Toddler Homestead Chores
Having regular chores was simply part of life growing up on my family’s urban farm. Everyone in our family, both […]
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green living, harvest, kids
DIY Laundry Detergent
How is it that I have never posted my recipe for homemade laundry detergent? I started making my own homemade
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books, green living, home, recipes
Fritatta Three Ways
The chickens have announced the arrival of spring with about fifty-thousand eggs. We’re averaging 4-5 eggs a day, which means
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backyard livestock, chickens, cooking, egg recipes
Buying Beef in Bulk
Winter storms are the perfect excuse to hole up inside on these dark days over a bowl of slow-cooked roast
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farmers market, freezing, green living, locavore
Homemade Pumpkin Puree
Making homemade pumpkin puree is insanely simple and the flavor is far superior to anything you will find in a
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cooking, food preservation, freezing, harvest, recipes, winter vegetables
Cooking Winter Squash
We are up to our ears in winter squash! I decked out our front porch this year with some really
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food preservation, garden, harvest, plants, storing, winter vegetables
Snapshots of Autumn
The wind and rains are rolling in on these late fall evenings – a reminder that winter is rapping on
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garden, harvest, modern homesteading, winter vegetables
Apple Harvest
It’s apple season, so it was time to visit what I consider to be the crown jewel of Oregon fruit
October Harvest
October is giving us the last drops of warm-season harvests, but it’s time to draw the curtain for winter. Juniper
Fresh Tomato Soup
I have been busily canning stewed tomatoes, marinara sauce and ketchup, but still the harvest basket fills with tomatoes. Roasting