01/11/2024
Yall! Happy Jack Homestead was on a PODCAST!! If you were looking for a new homesteading podcast to listen to, Mary with .tiny.homestead is wonderful to listen to. She asks all the right questions to all different kinds of
Listen now on or anywhere you get your podcasts.
12/29/2023
We have 11 weeks and 5 days till spring. Stay busy and try not to lose it. Try something new. Remember something old. What do you like to do during winter to stay busy?
# cityfarm
12/27/2023
We love to be able to reuse things and keep as much out of the landfill as we can sometimes. Refilling candles is a great way and we get to make our own scents
08/06/2023
The yellow, Spanish onions, and the the zebrune (banana) shallots are coming along! š§
Only the start! šWe will transplant them in the ground probably the end of September and hopefully harvest the beginning of November!
Thatās perfect timing for putting garlic š§ in our area!
07/20/2023
Size doesnāt always matter! šThese Parisian carrots š„ grow like little balls and are packed with flavor! Super cute and super easy! I probably grew them a bit too close but we will for sure grow them again. Probably again in the fall! Oh yeah! We got them from
06/22/2023
Finally got the chance to pull the garlic up. This is a hard neck variety called music garlic. I planted the cloves in early November down here in southern VA and mostly covered with leaves. Now is the time we let it dry out for about 30 days before we can tie it all together and then start cooking with it. Iām going to save my biggest most beautiful bulbs for planting this year.
05/31/2023
Jesi picked up this beautiful produce for dinner and a few more surprises from today! We got some soap and beard oil from and some super yummy doughnuts from we couldnāt be happier!
04/23/2023
Over the years weāve had many success but I feel like weāve had even more failures. The most consistent of all would be growth. We have and will continue to grow exponentially. We will grow in knowledge and love. I hope you continue to follow us in our journeys and learn along with us.
04/09/2023
Hoppy Easter from Jackieboy and the rest of the family at Happy Jack Homestead. May all your chickens hatch and your dinner be yummy!
03/18/2023
I love to love all animals and plants but some are just so tasty! Let alone the benefits we gain from consuming the various nutrients from different parts of life. If we donāt be greedy and can find a consistent sustainable way of life, we can balance out the circle of life.
03/03/2023
Not all store bought eggs š„ are the same! I thought it was a fantastic way to show what the words on the carton actually mean. If you want the most out of your eggs, really try to look for pasture raised. Cage free is a gimmick. Putting egg chickens in cages has been federally regulated since 2006