Welcome to Heritage Acre
- Feisty Naturally Fermented South Texas SalsaI live in South Texas where salsa recipes are family secrets and worthy of steep competition. So when I received an affirming “moo” from a life long, old timer resident of the region I knew I had leveled up. He didn’t even know it was a fermented salsa!! Health benefits plus great flavor for the […]
- Chicken and Ducks on the FarmWe’ve added some chickens and ducks on the farm. Oh my cuteness! The baby ducks are the cutest and the baby chicks are like little donut holes. I am so very rusty at chicken keeping and to tell the truth I’m breaking all the rules! Ducks on the Farm Everything I’ve read says you can’t […]
- Getting Started with a Beginner BeekeeperBeginner beekeeper, that’s me. We have our first official farm “animal”; BEES! Our first box of bees arrived and have been set up. This will be my first year raising bees. Bees are so cute, aren’t they? They just do their busy little bee thing. Full disclosure, I haven’t had any scary experiences with bees […]
- The New HomesteadOur time in limbo has come to an end. We finally bought our new homestead. Our new farm is from a gone era. The little farm house hasn’t been loved in many years. The fields are all overgrown. Even the little green tractor hasn’t felt a fire in its belly in a long time. Work […]
- A Traditional Folk Remedy How to Make Fire CiderTraditional fire cider is a whole foods based herbal remedy. It is one of my favorite home remedies to have on hand through cold and flu (ugh, and the new virus) season. Whole food as medicine is the best kind of medicine! What is Fire Cider? Fire cider is an oxymel, which is a fancy […]