Hangs on the Homestead

04/10/2026

The Pollinator🦋Habitat project with ARCD is moving forward again!
Monarch Joint Venture is a nonprofit organization that supports Monarch habitat and conservation. They did a survey of the existing plants🌱 & pollinating insects🐝. While we did not observe many pollinators due to the overcast 🌥️ weather, we were blessed to see a handful of native wildflowers blooming along with a ‘west coast lady’ butterfly & the common ‘two form bumblebee’!
Monarch Joint Venture will return at about the same time ⏰ & location next year after we have planted the California native plants to do another survey. We are hopeful that once the native plants become established, a variety of pollinators will come visit. Targeted species for this project include the:
• Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
• California Dog Face Butterfly (Zerene eurydice)
• Crotch’s Bumblebee (Bombus crotchii)
• Western Bumblebee (Bombus
occidentalis)
Feel free to follow us on our socials for more updates as we move forward. If you’d like to learn more about Monarch Joint Venture, please visit their website here:
https://monarchjointventure.org/about-us

03/20/2026

For a limited time we are offering a FREE fresh herb bundle with every online order! Forest fresh eggs have been added to the store, happy springtime shopping 🐝🌿🌻
https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/

03/16/2026

“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land.”
‭‭Song of Songs‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭
Spring🌻is definitely here & our girls are getting serious about laying eggs! We just added more eggs to our store, including some 2 month subscriptions! You can secure yours here: https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/store-2

03/10/2026

Our newest additions to Hangs on the Homestead include Legbars, Olive Eggers, Rhodebars and Orpington varieties! They have already started laying 😄🐓🪺
Forest fresh eggs have been stocked in our online store! Feel free to visit and add eggs to your basket here:
https://www.hangsonthehomestead.com/store-2

03/07/2026

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. 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

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!