Hopalota Homestead

03/12/2024

At the heart of most good homesteads there is a dog. Obby is our newest pack member and she is so smart. Less than two months here and she knows that tray is for the babies Even when we aren't in the room.

11/11/2024

With a freeze in this week's forecast we are pulling and prepping what we can. Our oregano has been with us in ground for 3 years now and makes it through the winter like a champ but she also dies down to the dirt so leaving all the growth is a waste. With the dehydrator stuffed to the brim with apple mint it's on with the oven. If anyone close by has an overabundance of Rosemary we would love to trade 😊

09/11/2024

With the first freeze fast approaching we have a lot to pull from the garden that we have been pushing the line hoping to get good seeds and a little extra out of. For the next handful of days the dehydrator will be earning it's keep. Photo below is a load of Roselle hibiscus.

09/11/2024

So a while back we made elderberry port and it has been hanging out in a cabinet for most of year. Displeased with the clarity I purchased a 2 part clearing kit and I was so pleased 😁 she is a beautiful clear color and ready to be bottled up for yule. So happy 😁

08/11/2024

07/11/2024

Trying to get some money together to support my gardening habit LOL just wanted to see if anybody in my friends list would be interested in purchasing some loofah gourd sponges $2 a piece if so hit me up 😊

24/10/2024

As an ADHD woman who is constantly cold 🥶 these fall cold snaps have me scrambling to find things to can or cook. 🤣 Any reason to turn the oven on is a good reason. Today we pulled out a project we had started in spring and forgot about in the garden rush, Mugolio or pinecone syrup 🌲🌲 my boys spent weeks gathering tiny pinecones until we had a jar full. We then covered them with sugar and stuck them aside to ferment and well here we are in October. Heated everything up and strained out the pinecones. This weekend we are definitely having pancakes 🥞🥞

16/10/2024

Oh! What a day! 😄 Filled 2 more garden beds, planted 160+ cloves 🧄 of garlic, canned 2 bags of potatoes 🥔 and made 5 quarts of bone broth 🦴. Cool days are the best for cooking 😁
https://youtube.com/shorts/d_J_MCOtVek?si=YaoSowUH5SaFq7D4

12/10/2024

Look at pretty 😍

07/10/2024

We got the beds made 🎉🥳

06/10/2024

Our copper maran hens have started laying and we are head over heels 🥰

02/10/2024

Water melon vinegar 🥰

01/10/2024

Man is it Hot 🥵 today lol and wouldn't you know it it's also a butcher day 🔪🍗🐓

30/09/2024

These two little TAMUK kits are very fat and happy 😁

29/09/2024

We also record gardening video. Currently they are for my own documentation but maybe more later on

26/09/2024

Well it would seem for now at least that we will be getting out for tri-colored Rex. Our breeding program has been cut very far back and will continue to be pretty small. We aren't getting out of rabbits however and will be posting about our new TUMAK breeds.

13/05/2024

So sadly we are considering selling out our Rabbitry