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Meet Sabrina

Hello there! I’m Sabrina, mom of 4, city girl turned unexpected gardener. Join me as I figure out how to gain food freedom and show you how to be more self sufficient! Read more about me here.

The Unexpected Gardener
The Unexpected Gardener

You don’t need a huge amount of land or animals to live a homestead life. The modern definition of homesteader is “lifestyle of self sufficiency” and we will talk about all things that make you get closer to that. I’m a city girl that learned self sufficiency skills and I am determined to start a food revolution, teaching others to start right where you are.
Things could get salty as we explore topics like gardening, sourdough, the broken food system and breaking free of the system that wants to keep us obedient.

S2E15 – Chicken Keeping 101 With The Girly Homesteader
bySabrina Key

If you have wanted to start keeping chickens but have no idea where to start my friend Laura from The Girly Homesteader does not disappoint! She breaks it all down. I took two pages of notes and feel so much more prepared.

Here are a few notes and links of the products that Laura mentioned.

Colored Egg Breeds

  • Americanas/Easter Eggers/Ameraucanas
  • Olive Eggers
  • Cream Legbar

Dark Egg Breed

  • Black Copper Maran

Broody Chickens

  • Australorps
  • Orpingtons

Zeolite containing coop additives to neutralize Ammonia

  • Sweet PDZ: https://a.co/d/cusnmqL
  • Coop Recuperate: https://a.co/d/c3VETHK

Poultry Nipples https://carolinacoopsflockshop.com/products/horizontal-side-mount-chicken-waterer-nipples?variant=43402825007354Auto Chicken Door

https://run-chicken.com/doors/?srsltid=AfmBOopmlKx9Xg59SJM4sc2kcIu6O9lRY0BvSE7H_BVAFaGmpm9m8AMZGrubbly Farms Food

https://grubblyfarms.com?ref=thegirlyhomesteader&utm_source=thegirlyhomesteader&utm_medium=affiliate

S2E15 – Chicken Keeping 101 With The Girly Homesteader
S2E15 – Chicken Keeping 101 With The Girly Homesteader
March 26, 2025
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S2E14 – Calm The Heck Down!
March 12, 2025
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S2E13 – Prep Like a Boss! Guest Laura Breaks it Down
March 5, 2025
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S2E12 – Restoration Farm (dreams can come true!)
February 12, 2025
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S2E11 – Greyson’s Story Part 2
February 4, 2025
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S2 E10 – Greyson’s Story Part 1
January 28, 2025
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S2E9 – 2024 Garden Lessons Learned
January 15, 2025
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S2E8 – My Take On Conspiracy Theories
October 16, 2024
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S2E7 – How Do People Like Us Prepare For a Disaster?
October 9, 2024
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S2E6 – Poison Food in Schools & Dock Worker Strike
October 1, 2024
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May = your last chance to learn sourdough with me May = your last chance to learn sourdough with me before fall 🍞🌿 I’m hosting TWO classes and packing them with value: 📍 5/26 – Gluten-Free Sourdough (6:30 PM) → includes discard cracker tutorial 📍 5/30 – Sourdough Basics (2:30 PM) → includes Coffee + Chocolate sourdough demo These classes are cozy, hands-on, and designed to actually give you confidence in your kitchen. Spots are limited and always go fast— come bake with me before I pause for the summer 🤍 Link in bio
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🌱 You’re invited! 🌱 Join us for the Wake 🌱 You’re invited! 🌱 Join us for the Wake Forest Local Food Collaborative Open House + Organic Plant Sale on Sunday, April 12th from 4–5:30 PM at Vitality Chiropractic & Family Wellness! Come experience what it looks like to reconnect with your food, your farmers, and your community 💚 ✨ What to expect: • Organically grown veggie, herb & flower plant starts • Meet your local farmers + makers • Delicious samples from local producers • Handmade goods like soaps, herbal remedies & more • A chance to support and be part of your local food system This is more than a plant sale — it’s a gathering of people who care about clean food, healthy families, and thriving local farms 🌾 Bring a friend, ask questions, and come see what we’re building together! 📍 Vitality Chiropractic & Family Wellness ⏰ 4:00–5:30 PM 📅 April 12 
✨ Your sourdough era starts this month ✨ Ther ✨ Your sourdough era starts this month ✨ There’s something a little magical about pulling a warm loaf of sourdough out of the oven… the crackly crust, the tangy flavor, and knowing you made it with your own two hands. If you’ve ever wanted to learn sourdough but felt overwhelmed, these classes are for you. We break it down step-by-step so it’s simple, fun, and completely doable—even if you’ve never baked bread before. In our hands-on, 5-star rated classes, you’ll learn: 🥖 How to care for and maintain a sourdough starter 🥖 The simple method for baking beautiful loaves at home 🥖 Troubleshooting tips so your bread actually works 🥖 Why sourdough is easier to digest and so satisfying to make Plus you’ll leave feeling confident, inspired, and ready to bake! 📅 March Classes • 3/12 – 6:30 PM The Stables Marketplace • 3/26 – 6:30 PM The Kitchen Store • 3/28 – 2:30 PM Gluten-Free Sourdough at The Kitchen Store Spots tend to fill quickly, so grab your seat now and come bake with us! 🎟 Get your tickets here: https://unexpectedgardener.com/sourdoughclasses/ Bring a friend, come hungry, and get ready to fall in love with sourdough.
In a world that moves too fast…and is getting mo In a world that moves too fast…and is getting more and more dark, gardening is a quiet act of resistance. Planting seeds reminds us that life doesn’t rush. That growth takes time. That nourishment can come from our own hands. And honestly? Choosing to grow food — even just a little — is also a gentle rebellion against a broken system we’ve all been taught to depend on. A system where food travels thousands of miles, where health feels out of reach, where convenience replaces connection. The garden is a way of saying: 🌱 I want something different. 🌱 I want to know where my food comes from. 🌱 I want to rely less on what doesn’t serve me. Self-sufficiency isn’t about perfection or isolation. It’s about resilience. It’s about remembering we still have the ability to provide, to grow, to return to the soil. The garden is quiet… but it is powerful.
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Welcome to Unexpected Gardener 🤍 I’m the fac Welcome to Unexpected Gardener 🤍 I’m the face and hands behind this space — a wife to my best friend of 30 years, mom of four, grandma to one, Jesus follower, and a former city girl who never planned on growing food… until I did. I wasn’t raised gardening or homesteading. Everything I know came from trial, error, dirty hands, and choosing a slower, more intentional life. Today, I grow on just .18 acres, which is exactly why Unexpected Gardener exists — to prove you don’t need a homestead to grow real food. Small yards, raised beds, patios, and containers absolutely count here. Through Unexpected Gardener, I teach families across North Carolina (and beyond) how to: 🌱 grow food — even in small spaces 🍞 bake real sourdough from scratch 🥕 cook and eat seasonally 🏡 build confidence in the kitchen 🤍 live slower, more intentionally, and more connected This is a space for beginners, the overwhelmed, the “I kill everything” folks, and anyone craving a deeper connection to their food and home. If you’ve ever thought “I can’t do this” — I’m here to show you that you can. Welcome to the garden. You belong here.
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