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Raising Food

DIY Round Bale Hay Feeder
November 18, 2022

DIY Round Bale Hay Feeder

By Karen 0Comments
Where we live, round bales of hay are easy to come by, and are more economical than buying square bales....
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Growing & Processing Sorghum Grain
October 24, 2022

Growing & Processing Sorghum Grain

By Karen 0Comments
I had never eaten sorghum before we planted it for our year of living exclusively off of the land.  But....
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Cheesecake Deconstructed
June 3, 2022

Cheesecake Deconstructed

By Karen 0Comments
When the zombie apocalypse hits, you don't want to be stuck eating MREs day after day, do ya?  And what....
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A Bit about Bees
June 3, 2022

A Bit about Bees

By Karen 0Comments
We started our homesteading adventure 25 years ago with garden plants in containers.  The very last thing we added to....
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Growing Blueberries
June 2, 2022

Growing Blueberries

By Karen 0Comments
Blueberries are a great home crop.  With a handful of bushes, you can potentially grow enough for your family's year-round....
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Raising Chickens for Eggs
May 31, 2022

Raising Chickens for Eggs

By Karen 0Comments
There is a lot of great information out there about raising chickens, so I hesitate to re-invent the wheel.  I'll....
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Transplanting Garden Starts and Sowing Seeds
May 14, 2022

Transplanting Garden Starts and Sowing Seeds

By Karen 0Comments
  Transplanting Garden Starts Once the threat of frost has passed in your locale, it is safe to transplant garden....
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Cooking with Sorghum Grain
March 16, 2022

Cooking with Sorghum Grain

By Karen 0Comments
When we decided to spend a year eating only food we have grown or gathered, I started looking around my....
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Making a Mulch Catcher
March 9, 2022

Making a Mulch Catcher

By Karen 0Comments
If you’ve decided to use the mulch garden method, then devising a quick, convenient method of collecting mulch soon becomes....
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Building a Back-Door Temporary Attached Greenhouse for Seedlings
March 8, 2022

Building a Back-Door Temporary Attached Greenhouse for Seedlings

By BarefootFarmok 0Comments
Indoor garden seeds need four things: Good soil Adequate water Room to grow Sufficient Light. See our earlier post to....
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