Homestead Update: Year Five
Can you believe we’ve been digging our roots into this homestead for five years already? I’m returning for intermittent blogging […]
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Roasting Chanterelle Mushrooms
I spend a good chunk of the fall foraging for wild mushrooms, specifically chanterelles, around the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
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food preservation, foraging, freezing, green living, harvest, modern homesteading, mushrooms
What Makes a Homestead
“What makes a homestead?” is a question I have been asked a lot over the years. Most definitions have a
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green living, modern homesteading
Year of Gratitude
As 2015 draws to a close, I can’t help but acknowledge what a tremendous year this has been. I feel
Celebrating the Solstice
Celebrating the Winter Solstice is my escape from the holiday frenzy that reaches it’s peak about this time. I am
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green living, random, winter vegetables
My Proud Mama Moment
I had one of those overwhelmingly proud mama moments recently that I have to share. Juniper and I spent the
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green living, harvest, kids, locavore
Simple Backyard Nature Play
Our homestead garden plan includes a small area reserved for an evolving nature play space for our little ones. We didn’t have
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design, garden, green living, kids, kids, nature play
June Garden Update
June is bringing lots of dry, hot weather to Portland and the garden is responding! I am now watering everyday,
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garden, green living, kids
First of the Season Berry Picking
I had the pleasure of spending a recent sunny morning at a nearby farm picking berries with my friend Denise
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green living, kids, kids, locavore, modern homesteading, u-pick
Spring Adventures
It has been a busy, busy spring on our homestead! Here is a little snapshot of what our life has