My Chores On the Homestead

in steemitkids •  7 years ago 

Hello, my name is Joshua I am the homeschool kid.
Today I am going to tell you about my chores on the homestead.

  1. I mow the lawn.
    Mowing the lawn is a big chore because we have a big homestead.
    And because we have a big homestead I sometimes forget what I have mowed and what I haven't. And I remember that by drawing a map of the homestead. And I draw numbers on each field of grass so I know which day I need to mow each field.
  2. I feed and water the animals.IMG_20170717_103351.jpg
    We have one cow and four sheep. They drink a lot of water. Especially because it is summer time. I only give the sheep feed when they are low on grass. And when they are low on grass I have to give them more water too. I have to give them more water because they get half of their water from the grass they eat.
  3. I water the banana trees.IMG_20170717_103306.jpg
    Probably you are thinking "You can't grow banana trees in Arkansas." But it is possible.
    People even grow banana trees in Canada! This is how they keep them warm in the winter.
    First they put high fencing all around the plant. Then they pile it up with mulch and straw. Then they put a big black plastic bag on top.
  4. I harvest from the garden.IMG_20170717_103533.jpg
    In the summer, one of my chores is to pick veggies from the garden. And my mom usually asks me to pick papalo and tomatoes because we love pico de gallo.
  5. I do whatever else my mom and dad tell me to do.
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Awesome guy!!!
Takes me back to when I spent summers at my grandparents farm in Mississippi,
some of the very best times of my life.... except the day I got the milk cow drunk by feeding her apples....that wasn't the best day for my rear end lol
Mad respect for you

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This is wonderful!! I am super proud of you being so responsible - you will grow up to be a real man :) Its not easy working a homestead, be proud of yourself. I love your cows and sheep - I have always wanted a mini goat :) Those heirloom tomatoes look yummy :) Keep being the amazing person you are- Love you my Steemit Friend - SUNSHINE247

Hey @thehomeschoolkid,
enjoyed your post about you sharing your chores on the Homestead that it went in to the first issue of curator - a Steemit magazine I'm trailing out for curation knowledgeable and undervalued posts.
You can check out the post here https://steemit.com/curation/@biglipsmama/curator-issue-1
Thank you for sharing great content!
Keep on Steeming!

Ew.... I mean ewe! Look at that ewe! ;)

Why aren't you mowing the lawn with the sheep?

If I let them out, they would wander off the homestead.

Get harnesses and a long stake in the ground. Or multiple. One for each sheep. They'll eat the circle. Move the stake and the sheep, eat another circle.

Or use the moveable fence option.

We have tried that before, but the sheep get tangled up and strangle themselves.

We don't like to keep moving fence around.

You are an awesome kid to have around the house. You have very proud parents I am sure. Getting you ready for your own life. Great job!

Love watching your Dad giving tips on his channels. Glad to see you starting your own profile bud keep up the hard work it pays off.. My kids are also home schooled!

Well done! It is always so wonderful to see a young man like yourself understanding the benefits of hard work. I have considered trying to grow a banana tree here as well.
Thanks to your dad's live shows and videos, I am trying out papalo this year. I thought none of it germinated but now it has finally started to grow so I am anxious to see how it tastes in our salsa.
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Brilliant work I wish I had a homestead when I was a kid. I am havign to work my ass of in order to save to buy some land so my kids can have this lifestyle. Following you for some more tips, keep it up :)

Good work @thehomeschoolkid. Wish I could get my 3 daughters working so hard around the homestead.

Hi Josh, very well done on your hobbies. You'll achieve great things in life.

keep it up !!

my friend, you remember me when i was a child, my father too has some cows and i am the responsability for watering them and carry from the home to the another land where they eat a lot.
please enjoy the farm lived it is the most beautiful moment in our life, you shoul get fruit and vegetables very fresh from the trees to your mouth, and the most important very health, enjoy the bananas trees, i believe if you care very nice your bananas trees, they give you their bananas.
take care with the duck this animal destroy completlely the bananas trees.
nice post, i am very happy for watching you.
best regar mi dear.

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Kumusta from Philippines! :) nice post. my kids do about 1% of what u do.. :P

Wow!

Can I get you to come to my house and work for me?

My kids are grown and moved out and it's hard to get them back to my house to help.

You are gaining some VERY valuable knowledge, Joshua. Man I wish I had learned such practical skills as a young lad. The closest I came that was going to Mexico to visit my grandfather's farm when I was around 11 years old. We would milk some cows and then sell said milk and some cheese around town. We would also prepare the chickens for selling in the market. That was just one summer though. You are going to become well versed in these matters, to the point of enjoying the many fruits of your labor.

We are currently homeschooling our children here in the city so seeing your posts really helps all of us out who are on this path. They tend our small garden in the backyard and we recently acquired egg-laying hens. They love taking care of them. Well done and thanks for sharing!

Quite busy for a 10-year old. Almost gave me an idea to find some chores for my 9-year old, also homeschooled. But we live in the city, so I'd have to think of something different!

wow, banana trees cool