Today my daughter and I made natural dyes using indigo and our black walnut husks from our farm. We did it over a wood cook stove to heat the walnut husks for several hours. This was the result of our days work.
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Our Beautiful Fall Litter (Nov. 2020) Of Australian Shepherds Are All At Their New Homes
I am always so happy and so sad when our puppies leave. But, it is so wonderful to meet the new owners of our puppies and see how much these puppies fill the lives of their new owners with love. This last week all our puppies went to their new owners - from New Mexico, … Continue reading Our Beautiful Fall Litter (Nov. 2020) Of Australian Shepherds Are All At Their New Homes
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Our Farm’s Goat Milk For Soap: Sustainably and Naturally Sourced
Now more than ever consumers have shifted their focus from mass produced to sustainable and naturally sourced products. Over the last few years the profound value of goats milk is becoming increasingly understood and appreciated. Cleopatra was said to bath in goats milk soap regularly to maintain her radiant beauty. The benefits of goat's milk soaps comes … Continue reading Our Farm’s Goat Milk For Soap: Sustainably and Naturally Sourced
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Organic Buttermilk Goat Soap Making Today & Designed A Black Walnut Hourglass
Today was a fun day creating with my daughter who runs a company out of our multi-generational farm. Her company is called ReWild Co. and you can go to her website at re-wild-company.com. It is a lifestyle company with apparel, apothecary and wildcrafting/home decor that connects people back to - stay raw stay wild. We … Continue reading Organic Buttermilk Goat Soap Making Today & Designed A Black Walnut Hourglass
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Creating Indigenous Gourd Art At Our Farm
2021 is here! Wow, today is the start of a whole new year. I am happy about that. We grow gourds for art that we sell and you will see them in local galleries in the near future. I wanted to take some time to show you, as today is the start of a whole … Continue reading Creating Indigenous Gourd Art At Our Farm
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Recycle – Repurpose – ReUse: Making Handmade Paper
Part of our passion is to live in a way that does no harm. Recycling waste products is a passion for us at the farm. Today, in similar fashion, my daughter and I are making paper out of the grain bags. This custom paper art is a passion as each piece of paper is made … Continue reading Recycle – Repurpose – ReUse: Making Handmade Paper
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A Day With Ruby And My Camera At Our Snow Covered Farm
The sky is clear bright baby blue. The air is crisp. It's not above freezing yet. I bundle up with my dog Ruby and my camera as I do chores. I am giving her a break from her puppies (she just had a litter Nov. 24th) as they always want her feeding them. She is … Continue reading A Day With Ruby And My Camera At Our Snow Covered Farm
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Here’s Our Latest On Our Little Bundles Of Joy! #Aussie #AustralianShepherdPuppies
We had a wonderful time with the little puppies over Christmas. They were born Nov. 24th and are now one month old. We got a lot of video over Christmas Day as that was how we spent our day, frolicking on the floor with the little critters. Here is the latest video with their fluffy … Continue reading Here’s Our Latest On Our Little Bundles Of Joy! #Aussie #AustralianShepherdPuppies
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Merry Christmas To All From Us At HiBar Ranch
Wow. It has arrived, Christmas. Mike and I are so thankful for the blessing the Lord has bestowed upon us this year. We want to wish each of you a wonderful Christmas and holiday season where ever and how ever you celebrate it. We spent our last few days in the workshop (Santa's Workshop), making … Continue reading Merry Christmas To All From Us At HiBar Ranch
We Are Moving To Rumble Dec. 31st And Consolidating Websites – FYI Readers
I have been managing numerous websites and video blogs and have decided to consolidate them due to the time and costs of maintaining them. As of Dec. 31st I will only be running this website and our Rumble Channel: HiBarRanch. My Old Ways Virtual Classroom program is also on Rumble called: OldWaysVirtualClassroom. I am shutting … Continue reading We Are Moving To Rumble Dec. 31st And Consolidating Websites – FYI Readers
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Best Homestead Kitchens – What You Need In A Homestead Kitchen
We did a fairly large renovation of our Victorian farmhouse when we moved to Tennessee. The reason was, we raise our own food and needed a very functional food processing environment inside the home. It was a somewhat formal home and had no fireplaces. We needed more space for food preservation and also seed starting. … Continue reading Best Homestead Kitchens – What You Need In A Homestead Kitchen
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TIME LAPSE Of Our Off Grid Tiny Cabin Build We Have Worked On This Year
My husband and I decided to do a tiny cabin build this year and have been spending summer and fall building it. We did a time lapse of it that you can watch here: https://rumble.com/vc47x1-time-lapse-off-grid-tiny-cabin-build-in-the-smoky-mountains-i-husband-and-w.html?mref=3d2zr&mc=338or
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Reflecting Back On 2020 Here At The Farm
As I shared in my last blog, I miss writing. I love blog writing but have been doing more videos this year. I have to say that while I like video, I much prefer beautiful photography and writing more. So, with that, I am going to begin writing again here at the blog about life … Continue reading Reflecting Back On 2020 Here At The Farm
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Australian Shepherd Puppies! Cute Pictures Taken Today
Hi all. Here are the cutest pictures of the puppies from today. We still have two blue merle boys for sale if you're interested. Check out the photo gallery below.
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It’s Been Quite A Year: Thanks For Following Our Blog! (Visitors from 50 countries)
I decided after a few years to start a blog again this year. I had a farm website where I blogged quite often and had a fairly large following but it took a great deal of time while simultaneously running an organic farm. I closed down that web blog. After a few years I really … Continue reading It’s Been Quite A Year: Thanks For Following Our Blog! (Visitors from 50 countries)
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Creating Beautiful Gourds From Our Farm’s Bounty (Samples)
We love creating art here from the raw materials at the farm. Here are some of the gourd projects I was working on yesterday utilizing our birdhouse gourds, antlers, turkey feathers, pine cones and more. This is such a fun and creative outlet. These products will be sold through our daughter's new company ReWild Co. … Continue reading Creating Beautiful Gourds From Our Farm’s Bounty (Samples)
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Tons Of New Puppy Video From Today & Tiny House Update Part 20
Howdy folks. Well, it's that time of year again - puppy season. So, we've shot a bunch of video this week capturing the cute puppies. There are two blue merle boys still available. Contact us if you are interested. We also update on the tiny house project and the custom Christmas presents we are doing … Continue reading Tons Of New Puppy Video From Today & Tiny House Update Part 20
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Our Latest Tiny House Video – Also We Have Moved To Rumble From Now On FYI
Here is our latest #TNTinyHouse2020 progress. We address the finishing of installing off grid solar to the solar shed and tiny cabin. Also we show the latest on the interior of the tiny cabin. This video link is to Rumble. We ask that you subscribe to our Rumble Channel 'HiBarRanch'. We will after this video … Continue reading Our Latest Tiny House Video – Also We Have Moved To Rumble From Now On FYI
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See The New #AustralianShepherd #Puppy Litter Born 11/25/2020
Well I'd like to introduce you to total cuteness. Here is our fall Australian Shepherd puppy litter. We are letting our customers pick which ones they want and show samples of the previous litter and how their coloring evolved as they grew. We hope you love the video! https://rumble.com/vbg1rp-new-puppies-pick-your-favorite-puppy-i-australian-shepherds.html?mref=3d2zr&mc=338or
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Watch As Ruby Has Her Puppies Tonight – Australian Shepherds – JUST BORN
Hi All! Well, Ruby is literally having her puppies right now as we speak. I did a quick video putting together clips of the first few puppies being born in between her contractions and next puppy coming out. LOL. Enjoy the cuteness!! Click link below picture to watch the video. https://rumble.com/vbe9k1-watch-live-australian-shepherd-puppies-being-born.html?mref=3d2zr&mc=338or
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Puppy Update!!! Nov. 23, 2020 Hear The Latest
Howdy folks, are you wanting to know the status of our Australian Shepherd puppy litter? Well, here is the latest! We are on youtube but have just set up a new Rumble channel (it's like youtube). We hope you follow us there as there is much more interactivity and lack of latency etc. due to … Continue reading Puppy Update!!! Nov. 23, 2020 Hear The Latest
