Being the fourth generation to live and earn a living in the outdoors in Maine, the state is dear to my heart. Logging runs in our veins. Logging was a way of life on both sides of my family. The Moore side logged along the shores of the Chesuncook Lake View Article
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Eolian Homestead in Oakland, Maine
There are so few things not to love about the last weeks of summer leading up to the first days of autumn here at the Eolian Homestead in Oakland, Maine. Fruits and vegetables are abundant, there are heaps of garlic to clean, and the freezer is starting to have its View Article
Our one-year anniversary of our brush with death in a sailboat
I know many of our followers asked about what happened that day on the boat, so here’s the full story—although words can’t truly express the horror in the moments leading up to what I was sure was the end.This happened on July 29, 2023, and I wrote this on our View Article
Our Wedding Gift: Grampa Grant’s 1952 IH Farmall 350 Tractor
On the day Kevin and I married down by the duck pond on Hobbit Hill, by his sister, we were gifted this 1952 Farmall 350 by my grandfather. That was in April 2018, and as of writing this is within days of when we moved to Hobbit Hill in August View Article
Treating Cough and Wheezing in Chickens
Sudden changes in weather in Maine with cold snaps below zero one week and heavy rain the next can take a toll on flocks. A few days back five pullets came down ill. The first sign of a heath issue was lethargic behavior, loss of interest in hopping around, no View Article
January 2019 Homestead Update
Available this Month: Whole Processed Rabbits Raw Goat’s Milk Chicken & Duck Eggs Goat’s Milk Soap Chèvre Goat Cheese Whole Processed Goose Rabbit Pelts Hatching Eggs Happy new year from Hobbit Hill. This year kicks off our sixth year breeding our French Black Copper Marans. These beautiful layers of View Article
August 2018 Livestock & Produce Availability
This month we sold out of all chicks, pullets, all but one 8-week-old and older rabbit kit and most garden produce. We have added dairy produce to our available produce, see below. Produce: Heirloom tomatoes, wild coral mushrooms, blackberries, goat dairy products (see below) and other garden goodies in limited amounts. View Article