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    Bees: Part 2

    May 10, 2017 /

    Getting the bees into the hives and the first check up on the bees after installation. Read more about beekeeping basics and why we are now beekeepers in Part 1

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    April 2, 2018
  • Homesteading

    Bees: Part 1

    May 9, 2017 /

    Our journey into beekeeping begins! An interview with my sister-in-law who got this project rolling.

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    Summer on the Homestead

    Summer on the Homestead

    September 4, 2018

    Plans for 2022

    January 31, 2022

    Raising Feeder Pigs: The First Few Days

    April 22, 2021
  • Homesteading

    Two Weeks

    May 5, 2017 /

    It is amazing what can be accomplished with a lot of determination, even when there's lots of rain, allergies, and activities on the schedule!

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    2018 Homestead Plans

    2018 Homestead Plans

    February 13, 2018
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    March 7, 2018

    Happy Holidays!

    December 27, 2016
  • Root Stock and Tree Grafting
    Homesteading

    Root Stock And Tree Grafting (Part 1)

    April 28, 2017 /

    One of our latest experiments on the homestead includes learning how to propagate root stock for apple trees as well as learning how to graft.

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    Rats, Raccoons, and Chickens

    Rats, Raccoons and Chickens

    July 27, 2016

    Seed Starting

    March 1, 2017
    A Changing Landscape

    A Changing Landscape

    April 12, 2017
  • Farming,  Gardening,  Homesteading

    More Changes!

    April 21, 2017 /

    More changes to the homestead. More trees, more flowers, more wood chips, and fencing!

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    Happy Holidays!

    December 27, 2016

    Piggies

    May 8, 2021
    Taking Down the Barn

    Taking Down The Barn

    February 1, 2017
  • A Changing Landscape
    Farming,  Gardening,  Homesteading

    A Changing Landscape

    April 12, 2017 /

    I am so excited to share all of the things that we are currently working on here, that I don’t know where to begin!  It’s going to be such a crazy year with so many, many changes to come 🙂  I’m not sure how much we are going to be able to accomplish this year, but based on what we have been able to do so far, I’m feeling pretty good about the changes to come.   We had several things slow us down last year, most notably our little baby E, but he’s almost a year old now, and my energy level is in a completely different place than…

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    January 27, 2017
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Hi there! I'm Danielle, "author" on Spring Lake Homestead. We are a family of 8, living in rural Wisconsin, and learning how to do this whole homesteading thing...together. Thanks for joining us!

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