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FEMA Camper for Sale!

FEMA Camper for Sale!

We are selling the camper! It is a 2006 Cavalier, FEMA model, 32′. It has been home for 2 years, but we are finally in the house! It is currently set up for permanent wiring and plumbing, but could be converted to travel mode. We […]

Cabin Update 9/22/12 – The Home Stretch

Cabin Update 9/22/12 – The Home Stretch

We are almost there…we’ve been telling each other that for weeks…but this time it’s true. We passed the electrical inspection yesterday, so the electric company will be here early next week to turn on our power! We will spend the next few days finishing up […]

Cabin Update 9/5/12

Cabin Update 9/5/12

We have been working fast and furious on the cabin this last month. So much so, that we stop when we realize we can’t see anymore or take another step and it must be time to eat and go to bed. This means one day […]

Cabin Update – A Couple of Neat Features

Cabin Update – A Couple of Neat Features

We spent a lot of time planning the cabin before we even got the site prepared and came up with a lot of ideas we really liked. Some of the things we are incorporating though, are a result of spontaneous ideas. We talked about storage […]

Alabama Homesteading on Facebook

Alabama Homesteading on Facebook

We recently added a facebook page to connect with friends and share local events we are involved in. We are offering a variety of seminars/classes on subjects like raised bed gardening, chicken keeping, and how to take a chicken from coop to table. Visit us […]

Diatomaceous Earth (one of my new favorite products)

Diatomaceous Earth (one of my new favorite products)

Every so often, I learn of a product that makes me want to tell everyone about it. This is not a new discovery, but somehow I grew up never having heard of diatomaceous earth. When my husband first introduced me to it, I had to […]

Keeping Busy 5/16/12

Keeping Busy 5/16/12

These last few weeks have been very busy and we’ve gotten many things done here, but not all cabin work. The girls have been wrapping up the school year, which included final drafts on research papers, exams, and a weekend trip to TN to pick […]

Chicknapping: A Hen House Tale…Honest!

Chicknapping: A Hen House Tale…Honest!

Chickens have been a part of my life from my earliest memory. There have been a lot of chickens and a lot of eggs, but I have never seen nor heard of what I recently witnessed in the hen house. Honestly, if I had only […]