Hangs on the Homestead

08/07/2025

We're open👋again & back from our forestry training at Baker Station on Sonora Pass...we still have 4 dozen 🪺🍳chicken eggs available!
We are doing meet-ups and deliveries 🚗 tomorrow morning in Pine Grove, Sutter Creek & Jackson, if you're in one of these areas, please get your order in before 7 am on 8/8 and you'll be added to our route!
While all options in our online store are limited right now, we do have several meet-up orders open and if you'd like 2-4 dozen delivered to your home, just message me and I will open it up for you in our store 😉.
Like always, we are registered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Egg handler # CA-11378.
Your support contributes to managing our chickens & sustainable homestead practices, including wildfire🔥 mitigation efforts within our neighborhood's 'Firewise Community'.
Thank you in advance!😊
https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/store-2

07/20/2025

Just wanted to share some of the beautiful blooms we are blessed with this season 💛
We have forest fresh eggs available in our online store as of this morning. Feel free to use the link below. If interested in setting up a custom subscription bundle (i.e. having eggs delivered to your door for a specified number of months) just send us a PM and we can set that up for you personally. Thank you in advance! 😊
https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/store-2

07/17/2025

1-2 dozen forest🌲 fresh chicken egg🥚 bundles up for discussion - delivery, or meet-up. Secure yours easily👍online! Click link below 😉
We wanted to give a big thank you🙌 to those of you who regularly enjoy our forest fresh eggs!
Your support not only contributes to managing our chickens🐔 & sustainable homestead practices but also goes towards wildfire safety efforts within our neighborhood's 'Firewise Community'. Because of you, over the past couple of months in collaboration with AFSC & AFPD, our firewise community was able to install multiple reflective road and 'fire truck 🚒 turn around' signs in our neighborhood. We were also able to hold an evacuation informational event in which evacuation resources & supplies were given to the community. Thank you 🙂 again for your help with this!
https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/store-2

06/21/2025

We're switching gears⚙️ here at Hangs on the Homestead! While we absolutely adore raising LGD pups🐶 for fellow homesteaders, we do not have any litters planned for the near future and are focusing on other projects that align with our land🌲 stewardship goals.
We are collaborating with Amador Resource Conservation District & the Xerces🐝 Society and have been deligently preparing a section of our property for an upcoming pollinator🦋 habitat project!
When you witness the negative impacts people can have on the environment🥺...specifically the decline in forest health and reduction of beneficial pollinators, it can be very disheartening💔.
That's exactly why we are choosing to restore our small piece of property, little by little. While we cant fix the entire world🌎, many of us can intentionally restore the forest health on our own property for future generations to enjoy.🥰
❓️What has been in the works the past 6 months❓️
🌲Wildfire mitigation on the specific section of property for the project.
🌲Educating ourselves about land stewardship practices through the Columbia College Forestry program.
🌲Applying for programs we're qualified for, to assist with funding & supplies...we would not be able to do this without the ARCD & the Xerces Society's help!
🌲Selecting specific native pollinating species to reintroduce on the property with ARCD's guidance.
What's next⁉️😄🌿
🦋 Installing fencing & irrigation this summer ☀️ to ensure the first couple years the plants can become established.
🦋 Continuing to manage vegetation overgrowth on that specific section.
🦋 Forestry program involvement, specifically: wildlife surveying, forest inventory & mapping courses.
🦋 Sharing progress & information pertinent to the pollinator habitat through our socials & website.
🦋 Planning for community action days to assist with ammending the soil & planting plants in the fall!!🍂
🦋 Monitoring pollinating species regularly, that come visit the property!
Giving God the glory for the timing and resources that are falling into place, God is good all the time!❤️
We will be updating our website later this summer to document everything, feel free to follow along!

06/03/2025

June 4, 2025 @ 11 am - 12 pm, online pollinator support webinar presented by Xerces Society:
Managing Pests while Supporting Pollinators: Practical Strategies for California Growers🌻
Register for this webinar to learn how on-farm habitat and Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) can boost biodiversity, enhance pest control, and reduce pesticide risks to pollinators🐝. This webinar will cover the benefits of on-farm habitat, the core principles of IPPM, strategies for minimizing pesticide toxicity and exposure to pollinators🦋, and examples of IPPM approaches across different California crops.🌱🌾☘️

Join us to learn how on-farm habitat and Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) can boost biodiversity, enhance pest control, and reduce pesticide risks to pollinators. This webinar will cover the benefits of on-farm habitat, the core principles of IPPM, strategies for minimizing pesticide...

06/02/2025

1-2 dozen forest🌲 fresh chicken egg🥚 bundles up for discussion - delivery, or meet-up. Secure yours easily👍online. Delivery/meet-ups available in Pine Grove, Jackson, Martell, Sutter Creek, Pioneer, Volcano, Angels Camp, Moke Hill (in town) & San Andreas every Wednesday. Click link below 😉
Our happy chickens 🐔 free range on two forested acres and produce absolutely 💯 delicious eggs!
We are registered with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Egg handler # CA-11378.
Your support contributes to managing our chickens & sustainable homestead practices, including wildfire🔥 mitigation efforts within our neighborhood's 'Firewise Community'.
Thank you in advance!😊
https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/store-2

05/10/2025

This year, we decided to hold off with weedeating on our property to support early season pollinators🐝. Similar to the 'No Mow May' practice, which is about pausing mowing(or weedeating) during the month of May and allowing wildflowers🌼 to bloom. Late winter and early spring is a time when floral resources are often limited.
We found a handful of native pollinating🦋 species including the Sierra Iris, Hairy Vetch, Sky Lupine, Yellow Star⭐️Tulip, Little Hop Clover & Rose Clover 🍀 covering over property!