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  • Saving Money by Homesteading!

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    4 Ways Homesteading Can Save Money! Homesteading is a lifestyle that focuses on self-sufficiency and sustainable practices! Whether you’re aiming to reduce expenses or just have a simpler way of life, here are four ways homesteading could help you save money! 1. Homegrown Food Growing your own food is perhaps the most direct way homesteading…

  • Is Homesteading Hard? 

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    Is Homesteading hard? This might be a question you are asking yourself and to be honest with you yes a lot of the time it is but the real question is… “Is it worth it?” Myth: Myth number one is Homesteading is easy and romantic. Reality: Homesteading requires hard work, dedication, and perseverance. Homesteading isn’t…

  • The Best Fermented Salsa!

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    It’s fermented salsa time!  I have been using this recipe for years now and it is the BEST!  As soon as my favorite farm market has tomatoes (@Hinterland Growers), I make my first batch of the season… and then I make sure there’s some in my fridge the all.summer.long.  I’ll have it with any meal…

  • Beginner Gardening for Kids – How to get your kids more involved with the garden!

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    We just had a huge planting day here at the farm, which means we recruited lots of help from our family! It’s such a cool process to be able to plant and take care of our garden(s) together and then in the fall be able to harvest and enjoy the fruits and veggies that we…

  • Homemade Cottage Cheese

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    I am on the hunt for a good cottage cheese recipe.  In the past year or so, I’ve made a few attempts at cheesemaking.  Halloumi was my first and although it didn’t have a great aesthetic, it was delicious and had just the right Halloumi texture.  I’ve also made some really yummy cream cheese.  It…

  • Bringing Home New Bees

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    This week I picked up 2 new colonies of bees!  I haven’t had great success getting a honeybee colony over winter (alive) when running only one colony.  I don’t love buying bees every spring.  Since I’ve lost my bees over a few winters now, I’ve decided to try two, hoping at least one will make…

  • Sourdough…healthy?

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    I’ve been making sourdough for about 2 months now and I LOVE it. I love the process, I love the taste, and most of all I like believing it’s healthy to eat but lately I have been wondering is it REALLY healthy or just healthier than other kinds of bread, because how could something that…

  • What is suburban homesteading?

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    Let’s start with “what is homesteading”.  Homesteading is an idea that has been gaining in popularity lately, but it’s not a new concept.  Way back in the American 1800s, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act which gave people up to 160 acres of public land, provided that they would pay a small registration fee to…

  • Cheddar and Onion Sourdough 

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    This week I attempted a cheddar and onion sourdough loaf and critics (aka my younger sister) are saying it’s my best one yet!  I’m having a lot of fun experimenting with different things in my sourdough and if you’ve been thinking about doing the same, this is your sign to do so!  I went about…

  • No sugar added apple candy

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    So I got a dehydrator for my birthday this year and couldn’t decide what to dry first!  I finally decided to try it out on some gala apples and a few lonely cranberries that have been hanging out at the bottom of the fruit drawer in the fridge.  The recommendations I found for drying cranberries…