Country Living: August 2021

Monday, August 23, 2021

Pumpkin and Squash Patch

Another pumpkin/squash patch video. I'm so amazed by it. All the pumpkins and squash seeds came from pumpkins and squash that people in the area donated to our farm after Halloween. Normally we give them to our poultry, but for the two years the cows/horses were here, we gave them to them instead. I find it interesting that the squash doesn't seem to have been cross pollinated. Whenever we try growing multiple types of squash/pumpkins they always seem to cross pollinate on us! Thank you to everyone who kindly donated their after-Halloween pumpkins/squash. The cows enjoyed them and now they've made more :) Nature is amazing!

The Happy Hippie Haven

I started this blog about twelve years ago. At the time, I was living in Wyoming, Ontario, outside of Sarnia. From there, I moved to Coe Hill, Ontario, and from there Kingsclear, New Brunswick, to finally here in Thorburn, Nova Scotia. When we got to Nova Scotia, I named our farm and farm business, The Happy Hippie Haven. For the sake of my sanity, I'm combining my original country Living blog with my Happy Hippie Haven blog. :)

Follow our Facebook farm business page if you are interested in hatching eggs or chicks!

Welcome!

Greetings! Welcome to my blog "Country Living". I spent the first 30+ years of my life living in large cities, working the night shift as an exotic dancer and eating way too much fast food. Twelve years ago, I moved to the country in a quest to develop a deeper connection with the Earth and to be a more self sufficient person. For a city dweller and a bit of a girlie girl, living in the country has been an adventure. I am constantly learning new stuff and developing new skills. I invite you to share in my experiences and perhaps learn a few new things yourself. When the zombies apocalypse begins, you'll be darn glad you learned a few basic skills on being self sufficient! :)