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SUNSHINE FARM

SUNSHINE FARM

Millennial homesteaders pursuing a compassionate & connected life on a plant based hobby farm

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Ethical and Humane Ways to Add Chicks to Your Flock

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Chicks are Coming! | April, 2017

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Welcome to the Sunshine Farm Baby Chicks | April, 2017

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Meet Jenn

Hi! I'm Jenn, I am a 25 yr. old animal-lover, gardener, with a lot of creativity and drive for adventure. I live on a plant based homestead with my husband, Chris, and we both work full-time office jobs while running the farm. I'm also a PhD student in the evening, which adds to the craziness of our life.

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Seeds and wine, does it get any better?! • • This year we are scaling down in the garden in many ways, because my summer is going to be a bit busier. I’ll be teaching an evening class, and I’m so excited about that, but it does mean some sacrifices in the garden. Instead of tons of tomatoes, peppers, and other high maintenance crops that have to be tended to and harvested on a regular basis, we will be focusing on storage crops and one-time harvest crops like potatoes, onions, garlic, winter squash, and dried beans. At the end of the day it will make a bigger difference in our monthly costs while also saving me time and energy. • • In light of this, I didn’t buy all that many seeds this year, maybe $60 worth in total. In addition to all of the seeds I bought last year, we should be just fine in having good production in the garden. • • Garden plans always change, as do most life plans. We have to adjust our expectations and goals as life throws us curveballs, both good and bad. • • What are you planning in the garden this year? & how have your plans changed over the years?
You are capable of so much more than you can imagine. 💫 • • Last year I created a Hugelkultur bed. Almost entirely by myself. First, I dug up the sod, piling it to the side to be used later. Then I laid large and decaying logs at the bottom, added wood chips, added sticks and smaller logs. After that I added rotted hay, put the sod back on top flipped over, and finally a layer of compost mixed with top soil. Swipe left to see what it looked like at the very beginning —> • • All of this in a matter of a couple of days. This Hugelkultur bed was a last minute dream for the garden after seeing a couple videos online and being inspired. A few days later it was a reality, and it pumped out tons of summer squash, ground cherries, and endless amounts of kale. • • This year, the Hugelkultur bed is just waiting to be planted in, and it is only going to get better in time! All because I was inspired and chose to act, believing that I was capable, and indeed I was. And so are you! • • What are you inspired to start in your garden this year? 🌱
Every time I come out to California to visit my family, I have the same realization... life is really all about relationships. • • I love our farm life and growing food and greeting animals every day, don’t get me wrong, but it’s not what gives my life meaning at the end of the day. Being in San Diego with Chris, I am just as happy and full as when I am on the farm. • • I could live anywhere with this man by my side and happiness would follow. Often times I long for a different life, imagining it would be easier or better or more fulfilling in some way. At the end of the day I think it would just be different. I think we all suffer from this, believing that life would be better if.... our kitchen was remodeled, our yard was bigger, our salaries were higher, if we could buy a house, buy a new car, move to a different state, work from home, the list goes on... • • The grass isn’t greener on the other side, it is just different. No better, no worse, happiness is available on both sides. Where you are right now, is exactly where you are supposed to be. • • This realization doesn’t make me love my life any less, it actually makes me appreciate it all the more. Instead of expecting it to be soul satisfying, I can simply enjoy it for all the good that it is, and all the fun experiences it has to offer us, without fear of losing it. • • If we had to leave the farm, and we lost this life that we love, we would be more than okay just the two of us. That gives me freedom to just soak it all in and enjoy it in the present. 💫 PC: @loveandadventurestories
If I’m not very active on social media for the next week or so, I think you’ll know why when you look at the adorableness of my niece. • • Not at all farm related, but I just had to share this perfect little babe with all of you. Welcome to this great big world Sage Christine. Chris and I can’t wait to introduce you to the farm life one day and share our joy of animals and gardening with you. • • Mom & baby are doing fantastic! Thank you Jesus for a safe and peaceful delivery. Aunt life is the best life.
Marry the kind of person that lets you sleep on them during a long flight, even though they’re horribly uncomfortable. Who moves to a horse farm to let you live out a big & crazy dream. The kind of person who encourages you to pursue your passions and interests, even if they’re a little outside of the box. Oh, and don’t just find this kind of person, be this kind of person for someone else. • • I thank God daily for bringing this kind of person into my life. Added bonus, he looks so darn handsome next to a horse (& all the time). 🥰
Life is so precious, and so very short. This week my family lost a loved one and it was a reminder to take in all the beauty around us. We’re only here for a blink of an eye, and there’s so much beauty to take in. • • If you catch yourself dwelling on the mini stressors of life, stop. It’s so not worth it. Our days, our moments, they are all a gift. Let’s not waste them. • • Instead, call a loved one just to say hi, listen to a beautiful song, journal, take a walk, pray, get outside in the garden just to watch the butterflies and the bees, cherish the moments of this very precious and very short life. 💫
Beautiful post from a fellow #plantsteader, @smanderstrom • • “Growing up, my grandpa had the biggest garden. I remember exactly where the rows of lettuce were planted, the peas, the carrots, the raspberries. My mama says I spent so much time in the garden with him when I was younger. As I got older, the luxury of a garden faded away because I was growing up, but I’d always go over for that fresh bowl of salad smothered in table cream with salt & pepper. Eventually my grandpa fell ill and was moved to a seniors home. When we moved to the country, one of the first things my husband mentioned was starting a garden, something that hadn’t even crossed my mind. • • Gardening to me, was something I saw my grandparents do. Never had I seen someone in my generation grow a garden. I never hesitated though. Since that day, my passion and love for gardening has grown tremendously and so has my garden. Whenever someone would mention my garden to my grandpa, he would light up with so much joy. It hurt him, to leave his garden behind. It was such a big part of who he was. I don’t think I could ever let go of gardening now, because it too has become such a big part of who I am today. 🕊🖤” #plantsteading
This winter I am prioritizing myself. What does that mean? Fueling my body and mind with good stuff! Healthy food, kind people, beautiful music, things that make my heart sing. • • For me this means delicious and nutrient dense smoothies, whole foods, less sugar, more time with friends, less time on social media, more time getting active and taking walks, rejoicing in the goodness of life. It means spending time with God, listening to worship music, and allowing myself to embrace all that life is offering in the present moment. • • All too often we forget to take care of ourselves, we assume that our mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing is completely out of our control. Many things in life are out of our control, but we can take active steps towards caring for ourselves. • • What do you do to practice self care?
Today I ordered seeds, and potatoes, and sweet potato slips, and I caught myself dreaming of garden candy aka ground cherries • • Lately I have been feeling overwhelmed at the idea of starting seeds and preparing for the gardening season. I look out at the garden feeling exhausted before I even get started. And I realize it is because I have already forgotten about the beauty of it, and for some reason my mind is fixated on the work. • • All good things take work, gardening is no exception. So instead of thinking about the exhausting parts, I am going to remember all the goodness. The excitement of watching plants grow, the joy of our first ripe tomato, pulling up root veggies, and snacking during garden walks. • • Just thinking about these things wells up excitement in my heart for what is to come. 💫 • How are you feeling about the 2020 gardening season?

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