visit.
I would like to thank all of the kind BMJH staff for welcoming us and allowing the visit. I would also like to give a special thank you to Mandy Peoples Benedix for the amazing PISD RISE Mentoring program. I think I get as much from it as any student does.
(If you have at least 30 minutes of spare time a week, please check it out!)
*Note: Consent to photo and publicly post was given by all parties and parents.*

Someone took a field trip!!! 🐐 🐐 🏫
04/17/2025

Someone took a field trip!!!
🐐 🐐 🏫

It was a bit eerie this morning. I came out to ominous clouds and fog. As my son and I reached the car, the fog cleared ...
04/15/2025

It was a bit eerie this morning. I came out to ominous clouds and fog. As my son and I reached the car, the fog cleared to reveal some kind of top secret chicken meeting led by our dear 'David Wooderson.' I may need to remind him he owes me his life... But if I go missing, question the rooster first. 🤔

I don't like to waste. One of my favorite ways to minimize waste in the kitchen is to make my own delicious stock!I keep...
04/07/2025

I don't like to waste. One of my favorite ways to minimize waste in the kitchen is to make my own delicious stock!

I keep a big container (Ice cream bucket for the win!) in the freezer for veggie and meat scraps/bones that don't make it to the dinner plate. Once it's full, the frozen block pops right out into the instant pot, where it gets a long cycle pressure cook followed by a day on slow cook. Afterward, the juices go through a metal strainer into big pitchers, then cools, then gets refrigerated. The next day, I remove the disk of fat at the top (save that for other uses), and I jar up the rest for future use. I have a large pressure canner I use for this, but you can also freeze stocks and broths. Be extremely careful if you freeze in glass containers. They can shatter if its not done correctly.

One of my absolute favorite ways to use the stock is in place of water when making rice. It is devine!

This past weekend, I made and preserved almost 6 gallons of very concentrated homemade stock. Look at that color! YUM!

It's a super easy process. It's a great way to add extra healthy nutrients into your meals, reduce food waste, and save money, all while building your home food storage. You don't even need special equipment. A large pot on the stove and a colander works as well.

Do you make your own stocks and broths? What's your favorite ways to use them? Do you want to make your own but have questions? Please leave us a comment!

Dont forget to buy eggs, and please shop local when you can! We've got CHICKEN, DUCK, and GOOSE eggs available! ...
04/06/2025

Dont forget to buy eggs, and please shop local when you can!

We've got CHICKEN, DUCK, and GOOSE eggs available!

04/05/2025

It was their first time in the playhouse... Let's just say they were EXCITED!!! 🥳

I'm very guilty of hitting that 'Send' button before proofreading what I wrote. I tend to fat-finger the bottom row of l...
04/05/2025

I'm very guilty of hitting that 'Send' button before proofreading what I wrote. I tend to fat-finger the bottom row of letters and hit the space bar instead.
But OH MY HECK!!! Auto correct took over this one in THE WORST WAY possible!
I'm so relieved I caught this in time! Here's what came out at first compared to what I intended to type. (Honestly though, I can see how this went wrong.)
My husband says this is another reason to not rely exclusively on my phone for tech. Really, I just blame Skynet. 🤖🤣

04/05/2025

Here's a quick clip of them playing on their favorite toy while I was bottle feeding. Iris was so grateful for the break! 😵‍💫🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐

These were taken about a week before Iris gave birth. I love posting belly pics as a game to guess the number and gender...
04/04/2025

These were taken about a week before Iris gave birth.
I love posting belly pics as a game to guess the number and gender of the kids inside.
Boo. I missed it this time. 🤦🏼‍♀️I never in a million years would have guessed the outcome on this one. 😲🏆
I should have bought a lotto ticket. Lol


03/28/2025

WARNING: graffic birthing video

Look away if you're disturbed by adorable, tiny newborn baby goats. 🙄

This video clip is of Iris's final kid. She's our giant of the bunch weighing in at 3.2 lbs. She was a bit harder for her to push out because she was breech and tangled up in a massive wad of placenta.

03/28/2025

WARNING: Short but graffic birthing clip.

If you're one of those people who don't get warm fuzzies from the miricle of birth, then avert your eyes.

I love catching their births on video, but these littles arrived suddenly. I did the best I could with the little time I had. I also want to give a special "thank you" to my husband, James Whittaker, for manning the camera and helping with clean up.

Going LIVE in 3... 2... 1...
03/27/2025

Going LIVE in 3... 2... 1...

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