Author: Oasis Homestead

Moving Sale!

I’ve got 4 males and 1 female pup available for sale right now. I will be moving my whole farm in the upcoming weeks and it’s really best for the pups not to be moved repeatedly. The best thing for my babies is for them to go to their new, forever homes/farms now. I usually do not offer discounts as I’m always happy to let them stay until the price they are worth is met. This situation needs to be managed in a way that works best for the pups, not what works best for me.

They were born April 14th 2016. Both parents on site. All pups ARE already working. Acclimated to horse, goats, chickens, ducks, cats. They have all been gate and fence trained. Most are well behaved not to jump on you, although a bit more training is needed here.

All worming has been kept on specific schedules but I DO NOT give any shots. You will need to begin them on the vaccine plan your veterinarian recommends. Registration paperwork will not be provided when pups are sold at discount prices.

Please contact me if you are looking, or know someone whom is looking for a Great Pyrenees LGD addition to your homestead/farm team. I will make price deals for the right folks/farm who want my babies forever.

Update:
The female pup has been taken. I now only have 4 males for sale.
I will consider trades for nanny goats or calves.

My only girl pup is spoken for as of now. If the current deal falls through, I’ll update here and accept the next person to get her.

I have 4 males left.

Garden Planning

Starting my garden planner for this year. Each green rectangle is a walk/work path where grass will be allowed to grow and be kept mowed. I’ll kneel, sit and stand in this space to work each planting area from its respective sides. Space enough to pack around square bales of straw, garden tools, wheel barrow, etc etc

The first thing to plant in my area is sweet peas. That first block to the furthest right will house roughly 500 pea plants. Each consecutive block should house the same.

I need to double check this plot measurement before I can finish the planning of this section, but I think my estimation is close.

Yesterday I started cultivating the first planting row with my wheel hoe. Got all the weeds out, now to cultivate once more to make a fine tilth.

I’m carefully creating tiny earth berms along each growing area to retain more rain water through the year as I’ll not be able to water until a well is put in.

Woohoo! It’s garden garden time folks! More pics to come as the progress continues…..

Homestead Updates

Did some surveying at the property today. Carved out a nice 6 acre chunk of the land that will be devoted to the animals for the homestead.
1st section- A barn area on the high ground near the soon-to-be driveway location, which will be roughly 1/2 acre. There will be high and dry ground big enough for a large horse/cow and hay barn one day. Plenty of space for a smaller goat/sheep barn and STILL plenty of space for a nice big chicken/goose/duck/guinea/turkey coop! The animals will NEVER have to stand in swampy ground!
2nd section- The pond, surrounded by woods for wind breaks and the little gulley to serve as natural drainage of the pasture land. This is roughly 2 acres. This section will be permanently connected to the barn to allow for year round access to shelter, birthing areas, feeding areas, water, and rambling through the woods. With a little bit of work, this pond could be easily deepened and doubled in size so as to accommodate live fish. Do y’all remember my hand trained fish in the KY pond that came to the surface when I snapped my fingers for easy netting? Talk about convenient and fresh fish dinners! Lol

Lastly, there will be 3 separate pasture areas that will be rotated according to the grazing conditions during each year. Each pasture will be roughly 1.25 acres in size.

Got one surveyed property line marked from point to point.

The first animal section that will be fenced off is the wooded pond area. A small, temporary shelter will be placed inside that penned area so I can move my animals out there asap. I was able to get 3 of the 4 sides marked out for that yesterday too.

The whole 15 acres will be divided up almost in half by the driveway which will run down the center on its highest peak. The west side will be the animal area because it includes a natural pond with it. The east side, which gently slopes down to a natural gulley for drainage will be for fruit orchard, field crops and garden space.

I’m estimating to have 4 acres of field crop space, 2 acres of orchard space and 2 acres of garden space. Due to my diligent research, efforts and planning- NONE OF MY GROWING SPACES WILL EVER FLOOD!!! Praise God!!

I’ll be leaving about 2 acres of standing woods behind the pond up, which I’ll use as a natural privacy source. I will build my home in the middle of it. Having a sensible plan for my new place feels great! Knowing that I’ll be moving to a place where my ground will never be crop dusted with poisonous chemicals is such a relief. This new homestead place WILL BE a success because it’s location was meticulously chosen by me. So I know it’s going to work!

Past Puppy Visit!

This past weekend I had a brief but lovely time visiting some of the pups that started their life at Oasis Homestead. Their new forever family and homestead is amazing. Their humans are so loving, yet ever respectful of the breeds natural skeptical and autonomous tendencies. I really applaud how these folks have taken special interest in making decisions for their livestock guard dogs that will benefit themselves and their homesteading goals, as well as the LGD’s.

The pups are still technically pups, but I could tell they’ve become so comfortable in this new surrounding, that their confidence is obvious. According to the owners, the pups have done a great job protecting their herd of goats and have stayed within the fence boundaries well. The animals looked to get along beautifully.

It makes me so happy, deep down inside, to see them flourishing and providing such an important service to the world they live in. I truly LOVE LOVE LOVE these dogs.

Thank you so much Christie for allowing me to visit with them and welcoming me into your world.

Herbs Haul!

Nothing beats that fresh flavor of organic, non-irradiated culinary herbs. Some cuttings of oregano, basil, sage and rosemary.
$2 bundles- serves 4-6
$5 bundles= choose any 3 standard bundle varieties. Saves you $1
available only for a limited time.

Herbs are grown organically in rich, aged compost, that’s been allowed to break down from the barnyard. There are never any herbicides or pesticides applied to them.

I gather the cuttings early in the morning at their peak of freshness using very sharp scissors. The tender herbs are handled delicately so as not to bruise the leaves.

I clean them by hand, sort into bundles and keep refrigerated for optimum freshness, scent, flavor and health giving properties.

Fresh Mint Harvested

Fresh mint harvested for delicious iced summer tea. Just brew your own and pour over ice cubes! Mmmmm
$2 bundles serves 4-6
$5 bundles = choose any 3 varieties of standard bundles. Saves you $1

Herbs are grown organically in rich, aged compost, that’s been allowed to break down from the barnyard. There are never any herbicides or pesticides applied to them.

I gather the cuttings early in the morning at their peak of freshness using very sharp scissors. The tender herbs are handled delicately so as not to bruise the leaves.

I clean them by hand, sort into bundles and keep refrigerated for optimum freshness, scent, flavor and health giving properties.