Category: Homesteading
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Making Elderberry Syrup at Home
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Elderberry syrup is a traditional remedy that has been used for generations to boost the immune system and fight off cold and flu symptoms. Elderberries are packed with antioxidants and vitamins that can help strengthen your immune system and protect your body against infections. Making elderberry syrup at home is…
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Building the Garden of Your Dreams | Even if You Stumble
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Oh, the garden!! From the fragrant aromas, colors and textures, to the beauty and abundance you can find here! When we moved last year, it was a shmita year. A shmita year happens every 7 years. It’s the year where you allow your land/garden to rest. You can find more…
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Finding Joy and Blessings, even in the Little Things
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It’s almost been a year since we moved to our new homestead. Often the advice that is given when you move, is to not do much the first year. To really just watch your property and see what things do naturally. How does the water move or sit? What native…
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The Dream that Started it All | How we got into Raising & Harvesting Poultry
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When we entered into this world called “homesteading” we knew one of our goals would be raising meat. On our little 3rd of an acre large animals weren’t a possibility. So, we settled on Cornish Cross meat birds. We placed our first order for 20 chicks with Murray McMurray Hatchery.…