I kept losing track of things — what the weather was like when I planted, when the first frost hit, which goat had trouble kidding. The kind of stuff you think you'll remember but never do. So there's a journal. It's nothing fancy, just dated notes with optional weather, photos, and tags.
An entry is just text with a date. Write as much or as little as you want. "Planted garlic in bed 3." "Noticed mites on the Barred Rocks." "First egg from the new hens!" There's no template to fill out. Type something, hit save, done.
You can record the day's weather — sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy, windy, stormy — plus the high and low temp. Seems minor, but it's surprisingly useful when you're looking back at why the tomatoes struggled last July or trying to remember when the ground froze.
If you've set your homestead's coordinates, the dashboard also shows a 7-day weather forecast pulled automatically — so you can plan ahead without opening another app.
You can attach a photo to any entry. Garden progress through the season, the new calf, whatever the fence looks like after a storm. They show up as thumbnails in the list and open full-size when you click.
Tag entries with whatever makes sense to you — "chickens," "garden," "maintenance," "weather," whatever. Then you can filter by tag later. Want to see every note you wrote about the garden last season? Just click the tag.
Optionally connect a journal entry to a specific animal group or garden. When you view that group or garden later, the linked entries show up right there. Over time you end up with a history for each part of your homestead without having to organize anything.
If you've invited a helper (family member, farm sitter), they can leave journal entries on your homestead. Really useful when you're away for a few days and want to know what happened.
Task Management
Recurring chores, categories, and overdue warnings.
🐓Animal & Produce Tracking
Livestock records, daily egg and milk logging, financials.
🌱Garden Planner
Interactive bed layout, companion planting, and harvest calendar.
🚜Equipment & Maintenance
Inventory, service history, and recurring reminders.
🗺Property Layout Planner
Map your property with satellite imagery and custom shapes.