Hafrskegg's Hamlet is a small farmstead located near LaVernia Texas (30 miles south of San Antonio). Though our farm is small we try to use everything available, to be as self-sustaining as possible. We have a large garden and grow a lot of fresh vegetables. We raise both Oberhasli and French Alpine dairy goats. A … Continue reading Welcome to My Crazy Farm Life
Wagon Rebuild (Part 2)
Well it has been a while since my last post on the wagon. But its mostly done. The wagon rebuild is complete here is a look at what all we did to make it more comfortable. It has chuck boxes on the back. The doors open down to make a nice cooking area. Everything stores … Continue reading Wagon Rebuild (Part 2)
Wagon Rebuild
With our desire to travel via the horses and wagon, we decided to start fixing up the wagon. The old vinyl canvas top was starting to deteriorate and the sides were all done in a hodge podge of FRP (fire resistant panels). There was also some damage to the front bow. This wagon will be … Continue reading Wagon Rebuild
Crunchy? I thought I was human… a draft that got published 2 a YEARS after is was written.
Pregnancy babies and social mediaSo 4 years ago when I was pregnant with and had just had Elliott. I had never heard of "due date", "baby wearing", "breast feeding support" FaceBook groups though I'm sure they existed. When I got pregnant with Willa I joined a few of these groups.... For the most part they … Continue reading Crunchy? I thought I was human… a draft that got published 2 a YEARS after is was written.
Making Our Dream Become a Reality
In our previous post "My Dream" we discussed our desire to travel in a semi-nomadic fashion via horses and horse drawn wagon. Well we have started to work on making that dream a reality. We invite you to join us in our journey. Follow our progress as we train the horses and prepare the wagon … Continue reading Making Our Dream Become a Reality
Cooking outside!
Fall is in the air here! It is not supposed to get over 85 degrees (fahrenheit= 24 Celsius) today. Last night we welcomed the more fall like weather by cooking over an open fire and eating outside. The kids set up the tent and slept outside in the yard. This meal was not planned and … Continue reading Cooking outside!
Nigoras!
We have been granted an awesome opportunity to try our hand at Nigoras, Nigerian x Angora crosses. We went to get an Angora buck for our herd, since Tex passed away almost 2 years ago. Helen the lady went got the buck from had 3 Nigora doelings, that she wasn't able to sell and was … Continue reading Nigoras!
My Dream
Have you ever wanted to travel around by horse and wagon or just horse and a pack string? Going place to place meeting people. I have! So how do I make that dream a reality? What do I have to do to prepare? What purpose will the travels serve? Why do I want to do … Continue reading My Dream
DIY Fiber Equipment (Wool Combs)
Turning fiber into rope, yarn, string has been around for thousands of years. Most modern fiber equipment spinning wheels, drum carders, pickers have only been around for a few hundred years. And a lot of that equipment isn't really necessary to turn fiber into something usable. At bare minimum you need something to take and … Continue reading DIY Fiber Equipment (Wool Combs)
Tomatoes!
Ball tomato sauce recipe. YOU WILL NEED Tomatoes, cored Citric acid or bottled lemon juice Salt (optional) Dried herbs (optional) Pint or Quart jars DIRECTIONS Prepare canner, jars and lids Wash and sort tomatoes, removing any bruised or discolored product. Quarter 6 tomatoes and place in a large stainless steel sauce saucepan. Bring to a … Continue reading Tomatoes!
Zucchini!
Zucchini is one of my all time favorite vegetables. I like it almost any way you can prepare it. I have always had a hard time growing zucchini in the past. Jeff has also had a hard time... mainly with squash bugs getting his plants in the past. Apparently the team effort was what we … Continue reading Zucchini!
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