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May 5
4 min

April Showers Bring May Flowers

One tree variety already blooming in our yard, are the many Magnolia trees that have been arriving over the course of the last couple weeks.

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Dec 31, 2019
3 min

The End is Only the Beginning

2019 is coming to a close - a big year for our growing homestead: We brought home 4 goats and 2 donkeys, started horseback riding lessons...

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Dec 12, 2019
3 min

The New Frontier

we've also decided to unexpectedly move our Homestead operation!

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Aug 29, 2019
2 min

A Family Tradition

"The west was not won on tofu." Right, wrong, or indifferent, even though we're out here in the Northeast, we couldn't agree more with th...

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Aug 28, 2019
3 min

Garden Series: Preservation - Update 3

Garden season is coming to a close (cue the sad violins)… One of the things I love most about summer, is the fewer groceries I buy from the

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Apr 29, 2019
4 min

Country-fied Camper

We look forward to using these adventures to hike, fish, swim, and spend time as a family. In the future, we hope to find ourselves parked

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Mar 27, 2019
2 min

Horsing Around

There was no denying our "fan-girling" when the real life cowboy pulled up, leather fringe chaps, flat brimmed cowboy hat, spurs,

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Mar 12, 2019
3 min

Barnes

Barnes. Not the back 40, hay filled, stall-mucking type. The Captain type. The fallen hero. The angel among us. Fire Department Captai...

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Mar 11, 2019
3 min

Upkeep & Keeping Up

Due to this, our calendars are always packed. Jammed. Maxed out. Usually it is all happening so fast, I hardly have a moment to right it

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Feb 28, 2019
3 min

The Farmer in All of Us

From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo

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Feb 4, 2019
2 min

A Little Leather

The importance of a good knife cannot be overstated... Equally as important, is the sheath you store it in.

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Dec 16, 2018
2 min

So God Made a Farmer

And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, "I need a caretaker"-- so God made a Farmer. God said, &quot

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Nov 23, 2018
3 min

Bless This Mess

In preparation for the big day, I can be a little intense... The Homestead Husband knows to stay faaar out of this Big Momma's way, when

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Oct 17, 2018
1 min

Full Plates

We revel in long-standing traditions from holiday cliches, to secret recipes, and tried and true tricks for doing something just right.

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Sep 18, 2018
2 min

You Can Grow Your Own Way...

You don't HAVE to explain yourself, or justify why you'd rather have freshly laid eggs. You don't NEED to argue that free range

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Aug 29, 2018
3 min

Seasonal Planning

100 degree highs, with 100% humidity makes it a little hard to believe that Autumn is right around the bend... (I say while sipping pumpkin

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Aug 21, 2018
4 min

Thank a Farmer

It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store. While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is

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Aug 13, 2018
5 min

Homesteading: For Those Who Would Rather Be Home, Instead...

This way of life, is not for everyone. There is nothing wrong with doing life differently, either. If you feel like dabbling in a bit of t

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Apr 21, 2018
4 min

The Struggle

Photo: Kate Michaud Photography (Paris, ME) I have been inspired. However, that inspiration has been met with a fair amount of uncertaint...

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