Live Your Homestead Dream Today
As I read through Gardening When It Counts by Steve Solomon, I often felt like Winnie-the-Pooh must have. The amount of information contained in the book turned vegetable gardening into a formal, scientific process where optimum results often seemed unattainable. Piglet was busy digging a small hole in the ground outside his house. “Hallo, Piglet,” said Pooh. “Hallo, Pooh,” said…
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When I first baked a Black Forest Cake I was skeptical about whether we’d enjoy it for our dessert. Until I tried Cherry Clafoutis, I wasn’t big on cherries and whipped cream for frosting seemed like it would be too light for cake. It turns out, we all decided that it was a keeper!! Even my husband who could take…
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A little over a week ago, I started my first seeds of the year! How I love to be able to anticipate spring even with winter swirling about my door!! Cost savings aside, it is my favorite part of starting my own seeds! A sure-fire cure for Seasonal Affect Disorder were you to suffer from it! This year, we’re making…
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Every once in a while, I decide that it’s been way too long since I treated my family to warm, homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Saturday was one of those days. As I sat there relishing in the sweet, gooey goodness, I realized how selfish I am. Because I have this wonderful homemade cinnamon roll recipe with you before now!…
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I’m going to take you on a tour of our chicken coop! I think it’s an adorable coop. I’m very pleased with how functional it is! I haven’t always wanted a backyard flock. In fact, when a relative of mine acquired one, I thought it was kind of gross. Admittedly, my attitude was one of pure ignorance. My preconceived notions…
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We are now approaching our second full year of raising chickens and for the most part, it has been a delightful experience. But I was wondering if all my chickens are still productive? I suspected we had some free-loaders in our midst and thankfully, there are 4 ways to tell if a hen is laying eggs. I can say that…
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