Weekend Homesteader

Creating a sustainable lifestyle one weekend at a time. Providing organic meat, & produce to those who care. Husband, Father, Farmer.

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

@AntonStetner We made the same decision man. Our flight is en route as we speak. But we're home believing we made the right choice.

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

@cryptoslurp What is the environment like there? We were due to arrive this morning - flights en route now - but we cancelled and stayed home.

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

@creativeponds Yes

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

@CheyCab I don’t see a new press conference from today regarding travel. Scouring, but maybe google foo is poor.

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Happy pigs! Look at that smile...
The Ice Age is ending and the boys love the meltdown as much as we do.
These Idaho pasture pigs are looking for their pasture. It’s under… https://t.co/nBCH7W4WOE

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Winters waning. The goats are venturing further from the lean-to in search of branches that fell into the pasture during the last heavy snow. Maple sap will be running next week.… https://t.co/N3vwF9ZIEG

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Waking out to the barn early this morning to feed the animals and check waterers, I captured this image of my wether peering out at me from the safety of the lean to he shares with my… https://t.co/auOgeAXIqK

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Today’s kindergarten #homeschool lesson about water in liquid, frozen, and gas forms. Following the classroom discussion, we first examined filtered water and then melted snow under a… https://t.co/WxvaCr32Jx

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Check out Renewing the Countryside. I just joined. https://t.co/PVtGYqNahI

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Regina King needs to play Michelle Obama in something awesome sometime. #GoldenGlobeAwards #GoldenglobeAwards2019 #GoldenGlobe #twins

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Quack quack, honk. Quack quack, honk.
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The noises here remind me of my daughters children’s book, “Click, clack, moo: Cows that type”.
I fully expect one day to open the back door and… https://t.co/SMCfrQYJ3x

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Buy Hay When The Sun Shines. Don't make the same mistakes as me and try to find affordable hay in the winter! https://t.co/3FAEMtQKGq

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

@lzwbr Hope you make it home. Next time you need a dog sitter, that’s kinda one of our things. Not so much the kid sitting...

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

It was chilly yesterday. But the goats, ducks, and geese weren’t phased. With plenty of water, hay and grain, and a straw filled shelter to avoid the wind, the afternoon of sunshine… https://t.co/3dmkILRZrU

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Now today is a holiday I can really get behind...
It’s National Maple Syrup Day!
Thank goodness for national days for every event under the sun... I’ll take it!
We make maple syrup here… https://t.co/vn52RgzIuM

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Goats screwing around. Two does, a buck, and a wether.
Be the first to identify all the goats by name and I'll name a goat kid after you in the spring!
Or come up with a good name for the… https://t.co/Sjy9h7RLLa

[Weekend Homesteader @mattkoob]

Good morning, chicken coop...
We went from around 200 chickens this spring to just 25 at this time. A decision to discontinue selling large quantities of shell eggs to the local market.
So… https://t.co/2r2uuA8NDc

[Minnesota DNR @mndnr]

Heading to deer camp? Field and forest are calling hunters to camps across Minnesota for the firearms deer opener tomorrow, Share your photos using #DeerCampMN https://t.co/WOpONO51FD

[Jim Braaten @jim7226]

The clock is NOT our friend this weekend. While the rest of the world seemingly gets an "extra" hour of sleep Sunday morning, #MNDeerOpener hunters must still rise according to the sun. Be sure to set your clock back Sunday morning & know the legal shooting time for your area.