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Surprise!!! Home on Magnolia Hill now has 100 % Cotton Apparel!

July 18, 2020 by homeonmagnoliahill Leave a Comment

"...because everybody loves a GOOD T-Shirt!" -Ray Hill- Behold! Our Home on Magnolia Hill Cotton Apparel Collection! I am so excited to ...

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To Buy or To Build Your New Chicken Coop

July 5, 2020 by homeonmagnoliahill Leave a Comment

Which is best for you, to buy or to build your new coop? I have wrestled with this question before, for quite some time; you may be doing the same ...

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DIY Farmhouse Chicken Coop

June 25, 2020 by homeonmagnoliahill Leave a Comment

This DIY Farmhouse Chicken Coop is not your ordinary chicken coop! Everything I've ever dreamed of in a chicken coop, and I'm picky! The ...

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I’m so glad you’re here!

Hi! I’m Sarah, the gal behind Home on Magnolia Hill, life long DIYer, and lover of all things farm and home. I am beyond blessed to be married to my high school sweetheart and mom to two wonderful boys. Read more about me here.

Follow along for fun DIY adventures, family life on a growing farm, and some home decor inspiration along the way!

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I’m not sure why, but I have been so nervous abo I’m not sure why, but I have been so nervous about canning. 

I’ve never reeeally canned before. 

Yes, I’ve made a small batch, or two, of pickles in my life, but not enough to consider myself well versed in the world of canning.

It’s funny because the fear I have (had) of canning does/did not align with the desire I have to be a master canner. I truly want to can, a lot, and well.

Isn’t it crazy how sometimes the things we desire most, we tend to put off the longest?

The funny part about this shove I needed to finally dive into canning, was my forgetfulness and a beautiful flat of Louisiana strawberries….that I left in my hot car all day 😬

My choices were: A) make jam, right away, or B) feed these gorgeous, VERY ripe, beauties to the pigs and chickens.

I was very nervous, and it sure would have been easy and semi-justified to feed them to the animals but…

I’m so thankful I chose the jam. 

Now, I can’t wait until the next batch!!!

A little lesson I learned over some almost-bad strawberries: 

When you find yourself at an opportunity to do the thing that you’ve been scared to do or the easy, yet sensible route, always choose the jam…it’s worth it!

#sustainability #nofoodwaste #growyourownfood #canning #canningseason #strawberry #homemadejam #strawberryjam
I am beyond blessed to have met @katie_schellack a I am beyond blessed to have met @katie_schellack and @collinrichiephoto through @inregister during this once in a lifetime experience! 

Their talents are truly treasures and depicted what I strive for at our Home on Magnolia Hill more perfectly than I could have imagined.

Thank you immensely! 

What an honor and a privilege to be featured in their beautifully written and photographed article from May’s issue of @inregister

Link to the article in profile ☝️

Phone credits 📸: @collinrichiephoto 

#farmstead #sourdough #sourdoughbread #sourdoughstarter #shopsmall #localfarmers #nigeriandwarfgoats #nigeriandwarfgoat #dairygoats #rawmilk #foodfromscratch #homemade #homemadebread #livebyfaith #faithful
The “fairy egg” (or “fart egg” as my boys The “fairy egg” (or “fart egg” as my boys call them 😬 #boymom), is a strange little phenomena. 

A great deal smaller than an average egg but, when observed without size comparison, looks to be just a normal egg. Even the white and yolk look like the norm, just t-tiny.

Although they obviously do not posses much belly-filling potential, I can’t help but chuckle when I find these little wonders in our laying boxes ☺️ 

Partly because they’re just stinkin’ cute, and these are usually a good sign that one of the young hens are getting kicked off on her laying career 🤗

With that said, YAY for our fairy egg find this morning! A day brightener and promise for the future of my little laying flock 🥰

#layinghens #fairyegg #farmfresh #farmfresheggs #pastureraised #freerangechickens #yardeggs #eggs #farmstead #girlfarmer #farmher
Atlas is such a wise soul to be just 6 (almost 7) Atlas is such a wise soul to be just 6 (almost 7) months old 😌

So peaceful, yet majestic animals. 

What a special place they hold in my heart ❤️

#beyondblessed #livestockguardiandog #anatolianshepherd #anatolianshepherddog
Thank you Lord, for the beauty that is nature. Tha Thank you Lord, for the beauty that is nature.
Thank you for gifting me with the mindfulness and stillness to appreciate it.
What a beautiful gift.

“Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. 
Let your awareness rest upon it. 
How still it is, how deeply rooted in being.
Allow nature to teach you stillness.”

-Eckhart Tolle-
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and hope f Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and hope for a bright New Year ❤️
I could not be more excited about our next chapter I could not be more excited about our next chapter 😍

Meet Lilly and Tulip, our Hampshire cross gilts.

These gals will serve so many purposes during their happy lives as breeders here on our little farm! 

First job, garden prep!! 

For the next month they will disturb and fertilize a dormant portion of our garden in their 2,500 square foot @premier1supplies PigletNet Plus electric netting pen. 

I can’t wait to see the improvement in our soil health from this rotational method!

Thanks @malleryvine for our first breeder pigs!!

#beyondblessed #growyourownfood #healthysoil #sustainability #farmstead #pasturedpork #rotationalgrazing #pasturedpigs #notillgardening
Had a lovely, colorful walk in the garden this mor Had a lovely, colorful walk in the garden this morning 💜 

So excited to taste these Depurple Cauliflower from @burpeegardening 

You think my kiddos will be a little more excited about eating cauliflower since they’re such an amazing shade of purple?

#beyondblessed #growyourownfood #gardentherapy #gardentime #colorfulfood #organicgardening #homegrownveggies #freshveggies #fallgarden #cauliflower #myburpeegarden
I get asked, a lot, “Do you really go to your ba I get asked, a lot, “Do you really go to your barn to milk your goats, twice a day…every single day, no matter what?”

My typical/practical response: “Yes. If I don’t, no matter what, my goats that have milk in their udders could get sick.”

But, truthfully, it’s just as much for my health as it is theirs.

I wouldn’t experience the peace brought by hushed foggy nights like these, the quiet rhythm of the milk hitting the pail, and the speechless routine of the entire barnyard settling in for the night, if I didn’t go to the barn to milk my goats…no matter what.

#beyondblessed #dairygoats #farmstead #homestead #growyourownfood #rawmilk #peaceofmind #nigeriandwarfgoats #smallfarms
That post Thanksgiving meal calm, perfect for refl That post Thanksgiving meal calm, perfect for reflecting on all we have to be thankful for.

Wishing you and yours the Happiest Thanksgiving❤️

#beyondblessed #thanksgiving #thankful #home #farm #family
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