Crazy Lucky Farm

One of the  best-kept  secrets is the Dollar General penny deals.  What is Dollar General Penny Shopping? Many folks do not know but there is actually such a thing as Dollar General Penny Shopping! It can take a little bit of work, but if you are down to spend a bit of time studying up and are ready for a scavenger hunt, you may just be rewarded with a haul of items from Dollar General that just cost 1 penny! IMPORTANT: DO NOT ASK DG EMPLOYEES ABOUT PENNY ITEMS! They WILL NOT help you find them!  These items are supposed to be removed from the floor. This Lady had an amazing find! This is not typical. Why are some items at Dollar General a Penny? One of the things you should know before starting up is the WHY. Dollar General Penny Items are 1 penny after they have been on clearance. Many people who partake in the hobby of "penny shopping" keep a close eye on the clearance items. Dollar General Penny Items are items that have clearanc

Welcome Spring! It has been a long time coming!  Winter was harsh this year, kids and I had 7 snow days. Which we  really enjoy being home together baking and playing games  Springtime is when we are at our best! Spending days getting muddy while cleaning up the yard. Listening to birds sing. Planning our garden- can almost taste the 1st red tomato We have already started our seeds for the year.  This year we upped our grow space with buying 2 of these  Greenhouses , we had originally been using a small table top type greenhouse. But with our needs and hopes of selling some of our produce at farmers markets we had expand- with in the space allowed. We also use   Seedling Heat Mats  and Grow lights that we found on clearance at Walmart. We have had great success with ours mall simple greenhouses. Keeping it uncomplicated and manageable allows us not to become overwhelmed.  Couple of tips: Always by Garden items during end of season clearance! We got all our seed sta

          Each day, about 55 million students and 7 million staff attend the more than 130,000 public and private schools in the United States. Keeping illnesses from spreading is a hard fought battle.  Being one of those Staff and working in Special Education, we fight even harder!           Most experts believe that flu viruses spread mainly by tiny droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby. Less often, a person might get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose or possibly their eyes.           During this time, take the following actions to prevent the spread of the flu: Sanitize your hands Cover your  nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing Limit your contact with others- Stay home from school and work Frequently disinfect areas that may be contaminated         We Clorox wipe everything and keep a spray bottle of Bleac

Tapping our Maple Trees  This is our 2nd year for tapping our handful of Maple trees. We only have silver maples- while this gives us a nice sweet syrup when all said and done, it is a little different then Sugar Maples.  Silver maples are not ideal for syrup-making for a couple of reasons. The first reason is the low sugar content of the sap. Silver maples have thin, watery sap with relatively low sugar compared with some other maples. In addition, silver maples tend to leaf out earlier than other maples. Once leaf buds start developing, the flavor of the sap becomes unpleasant. However, gotta use what's on our land.  The tapping season varies from region to region but generally starts in early March and lasts until mid-April. When the sap starts and stops running depends greatly on day and nighttime temperature fluctuations. Watch the weather forecast – sap starts flowing when the temperatures are below freezing at night but climb to the 40°F and above range during the

Welcome to the Crazy Lucky Farm. Starting this Blog on a whim! As a busy mother of 2 active kids and one full grown son, why not just add something else to my plate! The hopes of my Blog is just to document our crazy life style, finding a balance for wanting to be homesteaders and being less tied to the real world- and while still having our fingers in this century.  My story is a simple one. All started with a book tossed in the "Free" box at our library. This came to me at a time when I was working 60+ hours a week, all hours of the day. Was not in a healthy state of mind or body. Five Acres and Independence https://amzn.to/2XThGR5 This book was first published in 1935 and was last updated in 1940.  Some of the methods are outdated. However- The past is the future.  I have always held the  1930s and 40s with some wonder and awe. The hardships people had to  overcome.   I ate it up! Wanting to know more. I realized a few things. I was not happy.  Plain and sim