Half-Assed Homestead

Half-Assed Homestead A lifestyle blog about not-ideal and not-always-aesthetic homesteading practices.
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The path to self sufficiency and better health takes just one step at a time & it ain’t always pretty!

Nothing quite beats French Toast made with homemade sourdough you made the day before, eggs from your own chickens, and ...
09/02/2026

Nothing quite beats French Toast made with homemade sourdough you made the day before, eggs from your own chickens, and ceylon cinnamon. Cooked on cast iron and served with maple syrup from your in-laws farm.

If you know you know…however…

I will probably get Taco Bell on my lunch break at work today.

I will not let the crunchy consume my entire life.

B a l a n c e Is Key. 😘

It’s about to be a BUSY month for us. Things for our customers to look forward to: •The inside of our farm stand reopeni...
09/01/2026

It’s about to be a BUSY month for us.
Things for our customers to look forward to:

•The inside of our farm stand reopening (date TBD)
•Multiple vendor events
•Our second batch of meat chickens (available for pre-order now)
•Pumpkins!
•…and a super special event—stay tuned🤎

Now THAT’S a pumpkin patch 🎃Cheers to my hubby for picking weeds during his “free time”. 🧡Summertime is coming to an end...
08/24/2026

Now THAT’S a pumpkin patch 🎃
Cheers to my hubby for picking weeds during his “free time”. 🧡

Summertime is coming to an end. Harvest time is creeping in. Meanwhile, now that I’m out of the newborn trenches I’m debating planting some fall crops since I missed out on the spring & summer crops. Is anybody else getting the impulse to throw some seeds in the dirt? 🥦🥬🫜

Pretty freaking dope that the first time I ever decided to sell any of my sourdough I sold out almost immediately lol. I...
08/22/2026

Pretty freaking dope that the first time I ever decided to sell any of my sourdough I sold out almost immediately lol.

It was a TON of planning and work just to bring a handful of sandwich loaves and rustic boules. I am TIRED and I give regular sourdough vendors and bakers a hugeeee round of applause for doing markets. I don’t think I will routinely do bread but maybe I’ll occasionally throw some in the farm stand.

If you snagged some of my bread today, please let me know what you think 💜

Thank you to Katz & Melissa for organizing a wonderful Imlay City Jr. Spartans event!

Between being up late prepping dough, my baby not sleeping, and being up early baking bread, this mama is going to bed *immediately*. Goodnight!!

I’m all set up at Imlay City Jr. Spartans Draft Night! I’ll be here until 9pm! I have a small offering of sourdough with...
08/21/2026

I’m all set up at Imlay City Jr. Spartans Draft Night! I’ll be here until 9pm! I have a small offering of sourdough with me tonight as well but it’s going fast! 🍞

08/21/2026

I’m super excited to support this event tonight as a vendor! As an Imlay City alumni, the schools there will always hold a special place in my heart. Come support their awesome Junior football program💙💛

The baking kick continues. This time, sourdough sandwich bread. I am setting up as a vendor Friday evening at Imlay City...
08/19/2026

The baking kick continues. This time, sourdough sandwich bread. I am setting up as a vendor Friday evening at Imlay City Jr. Spartans Draft Night. I don’t normally bring baked goods with me to markets & shows, so my question is…do I bring a few loaves with me Friday? 🤔

Unprompted reviews are our favorite. It’s one thing when we put you on the spot and ask “so what did you think of our ch...
08/17/2026

Unprompted reviews are our favorite. It’s one thing when we put you on the spot and ask “so what did you think of our chicken?” But, when people come out of the blue—many of which were first time customers—raving about our chicken…it’s rewarding in a way that can’t be explained.

We are feeding our community food we are PROUD of. We aren’t just trying to sling chickens for the hell of it…we want to produce food that is healthy and enjoyable.

If you took the time to send us a review, just know my husband and I read them to each other and smiled big cheesy grins and high-fived eachother like school children. 🥹

Read some of the latest reviews:

“My awesome sister in law made one of your recently processed chickens for us yesterday. It was Amazing on so many levels!
Side note, My husband just finished his first round of chemo and had a really rough day Saturday 😔 Food was not his friend and I was getting worried he wasn’t able to eat.
Yesterday he was able to eat and ENJOY your chicken! He actually asked for more last night, and commented on how good it was and how it didn’t mess with his stomach at all!🙌
I’m so happy he was able to fuel his body with your all natural chickens!🐓
We will be ordering more from your next batch!
Just wanted to share, because this was a blessing that we needed!”

“This was soooo good! So very juicy! My kids ate up all the dark meat so the breasts are left for my husband and I and they are delicious.” -Mary

“This is one I smoked up lastnight.
Frikkin delicious.” -Jason

“Oh my God. 10/10” -Cara

“We just finished our second chicken. They are delicious. Very tasty!!! If you raise more, please count us in for 10 more. Thank you” -Greg

“SO YUMMY! Thank you🤍” -Amanda

The homesteader’s counter. We all seem to have a nook in our kitchen where the day’s harvests and projects pile up. Wher...
08/16/2026

The homesteader’s counter. We all seem to have a nook in our kitchen where the day’s harvests and projects pile up. Where picking, gathering, prepping, and processing all collide on whatever flat surface is available. 🧺

Today mine is fresh picked yarrow, comfrey, a basket of eggs waiting to be sorted, a couple lower mullein leaves, some dehydrated walnut hulls to make infused oil with, and my sourdough starter bubbling and waiting to be made into dough tonight.

What’s on your counter today?🌿 I love to see what other people are up to and gather inspiration for my future counter piles. 💜

Been on autopilot for the last month or so. Bread making is one of those things that really forces you to slow down and ...
08/15/2026

Been on autopilot for the last month or so. Bread making is one of those things that really forces you to slow down and breathe.

I’m going to be on a baking kick for a while until my mind is decluttered. Maybe I’ll have excess to share with you all. Maybe I’ll eat my feelings instead 😂

This was this morning’s sourdough. 🍞

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