Hey there, I'm Annie!
I’m here to help you cut through the noise and actually figure out chickens, gardening, and homesteading—without the overwhelm, guesswork, or Pinterest perfection pressure.
Midwest girlie
I didn’t grow up on some Pinterest-perfect homestead. I grew up in South Dakota, where real food came from someone you knew and "slow living" wasn’t a trend — it was just life. These days, I live tucked into the Idaho mountains, raising birds, building off-grid systems, and figuring it out as I go. I'm not fancy. I'm just resourceful, stubborn, and not here to be told by the FDA what's "safe."
Green Thumb Guru
If I’m not out wrangling chickens or hauling buckets, I’m probably elbow-deep in the garden. I grow what I eat because I don’t want produce that’s been sprayed, picked before it's ripe, shipped, and stored for weeks. Give me dirt under my nails and heirloom seeds over sterile grocery store shelves any day.
Community Builder
I’m not interested in chasing followers — I’m here to build something real. Whether it’s helping you automate your coop, decode your chicken’s weird behavior, or learn why your towels feel crunchy (hint: it’s your detergent), I create tools and content that actually help. I believe in local connections over internet likes, and if I can help you grow your first garden or raise your first flock, that’s a win in my book.
Why Trust ME
Because I’m not here to sell you a fantasy — I’m living the real thing.
I didn’t grow up doing this. I learned the hard way: one frozen waterer, failed garden, and rogue chicken at a time. I built my homestead from scratch in the Idaho mountains, off-grid and off-script — with a grow room inside and almost 100% chemtrail-proof greenhouse outside (yes, really).
I don’t gatekeep. I share exactly what’s worked for me — from mealworms to meat birds, soil hacks to coop automations — because you deserve more than half-baked advice from someone who’s never actually hatched a chicken.
I’m not a guru, I’m just saying what everyone’s thinking: the system’s broken, and growing your own food is the most radical act of rebellion we’ve got left.
So if you want someone who gets it — someone who’s walked through the overwhelm and figured out how to make this lifestyle doable (and actually fun) — you’re in the right place.
Let’s grow something real.
Why choose my course
Because Googling every chicken question at midnight isn’t a strategy.
My "Hatch to Harvest" course is the guide I wish I had when I started — no fluff, no filler, just straight-up answers and hard-earned experience. It's for people who actually want to raise their own meat birds without the overwhelm, confusion, or sugar-coated nonsense.
Inside, you'll get step-by-step instructions for everything from setting up your brooder to harvesting clean, healthy meat — ethically, confidently, and with your sanity intact. Whether you're brand new or just tired of piecing together info from a bunch of random YouTube videos, this course will walk you through it all — start to finish.
You don’t need to be a full-blown farmer to raise your own food. You just need someone who’s done it, messed it up a few times, and figured out what actually works.
I made this for the everyday homesteader who’s ready to do things differently — because raising your own food shouldn’t be complicated. It should be common sense.
What problems can I solve
You’re here because you want real answers from someone who’s lived it — the good, the bad, and the broody.
If you’ve ever felt…
Overwhelmed by chick care and unsure if you're doing it "right"
Confused about coop setup, predator protection, or how to keep things clean
Frustrated with all the conflicting info about raising meat birds ethically
Grossed out by store-bought chicken and ready to take control of your food
Tired of wasting time searching through YouTube videos and Facebook groups
I’ve got you.
I’ll walk you through every part of raising chickens from hatch to harvest with clear, practical steps — no jargon, no guilt-tripping, no fluff. Just real help from someone who’s done it off-grid, on a budget, and without a team of farmhands.
This isn’t about being perfect. It’s about learning, doing, and feeding your family real food with real confidence.
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What Are Cavitations — And Why Most Dentists Won't Even Look For Them
What Are Cavitations — And Why Most Dentists Won't Even Look For Them
Nobody told me this was a thing.
And honestly? Most dentists won't even look for it. Not because they're hiding something — but because they were never trained to. Conventional dentistry doesn't have a great track record of connecting what's happening in your jaw to what's happening in the rest of your body.
But after my cavitation surgery, I can't un-know what I know now.
What Is a Cavitation?
When wisdom teeth (or any tooth) are extracted, the bone is supposed to fully heal and fill back in. But sometimes it doesn't. Instead, the bone dies off in that spot and gets walled off by the body — leaving a pocket of necrotic, infected bone sitting silently in your jaw.
That pocket is called a cavitation.
Your immune system is constantly fighting it in the background. Low-grade, chronic, invisible. You never fully recover. You just slowly drain — like a phone that's always running something in the background that you can't see.
The worst part? Cavitations don't show up on regular X-rays.
Most conventional dentists use standard 2D X-rays that simply aren't capable of detecting this kind of bone pathology. If they don't use cone beam CT (CBCT) imaging or specific diagnostic tools, they're not going to find it — and they won't tell you to look because they don't know it's there.
What Mine Felt Like
I had no idea I had cavitations. But I knew something was off.
For years I felt slow. Exhausted no matter how much I slept. Foggy. Like I was always operating at 70% no matter what I did. I had chalked it up to life — to being busy, to burnout, to just being a tired person.
I wasn't a tired person.
I had infections sitting in my jaw that nobody had ever looked for.
How I Found Out
I had my cavitations identified by Dr. Sam Petersen at BioSmiles in Eagle, Idaho — a biological dental practice that actually looks at the whole picture.
Dr. Petersen uses imaging and diagnostic tools that most conventional practices don't even have. He's specifically trained in biological dentistry, which means he's looking at your mouth as part of your entire body — not just a collection of teeth to fill and pull.
When he found mine, it wasn't a surprise that I'd been feeling the way I had. It made complete sense.
The Surgery
Cavitation surgery involves going back into the extraction site, removing the dead and infected bone, and properly debriding and cleaning the area so the body can finally heal it the way it was supposed to the first time.
At BioSmiles, Dr. Petersen uses a biological approach to the procedure itself:
Ozone therapy to disinfect and support healing
Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) — made from your own blood — to accelerate bone regeneration naturally
Minimally invasive techniques to reduce trauma and support a faster recovery
No harsh chemicals. No unnecessary damage. Just helping your body finally finish what it started.
What Changed After Surgery
The fog cleared.
The bone-deep exhaustion I had carried for years started to lift. I felt like my brain was actually online. Like the low hum of something wrong in the background had finally gone quiet.
I hadn't realized how much that hidden infection was costing me until it was gone.
Who Should Look Into This
If you've had wisdom teeth removed — especially years ago — and you've never felt quite right since, this is worth looking into. Especially if you deal with:
Chronic fatigue that doesn't respond to sleep
Brain fog or difficulty concentrating
Immune issues or frequent illness
Mystery symptoms that nobody can explain
The connection between oral health and systemic health is real, well-documented, and wildly underacknowledged in conventional medicine.
Your mouth is not separate from your body.
Find a Biological Dentist
If you're in the Treasure Valley, book a consult with Dr. Sam Petersen at BioSmiles. If you're not local, search for a biological or holistic dentist in your area who uses CBCT imaging and is trained in cavitation detection and treatment.
📍 BioSmiles — Eagle, Idaho | @theboisenaturaldentist
This is part 2 of my dental health series. Read Part 1 on amalgam mercury filling removal here. Up next: exactly what I did after surgery to support my body through healing — including IV drips, peptides, red light therapy, and more.
Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor and this is not medical advice. This is my personal experience. Always do your own research and consult a qualified healthcare provider.
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