This past Saturday we had a big dairy day. As you can see, Megan made a lot of butter. Grandma Evie came over as well as Bay with her 3 little ones to learn how to make Colby Cheese. We had a lovely day of stirring curds and tasting the cheese as it was being […]
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This past month has been very full and overflowing literally! The last week of March my mom and dad came down for a visit from Wisconsin. It was such a blessing to spend time with my parents and they just love seeing their grandchildren. It was pretty cold outside, so we spent time cooking together
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The Soil should be your best friend. Treat him well, give him what he needs, and he will give you back a hundred fold. So many people think it is the plant that needs all the care. Rather, I would argue, it is the soil which needs the attention. The soil is the life of
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This Homesteading Thursday, I want to bring us back to the campfire. Campfire cooking is the most primitive way of cooking. Every homesteader in times past learned to use the fire to heat their homes and to cook many meals. During the depression, many people were homeless and lived in encampments. They were known as
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< Homesteading on Thursday: How to make a Tin Can StoveHomesteading is all about being resourceful and making the most with what you have. Repurpose things that you normally pitch into the trash-Like tin cans! Our neighbor, Owen Newman taught us how to make good use out of old tin cans. You can make all
Are you still dreaming about becoming a homesteader some day? Some day when you finally convince your husband to sell the suburban home and move out to the country. A day you can finally afford that pretty piece of God’s country where you can plant your roots and start growing. You go online and
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Homesteading is being resourceful…This past Saturday after I went on a little bike ride down the lane, I came home. It was a beautiful day. The birds were singing, the sun was shining its warm glow on your face, and you just know it is a day that you need to be outside. I could
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Congratulations to our newest winners of the Homesteading for Beginners DVD Vol. One: Teresa Roys Shasta Matt N Darlene Lopez Anastasia Elizabeth Congratulations to our BIG BOOK of HOMESCHOOLING Winners!!!! Missy Priebe Alix St Amant Adam-Megan Johnson L Esther Yutzy Florence Kersten Amy McBrayer Valencia Nathaniel N Stephanie Morales Eden Wilber Amy Ryckman We are
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We had our first Keeper of the Homestead Meeting at my home! For our first project we canned potatoes. This was a first for all the young ladies I affectionately call my “Canning Sisters”. Above is Gracie Brand, she was helping Molly and Megan gather my potatoes from the basement. As you can see, they
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Would you like to take a step back into time? Would you like to imagine living in a rural village in the 1850s? Lets bring ourselves there if just for a moment, DREAM WITH ME… There you are, sitting in an old log cabin. The floor boards creak with every step from those loose square
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