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I’m Eliza! My passion in life is living sustainably, growing and making my own food, being totally dorky about it with my Hubby on our little Homestead and of course sharing it all with you! Thanks for stopping by!

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Butcher, Baker, Chocolate Maker.
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Growing our own food on our tiny budding homestead.
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Mac'n'Cheese anyone? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️ We needed comfort food and this is going to really hit the spot.
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#eeeeats #macandcheese #macaroni #eatingfortheinsta #instaeats #cheesey #cheeseygoodness #dorkylittlehomestead

The greenhouse is filling up fast as usual. But th

The greenhouse is filling up fast as usual. But this year I'm even less confident that my tomatoes won't be massive tangled vines by planting time 😅. There's a lot on the go this year and it always leaves me with slightly heightened anxiety as we get closer and closer to planting day.
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How are your seedlings coming along?
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#seedlings #gardeningseason2021 #gardening #vegetablegardening #gardener #gardenersofinstagram #girlswhogarden #girlinthegarden #vegetablegarden #eatwhatyougrow #growwhatyoueat #growyourfood #homesteading #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

I've taken a bit of a break from work, to do some

I've taken a bit of a break from work, to do some healing. So hopefully I can start to look as happy as this guy. It's a high bar, but I'm hopeful I can get there.
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I'll still be posting here, there just might be more sleepy cat pictures than usual.
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#sleepycat #atpeace #mentalhealth #healing #homestead #homesteading #catsnuggles #catsofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

Got a little treat for you guys this week. It's ti

Got a little treat for you guys this week. It's time for some yummy Chocolate Tart! I'm hoping to get more posts up more often, but focusing on my (not very good) mental health has been my priority. This tart was just too yummy not to share. ⠀
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It's one of those recipes that comes together super quick, with minimal effort, no baking and happens to be vegan and gluten free by accident. Plus it uses my absolute favourite chocolate from work (@hummingbirdchocolate) the Colombian Tumaco chocolate. Perfect for satisfying the need to bake, while also struggling with depression. Because, damnit, I can do both occasionally. ⠀
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Enjoy all the chocolatey goodness and check out this tart at https://buff.ly/2OJMtQE or through the link in my bio!⠀
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#chocolate #chocolatelover #chocolatetart #vegan #glutenfree #vegandessert #dessert #nobake #instaeats #eeeeats #hummingbirdchocolate #beantobar #dorkylittlehomestead

Grinding my collection of egg shells ended up look

Grinding my collection of egg shells ended up looking a lot more "magic cauldron-y" than I expected 😅.
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#gardenersofinstagram #gardening #eggshells #vegetablegardening #girlswhogarden #dorkylittlehomestead

We weren't strong enough to lift it and walk up ou

We weren't strong enough to lift it and walk up our 30 front steps. So sliding it up the hill on a tarp it is! (It's a washing machine).
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How's your Sunday going?
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#science #physics #homestead #homesteadinglife #dorkylittlehomestead

This very interesting looking gal showed up on the

This very interesting looking gal showed up on the deck today. Anyone know who she is? She seemed docile and sweet 😊
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UPDATE! It's a non mature Firefly! 😀 So cool!
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#ontariowildlife #bugs #buglife #springvibes #ontario #ontariohomestead #dorkylittlehomestead

Prototyping the circuit board! Mike is currently p

Prototyping the circuit board! Mike is currently programming the buttons that will be on the smart feeder. They'll be used to open and close it, pair it to a specific pets microchip, set up a training mode to get pets used to it, and to pair it to the household wifi.
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Using the little tweezers holding that small wire he's essentially "pushing the button" to open and close the lid. With great success! On to the next button configuration!
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He also decided to attach the antenna to the circuit board, hence the soldering 👌.
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It's very cool to watch this come together!
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#lovemynerd #smartypants #smartfeeder #smarthomestead #catsofinstagram #soldering #breadboarding #prototyping #3dprinter #3dprinting #dorkylittlehomestead

First potting up of the season! These guys are gro

First potting up of the season! These guys are growing fast 😅 they'll be monsters by the time they get to the garden. And slowly but surely the greenhouse is filling up.
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#gardenersofinstagram #vegetablegarden #vegetablegardening #gardening #gardengirl #girlswhogarden #seedlings #seedstarting #homestead #homesteading #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

I've been looking forward to this sandwich all mor

I've been looking forward to this sandwich all morning and it was just as delicious as I hoped. I had to very actively slow myself down while eating so I didn't inhale it in 5 minutes 😅 I hope everyone has some tasty lunch today! #sandwich #lunchtime #dorkylittlehomestead

Mike put together the first working prototype of h

Mike put together the first working prototype of his 3D printed smart cat food bowl! I'm so impressed! (If you can't tell from the audio 😅)
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Eventually there will be a built in antenna that will read the cats microchips and only open for the correct cat. Meaning we can put everybody on their own specific food!.
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#3dprintingnerd #3dprinting #3dprinting #smarthomestead #smartypants #smarthome #catsofinstagram #homesteading #dorkylittlehomestead

Our tiny, but fiesty door guard. She's not interes

Our tiny, but fiesty door guard. She's not interested in anyone's crap. And don't get in the way of her sunshine. #chickensofinstagram #chickenlady #dorkylittlehomestead

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