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On Masculine Virtues
Today’s post is a bit of an unusual one, in that it’s exploring not so much farm life, but a philosophical topic and yet one of great practical importance. On a certain niche social media site I’m part of, there was a discussion on the importance of maintaining good personal habits, even on the superficial…
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“This is your job now.”
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. Proverbs 15:19 (New International Version, 1984 edition) One of the hardest things about the last couple of years for me has been the need to largely reinvent myself. Or, at least, to significantly change how I viewed…
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Kiwi Homesteading is dead…
Long live Rhedding Farm! The Kiwi Homesteaders were a determined bunch, save perhaps in the matter of blogging. But though we persevered in our twelve-acre North Canterbury block, things finally got too much for us. I needn’t say a great deal about the COVID-19 panic that gripped the world in 2020 and 2021. Suffice it…
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How to Survive a Lawsuit
It happens. You’re going along in life, minding your own business; perhaps a few months ago you quit your job in frustration, or there was that tradesman who did work you weren’t happy with. You go to your mailbox and suddenly your heart sinks. There’s a letter in there threatening legal action, or, even worse,…
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Endings and Beginnings
The best-laid plans o’ mice an’ menGang aft agley. Robert Burns, in To a Mouse That, I am sure, describes many of our experiences this last year, notably dominated by attempts to control the spread of a certain (alleged) Coronavirus. We of course had a short, sharp lockdown for four weeks in our autumn, with…
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Our Waipu Goats
Hello Readers! It’s a beautiful day here on the Kiwi Homestead. As we’ve almost finished settling into our new home I thought I might take this opportunity to share with you our new herd. As part of our long term goals, we set out to find only rare breed or heritage animals for our farm. …
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Raising Turkeys (and assorted birds)
This week on KiwiHomesteading; The challenge of raising turkeys When the Mad Scientist and I decided to move to Canterbury we were very interested in finding a place where we could become self-sufficient and build a sustainable life. We started small by raising chickens in the city and growing a veggie patch. We always knew…
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One Crazy Drive
Hello, again my dear readers! At last, I bring to you our tale of the journey over the mountains to the West Coast of New Zealand. We had bought two chicken coops on Trade Me, and they were for collection by the buyer. The Mad Scientist got up bright and early, and nipped down the…
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De fine incepti
The end of the beginning starts here!
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Investigations into Livestock Animals
Hello, my fine readers! How are you today? Have you been doing any fun projects lately? What about God’s mission? Is He leading you on any interesting paths? Well, the Mad Scientist and I have been sort of pulled into a strange mission by our ears. It would seem that God in all of His…