At last Saturday’s “Cooking with Flavor” class, we talked about salting your food throughout the cooking process to draw out flavors, and making sure to taste it along the way. We tasted five different types of salt and while everyone’s preference was different, we definitely noted that there are marked differences between even just those […]
Even Better Chicken Grubs: Now Organically- and USA-Grown! 🇺🇸 🐓 🇺🇸
We are excited to announce that we have majorly upgraded our black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) for chickens: it’s now grown in the USA and grown organically (which also means non-GMO)! Mealworms and BSFL are almost always grown in China – we’ve searched and searched for a USA source and they are extremely difficult to find. […]
No-Knead 100% Whole Grain Loaf Recipe
For our class on freshly-milled flour, I made a no-knead 100% whole grain loaf that is adapted from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. As promised, here is the ingredient list: 824 grams lukewarm water, about 100ºF2¼ teaspoons instant yeast1 tablespoon kosher salt825 grams freshly-milled wheat flour (half spelt, half hard white)* * Or you […]
How We Keep Our Rabbits Cool in the Summer
We often are asked how rabbits do in South Dakota winters, but it’s really the summer where rabbits appreciate some extra care: they just don’t love the heat and you can tell! Here’s what we do to keep our meat rabbits comfortable when the forecast calls for days of 100+ temps: Shade Providing rabbits with […]
Our Experience Eliminating Canada Thistle
Recently a customer called asking about extra-strength vinegar to use a weed killer on Canada thistle. While extra-strength vinegar can work as a weed killer, we can’t make any promises as to its effectiveness on Canada thistle. We’ve fought it ourselves in the past and know how tough it is! With some work, we were […]
We Butchered Two Goats: Here’s How Much Meat We Got
When a friend was ready to decrease the size of her goat herd, we jumped at the opportunity to buy two of them for meat. We’d previously butchered two goats and while a nice beef steak is nice, goat has proved to be an economical way to get grass-fed meat in our freezer.
Our Family’s Buttermilk Pancake Recipe
This recipe works wonderfully with freshly-milled soft white wheat, spelt, or a combination of the two. These whole grains give fantastic flavor while still being light and fluffy. It also works nicely with 50% all-purpose and 50% hard red white (which is the kind you know as “whole wheat flour” in the grocery store. If […]
The Inside Scoop on Harvey’s (Video Interview & Tour)
A local homesteader and Harvey’s customer, Lisa at Yogi Hollow Farm, did a great video interview and tour of our store this week. Give her a follow on Youtube or Instagram – they’re doing a ton of stuff on just two acres, including pigs! Here’s a link to her video:
You Can Now Drop Off UPS Packages at Harvey’s in Hot Springs
At least a few times every month in local Facebook groups, someone asks “Where’s a UPS dropoff location in Hot Springs?” Or, some of us have watched out the front window all day to watch for the UPS guy to appear so that we can give him a package to ship. Now there’s a new […]
We Now Carry Fromm Family Pet Foods
We are excited to announce that we now carry the Fromm Family Pet Food line at Harvey’s Homestead Supply in Hot Springs, South Dakota! (Click here for location info.) While we are primarily focused on small livestock feed, it has quickly become evident that many of our customers also have pets and care as much […]