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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 9, 2019
2 min

Lard Have Mercy

With the return of pork from our homestead pigs, we were also given quite a few bags of pig fat. Now, what does one do with bag fulls of fat

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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 24, 2019
2 min

This Little Piggy Went to Market

We are down to one hog left on the homestead. This past Saturday, we rounded up the remaining females (with a BIG help from our local cowboy

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Feb 20, 2019
3 min

We're a Couple of Saps...

Winter feels a lot longer when you become a gardener and keeper of livestock. The sunshine months are when everything glitters...

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Feb 11, 2019
4 min

On The Fence

The majority of practicing husbandry boils down to how good you can build a fence.

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Feb 10, 2019
2 min

Bringing Home the Bacon

Our first pig was ready for butchering. We'd been working on the bacon project since August...

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Jan 29, 2019
4 min

Eating at the Ground Level

Why do we bother? All this extra work and time spent making, baking, prepping, tending, feeding and watering. It seems like a lot - and some

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Jan 15, 2019
3 min

S.W.A.S. - We're Talkin' Butter

Start With A Stick (SWAS) - that's the age-old Harper family motto on the use of butter.

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Jan 7, 2019
3 min

Chilly Chickens

Do chickens get cold? This question sparks a lot of debate. Here's our take: Chickens are not like house pets - they don't have the

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Dec 27, 2018
2 min

Pasta Al Fresco

"I'd much rather eat pasta & drink wine than be a size 0" - Sophia Lauren I was gifted a pasta cutter. Little did the gift giver know, ...

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Dec 23, 2018
2 min

To Provide for the Family

We harvested our first duck for Christmas dinner.

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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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Dec 14, 2018
4 min

From Scratch, With Love

I am proud to say that we have accomplished much of what we set out to do on the Homestead this year. We are raising our feathered and furr

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Dec 7, 2018
1 min

Putting Our Eggs in a Basket...

We are very proud to have our eggs featured in their dishes, and to be considered part of their collection of quality local farms.

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Dec 6, 2018
2 min

Tis The Season(ing)...

Using whatever variety of dried herbs you like, place in a mortar with pestle and add course salt and peppercorns.

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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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Nov 19, 2018
2 min

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

It's the turkey day staple - cranberry sauce. Although the jelly-like tin can variety has the spotlight usually, I tried my hand at maki

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Nov 6, 2018
3 min

Talkin' Turkey

In July, we decided we'd like to try to raise our own turkey for Thanksgiving this year. We researched how long it would take to grow a

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Oct 24, 2018
2 min

Fancy Feathers

One of the major homesteading "rules of engagement", is using the natural resources available to you, and avoiding waste. With th

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