Hello! I’m Taryn and my partner is Shawnn and together we’re creating Hearth and Hare Homestead on a small town property in North Texas. Together we have a lot of knowledge and love to research things, learn and do.
Our home is on a double lot that is .38 of an acre. We have a good amount of free space around our property. We are gardening in zone 8b with clay soil. This year we are using containers and have ginger, horseradish, rhubarb, basil, dill and Hazel the hazelnut tree planted.

I hope you will come with us on our journey of amending soil, learning to take care of ducks, rabbits, fruit and nut trees, veggies, herbs and our pack of dogs. We are empty nesters with plenty of time and huge goals!
In 2025, we have planned to work on infrastructure.We are budgeting and building fences, rabbit cages, duck enclosures, water sources, putting in outside spigots and lighting. Do we know how to do any of this? HECK NO! Learn, grow and laugh with us!
I will be sharing recipes, crafts, our outside projects and inside remodeling. Shawnn will be posting more technical information posts and how-to’s for the building of the rabbit cages and duck enclosures.
We have a lot of theoretical knowledge, grit, determination and a good measure of redneck ingenuity.
Best,
Taryn
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