Due to a year long project at work, I’d reached the point of needed to take time off to avoid Use or Loose PTO. A long weekend at Kowalski Mountain is always a great way to spend a little PTO and get in on the Labor Day weekend opening of archery season. So we took…
I suppose that most people who are working towards a goal, research and follow other people who are achieving that same goal. Both Philip and I follow several homesteading groups online. Cornish Cross Broilers are a frequent topic on these forums. We were quite intrigued by the fast growth of these birds. When Philip and…
In 2019, Philip and I put out an invitation to our families to attend the First Family Camping Trip at Kowalski Mountain. We envisioned the whole family gathering around the campfire, kids riding 4 wheelers through the woods, relaxing in the creek, berry picking and of course the local fireworks. Wanting to give them an…
When we dreamed about the family camping trip, getting a chance to do a little shooting was definitely on the list of family activities. As usual we are always busy, but we still took time to spend time with the kids doing a little target practice. With his military experience, Philip has extensive training in…
The Peking Duck, our honored guest, must have felt like he arrived in Heaven! The creek was an amazing haven to explore and relax. We tried to tether him, but no matter how we tied the rope to his foot, he untied it. Rather than keep him cooped up, we let him explore during the…
When Philip was searching for a piece of property, a water source of some sort was a required feature on the homestead. The main creek runs right through the middle of the property, but there are also several other areas that have flowing water depending on the time of the year and the weather. In…
The garden is full of blossoms, the best kind are those that produce food! However we plant flowers in the green house and garden to attract pollinators to the garden. This year we learned we need to plant the flowers sooner so they are more mature and blossoming sooner than the vegetables.
We are slowly looking at downsizing the Florida House to prepare it for sale, which means that the number of animals we keep needs to be reduced. The number of turkeys we have is much higher than it needs to be. I remember the day we bought the first turkeys and they told us they…
At the end of March the greenhouse was getting pretty hot during the day in Florida. We cut the side of the visqueen and rolled it on a piece of PVC to make a large window. To help with the heat, we put screen in the opening to keep critters out. We could tell that…
We had given my daughter, Kaitlyn Soroka a baby turkey to go with her new laying hens chicks. Snowflake, their Royal Palm hen was really getting the hang of her wings. She was getting braver by the day to explore her territory, including the roof of their house. Time to do a little wing trimming…
