Happy Fall!

The days are cooler and shorter, and the western larch trees (a.k.a. tamarack) will soon be turning glorious gold. It's not too late to camp at Highland Glenn Ranch this Fall! The night sky in October will show off two meteor showers: Draconid on the 8/9th, and Orionid on the 20/21st is the most prolific [...]

By |2022-09-23T09:50:17-07:00September 23rd, 2022|hipcamp, Homesteading, Off Grid Life, Ranch Life|0 Comments

Now on Hipcamp!

We are excited to announce that the Ranch is now listed on Hipcamp, a company that partners with landowners to create new places to camp! Ferry County offers so many wonderful things to see and do- lakes, rivers, endless miles of hiking, unparalleled stargazing in our dark sky nights- all on or very close to [...]

By |2022-07-27T12:01:40-07:00July 27th, 2022|hipcamp, Off Grid Life, Ranch Life|0 Comments

Chicken Chronicles, edition 1

It’s time to update you on how the chickens have been doing! As chicks, they were brooded with zero electricity. Instead, we used a cold brooder and a Mother Hen box (you can read that blog post here). It has yielded some interesting anecdotal results, most notably: The Delaware and Blue Australorp started laying eggs [...]

Brooding Chicks With Zero Electricity

In 2021, we needed to start a new laying flock. Living off-grid with only a small amount of solar power, we needed to learn how to brood chicks with very little- or preferably zero- electricity. We saw kerosene set-ups to provide heat. In pondering over it though, for one thing, Krystal is highly sensitive to [...]

New Chicks on the Ranch

On March 20, 2021, a batch of new chicks arrived on the ranch! Being that we have yet to find a breed that fits what we’re looking for in a sustainable homestead flock, we decided to try two new heritage breeds: Delaware and Australorp (the blue variety.) We are also using some techniques to brood [...]

Long Time No Blog

Can it really be so long since I last posted? Apparently so. As you can guess, it's been busy on the Ranch. Life in general get's that way! We've dealt with personal health challenges, installed a septic system, welcomed another granddaughter into the family, raised a litter of Havanese puppies, and survived a pandemic... among [...]

Being Ready for Winter

Every autumn the age-old question “Are you ready for winter?” starts to pepper local conversations. Being ready for winter in our remote mountain area means different things for different people. Some things need doing every year; others don’t, so our list changes from year-to-year. For 2018 it includes the following: Cut, chop, and stack firewood- [...]

By |2018-12-09T16:55:40-08:00December 9th, 2018|Homesteading, Off Grid Life, Ranch Life|0 Comments

Frontier Frittata

This frittata is one of my go-to dishes for its simplicity, versatility, and utter deliciousness. Whether for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, a couple ingredients or chock full, it’s another great use of eggs when we’re swimmin’ in them.   The variations are limited only by your imagination: bacon with cheddar, ham and Swiss, pork [...]

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