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Scottish Highland Cow grazing in a field with a woman by a truck throwing out feed.

Day in the Life on the Homestead

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Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission at no additional cost to you, if you click through and make a purchase. Regardless, I only link to products we use on our homestead or believe in.

Join me as I take you along with me to do my daily chores. Some of them are done every day, and some of them are more seasonal in nature. No matter what day it is, there's always something to be done on the homestead.

A woman crouching next to baby ducks.

Morning Chores

Morning chores look pretty similar from day to day, but there are always seasonal tasks that pop up here and there to bring a nice variety.

Afternoon Chores

Today's afternoon chores include flipping over the Norris Farmstead from our last guests to prepare it for the next guests. There's something so satisfying about putting our little farmhouse back together so the next guests can enjoy it, but that means the chores on our own homestead are left undone until the evening!

Come hang out with me as I share some Farmstead updates and show you how much our little ducklings have grown!

Resources

Below are links mentioned in the videos where you can check out some of the products we love and use!

  • Epic Gardening Seed Starting Trays (use code “MELISSAKNORRIS5” for 5% off your order!)
  • My General Store for mugs, tea towels, aprons and other merch.
  • Premiere 1 Poultry Netting
  • Solar Battery
  • The Norris Farmstead (for information on how we purchased this homestead, plus the before and after video of the remodel.)
  • Wad Free Sheets Tool
  • Truly Free Laundry Detergent (and non-toxic cleaning products)
  • Camano Island Coffee
Scottish Highland Cow grazing in a field.
Our Scottish Highland Cows with the Farmstay in the Background

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  • Does Gardening Save Money
  • Gardening in March (Garden Tasks by Month)
  • Gardening in April (Garden Tasks by Month)
  • Gardening in May (Garden Tasks By Month)
  • Gardening in June (Garden Tasks By Month)
  • Hot Climate Gardening Tips
  • Best Vegetables for Small Spaces and Self Sufficiency
  • 4 Tips to Success In Growing Your Own Food

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Melissa Norris

Melissa K. Norris inspires people's faith and pioneer roots with her books, podcast, and blog. Melissa lives with her husband and two children in their own little house in the big woods in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains. When she's not wrangling chickens and cattle, you can find her stuffing Mason jars with homegrown food and playing with flour and sugar in the kitchen.

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Comments:

  1. Tamara

    4 weeks ago

    I didn’t see a video here or a link to one. What am I missing?

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    • Melissa Norris

      May 16, 2023 at 11:16 am

      If you have an ad blocker on it will block the video. Otherwise it’s on my YouTube channel

      Reply

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