Sad News to Declare (Lauren)

Hey everybody,
remember how excited I was about Georgia's little miracles?

We Did It! (Lauren)

GUYS, GUYS. GUESS WHAT. WE DID IT.

WE. DID. IT.

WE ARE OFFICIALLY... (wait for it...) ... GRANDPARENTS!

Yaaaaaay! Okay, so, we're excited. Obviously.

It was Georgia that spawned these:

Beginning Aquaponics (Austin)

Alright, I'm finally getting to build my aquaponics system! I've been looking forward to it for a while and though it'll probably be a little rough at first figuring out all the nuances a system like this has, I'm excited nonetheless. Below is a photo of roughly what the system will look like so you have an idea. The plumbing and pumps and such are not installed yet, and I'll take step-by-step photos so y'all can see how I do it.

Business and Future Projects (Austin)

Alright, I apologize that it's been over a month since we've posted anything. School finally started back up and it's been pretty busy. Since Lauren and I are both officers in our campus archery club, that takes up a lot of our out-of-class time. But it's going well. There hasn't really been much time for significant homesteading endeavors lately, but that's about to change.

The Redneck Express 2.0 (Austin)

This one is just a quick one. Last week I built a new run for the rabbits, because the old one was made of poor quality materials and they were outgrowing it. They could barely do their happy, "I'm out of my cage!" jumps without running into a wall or the net, so it was time their playground expanded. I made it out of a couple spare boards from a wooden pallet and the backs/seats of some repurposed church pews my roommate randomly procured in June. He'd planned to make a bookshelf out of them, but ended up buying some from a friend and told me I could use them for whatever. This seemed like an appropriate project, although this new playground is significantly heavier than the first.

My Homestead Vision: Why Bison? (Austin)

If you're reading this, I'll assume you're somewhat interested in my homesteading endeavors; and if you're interested in my homesteading endeavors, I assume we've had this conversation before. But just in case, here is my explanation for why I have elected to aspire to ranching buffalo. Be warned: this is one of my longer posts.
When I tell people that I want to ranch bison, I get a lot of weird looks. Particularly from people with cattle experience. "Why not just raise cattle?" There are a few reasons and, while there are definitely some differences in approach, I feel like bison are more suitable to me and to my aspirations for the future.

My Homestead Vision: Composting Toilets (Austin)

If you see a post with the title My Homestead Vision, that means it'll be me showing you something that I intend to make a part of the stead and explaining it to you in some extent of detail so you can understand what I'm aiming for. The first edition of the series: toilets.