• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Rachel Kay Writes

Writing • Wandering • Living • Wondering

  • Home
  • About
  • Essential Oils
  • My Homestead Kitchen
  • Read My Book

My New View

Well, where to start? It’s been a while– too long. How ya doing? Has this crazy year made you stress eat all the carbs like it has me? I want to give a life update, and, more than that, I want to return to the creativity I found for myself here on this blog. I…

Read More »

Homesteading with Chronic Pain or Fatigue

I rarely talk about anything that I struggle with here on the internet. I like to share a lot of things with y’all, but I’m also a private person, and struggle of any kind feels very personal to me. I don’t even talk about it much with my friends or family. But. . .what is…

Read More »

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Peach Cobbler (+ Gluten-Free Option)

I’ve shared a cobbler recipe before, and I even dubbed it “the best.” Well, I’m here to contradict myself a little. Don’t get me wrong, that prior cobbler recipe is still a winner. However, there are many ways to cobbler. You can cake-cobbler, like the previous recipe I shared, or pie crust-cobbler, or biscuit-cobbler. It…

Read More »

What Your Favorite Goat Breed Says About You

Am I the only one who sometimes falls down the rabbit hole of those silly personality quizzes and games that get passed around social media? “What is your spirit animal?” “Which Image You See First Says This About Your Personality.” “What dog breed are you?” “What Your Favorite Pizza Says About You.” They’re fun little…

Read More »

What You Need to Know About Ducks and Niacin

Y’all, I love ducks. They’re the funniest poultry species. They’re also wonderful homestead animals. Duck meat is delicious, their fat can be rendered for cooking oil, and they lay eggs, too. Some people also use ducks to devour pests in their gardens. But my luck with ducks has been pretty sub-par. My first ducks flew…

Read More »

Why Your Dairy Goat Buck is Important

One of the most important things to master when it comes to breeding dairy goats is learning to evaluate bucks. Most of the time we focus on the does — they are the ones who produce the milk, after all. We interact with does more than bucks, for the most part. They are the ones we…

Read More »

Let’s Talk About Horns & Why You Should Disbud Dairy Goats

First time goat owners are often intimidated by disbudding. The process is foreign to them, and it seems daunting. I also see a lot of misgivings about the process because it is — momentarily — painful for the kids.  Some goat owners choose not to disbud at all. While I obviously cannot control what others…

Read More »

A Month of AIP Eating Pt 1: Getting My Mind Right + An Easy Recipe

This is part one of a multi-part series. Check back for part two soon. What can I say about AIP? I can tell you it stands for Autoimmune Protocol. I can tell you it is crazy restrictive. And I can tell you that my mother and I went cold turkey into the diet for November….

Read More »

How to Collect without Becoming a Hoarder

I am a collector. I’ve been a collector my entire life. It started when I was kid and I collected stuffed toys (most of which I still have in my closet). Then when the Beanie Baby craze came along, you can bet your bottom dollar I hopped on that train (still have those, too). The…

Read More »

Einkorn Pie Crust

What is considered “healthy” food seems to change by the hour — maybe even the minute — these days. Not only that, but there are people from every direction telling us what is and isn’t healthy now. It’s not just the typical people like fitness or nutrition professionals, it’s everyone. Your Aunt Mary in Michigan…

Read More »

Artificially Inseminating Our Cow Pt. 2: How to Waste a Lot of Money

This is part two of a multi-part series. Read part one Here. When I wrote part one of this series, I promised there would be a part two explaining the next steps of the process. Well, part two is here, but it’s not at all what I imagined it to be. Here’s a not so…

Read More »

Perfect Baked Chicken & Marinade

Baked chicken has a habit of being really boring and bland. I get it. I don’t like boring chicken, either. Usually baked chicken breasts are dry, overcooked, and flavorless. Ughh. Let’s flip the switch on baked chicken and make this healthy and easy meal actually tasty and satisfying. Here’s the Recipe: Perfect Baked Chicken &…

Read More »

Artificially Inseminating Our Cow Pt 1: Preparation & Why AI

*As made obvious by the title, this post contains some details about cow reproduction, so if that grosses you out or something, maybe skip this one. Also, I’m not a veterinarian or an AI tech, so I’m just sharing our experience and what our vet recommended. Always do your own research and consult your vet/AI…

Read More »

Primary Sidebar

Follow Along

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Hi there.

Here you’ll find a bit of everything: ramblings, recipes, travel, gardening, livestock, personal musing. In short, here you will find my life.  

Life takes us in a thousand different directions, many of which are unexpected. Thanks for following along where my life leads me. 

Explore the blog. . .

Wondering

Wondering

Wandering

Wandering

Tasting

Tasting

Living

Living

When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in, the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will bring the price of a field, and there will be goats' milk enough for your food, for the food of your household, and sustenance for your maidens. - Proverbs 27:25-27

Contributor at the Homestead Bloggers Network

Get My Ebook

Get My Ebook

Footer

Archives

Categories

Copyright 2009-2019 Tiramar Farms. All rights reserved.

Great selection of bulk herbs, books, and remedies. Articles, Research Aids and much more.

I am not a doctor or veterinarian. The information herein is my opinion only and is not meant to replace professional, veterinary, or medical opinion. Any products mentioned here are not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any disease. Statements made on this blog have not been evaluated by the FDA.

In an effort to support my blogging habit, sometimes I may receive monetary compensation for mentioning, recommending, and/or linking to products or services here. I am always honest in my endorsement and only share things I genuinely use, love, or want (and think you'll love, too).

Tiramar Farms is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Purchasing from an affiliate link does not affect the price you pay in any way.

Copyright © 2021 · Foodie Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in