Growing Love Homestead

06/16/2026

Anyone in Louisa need hatching eggs? Check out Golden Grove Homestead

I have a dozen English Orpington hatching eggs ready for an incubator for pickup today or tomorrow in Lousia

06/16/2026

This mullein leaf is as long as my forearm....

That is all.

06/15/2026

It's been a rough go around here with a sick kiddo and a teething baby who is trying to bring three teeth in all at once.

But I stopped this morning to appreciate the beauty of this little bee sleeping on a chicory flower.

06/12/2026

Comfrey Salve is finally restocked at E. B. Mercantile in Louisa!

Comfrey Salve helps provide relief from muscle/joint pain, skin irritations (bug bites, rashes, etc) and wounds, sprains, and fractures.

Be assembling comfrey is so good at promoting skin healing it should not be used on deep punctures or infected wounds.

We've used this salve to help heal broken bones. Most recently, I've been using it to help with some lower back/pelvis pain I'm having after taking a nic4 tumble to the ground a few weeks ago.

I do have some extras if anyone is interested. I'm just not too keen on shipping them in the hot, hot months of summer so they aren't up in the website yet.

As always, statements not evaluated by the FDA. Do your own research and do what works for you and your knowledge and comfort level.

06/11/2026

This is one of my favorite shirts, and I'm happy I can fit into it again postpartum.

I do have a few available if anyone is interested in one.

They're unisex sized, 100% cotton, and I have one of each of the following sizes available:

Black T-shirt - Small, Medium, X-Large
Vintage White T-shirt (seen here) - Medium, Large, X-Large

If there's enough interest, I'll run another round of them.

If you aren't interested or chickens aren't your thing, please share this with or tag your favorite chicken loving friend.

06/10/2026

One of our hens laid a fairy egg. This is her normal size compared to the fairy egg.

We cracked it open so I could once again prove there wouldn't be a yolk inside. To my surprise, there was another tiny (softshelled) egg inside!