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Pork Shares 2024
Interested in pork? Check out the graphic below and reserve your half or whole today! These little bacon seeds will be going to freezer...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 8, 20241 min read
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Summer is here!
Hello there friends! I've been absent from this blog and from social media for a little while now but all for good reasons. Hopefully...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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November Farm Update
Time sure does move quickly, just like that we are rapidly approaching the end of 2022. I thought I was long overdue for a farm update!...
Jenesse Vaughan
Nov 9, 20223 min read
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Butter Making
I often get asked how I make butter and what are my must haves for butter making. Truthfully? It is pretty simple and you don’t need...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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Simple Homemade Granola
I have to confess, I buy granola through Azure a lot more then I make it. But this simple recipe my kids love and since I buy all the...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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Meat Birds Have Arrived!
Well, we did it again! Fifty one meat birds arrived at the post office Wednesday morning! Last year was our first year raising meat birds...
Jenesse Vaughan
Apr 28, 20222 min read
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PRE-SALE IS UP!
While we finish editing this course we wanted to offer a chance for you to lock in your price before the official launch on March 30th!...
Jenesse Vaughan
Mar 13, 20221 min read
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The Family Milk Cow (the course)
We are so excited to be launching our first ever course! The family milk cow is the heart of our homestead, she gives to every part of...
Jenesse Vaughan
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Sourdough Bagels 🥯
Don’t ask how many times I’ve made this for the family this week 🙈 I used to be intimidated by bagels, I didn’t want to try and fail but...
Jenesse Vaughan
Feb 18, 20221 min read
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Simple Tomato soup
I shared this over on our Instagram and I thought it deserved a permanent place here on the blog. I love simple recipes, especially...
Jenesse Vaughan
Feb 7, 20221 min read
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Dehydrator, is it worth it?
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Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Dutch Baby Breakfast
Have you ever made Dutch babies? We love these in our house! They are great to use up lots of eggs and an alternative to pancakes which...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 24, 20221 min read
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Simple coleslaw
I don’t know about you, but I can not have pulled pork without coleslaw on it. It’s freaking delicious and if you haven’t tried it I...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 18, 20221 min read
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When our calf had scours
This post contains some affliate links, if you choose to go through them I receive a small percentage When our cow Violet had a stillborn...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 16, 20223 min read
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Easy Homemade Mayonnaise
This is our favorite recipe for homemade mayonnaise! Why do we make our own? Because why not! Simple ingredients and farm fresh eggs make...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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Our favorite Hot Cocoa
This post contains affiliate links, if you choose to go through them I will receive a small credit. Winter finally hit after some record...
Jenesse Vaughan
Jan 3, 20221 min read
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Bulk food Buying in TN
Before we moved from CA to TN I did a bi-monthly shopping trip to good-ol costco. We were fortunate to have a Costco that carried a lot...
Jenesse Vaughan
Dec 30, 20214 min read
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Our Favorite Eggnog
Eggnog is something I have always loved and having our own #familymilkcow makes it really convenient to make delicious homemade eggnog...
Jenesse Vaughan
Dec 30, 20211 min read
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Leaving it all behind - Moving From CA to TN
October 2020 we left our farm in Northern CA for a new life in Tennessee. If you had asked us even 6 months prior we would of told you we...
Jenesse Vaughan
Dec 2, 20212 min read
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Building Our Farmstead
Hi there! My name is Jenesse and I am a wife to Nathan, a momma to four kids, and a homesteader. We currently live in East Tennessee and...
Jenesse Vaughan
Nov 18, 20212 min read
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