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Beef Pot Pie with Herbed Biscuit Topping
Years ago when we made a plan for meat on our homestead, beef was supposed to be a big part of that plan, but it took several years to get the ball rolling (cause cows don’t grow quite as quick as...
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Why Pull Weeds? 11 Reasons to Weed Your Garden
Pulling weeds can be a pain. Literally. (And if you’re dealing with thistle, it’s more than a pain, it’s a nightmare.) It’s a drain on your time and energy. Is it even worth it to pull weeds? I’m...
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The Quintessential Sourdough Farm Loaf
I had a love/hate relationship with sourdough. Until I baked the Quintessential Sourdough Farm Loaf that is. I love the flavor of baked goods made with sourdough of course. I love that it is something...
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Strawberry Shortcake with Honey Sourdough Biscuits
I’ve been spending a few weeks playing and tweaking my favorite sourdough biscuit recipe to make a honey-flavored sourdough biscuit. ‘Cause strawberry season means strawberry shortcake! I tend to be a...
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3 Tips for Raising Goats Sustainably
A lot of people think that raising goats naturally just means substituting herbal remedies for pharmaceuticals. But that’s like assuming that an organic garden just substitutes natural pesticides for...
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How to Make an Herbal Burn Salve
Our Independence Day celebration was a bit of a bust this year. Before we head out of town on vacation, Bill thought getting the van checked out prior to a cross-country drive was a good idea and he...
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Creamy Cherry Clafoutis
I don’t know what did the trick, but we had our best harvest of cherries ever this year! Not counting the straggling harvests of the pickings the kids skimmed off the tree or whatever birds might have...
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The Dirty Truth about Homestead Pigs on Pasture
“Can you write about homestead hogs? I’m really struggling to discern the good from the bad. They’re good for tilling soil, but I need to keep their manure out of our garden for several months before...
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Cow vs Goat: Which Should You Raise on Your Homestead?
Click for credit There comes a time in the life of every homesteader when you look at your breakfast plate and you see the homegrown eggs, the garden fresh vegetables, maybe the homegrown bacon, and...
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How to Milk a Cow by Hand
Long ago (6 years) and in a far away land (2 hours north of where I sit now) I brought home my first milk cow, Maybelle. She was young and bred and dry. In just a few months we would learn how to milk...
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How to Make Flower Infused Milk Soap
I’m delighted to share a guest post with you today on making Flower Infused Milk Soap from Jan Berry, author of Simple & Natural Soapmaking and blogger at The Nerdy Farm Wife! I have read Simple...
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65 Recipes for Using and Preserving Green Tomatoes
Once the first hard frost hits, tomato season is officially over. Here are 65 recipes for how to use, cook, fry, can, and preserve GREEN tomatoes that you pick the day before your first frost! Whelp....
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Keeping a Family Cow 101
When you begin to research the ins and outs of owning a family cow, there is a ton of information you will need to sift through and learn. Since you are going to want to give your new dairy gal the...
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How to Manage your Garlic Harvest (So You Don’t Lose Any)
I hope you had a great garlic harvest this year! But whether you got a few pounds or a whole bushel, you’re going to want to properly manage the garlic to make the most of your harvest so when...
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How to Use Fresh Tomatoes to Make Homemade Ketchup
Since my journey into cooking from scratch began, making condiments like homemade ketchup has been on the back burner. It just really wasn’t a priority considering how little they make up of our...
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Fresh From the Garden Pasta Salad Recipe
As we got ready to move, my all-consuming fear was that was going to lose my notes for this Pasta Salad recipe I created this summer. Why does the thought of getting to our new home and opening up my...
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How to Make Gluten-Free Panko Bread Crumbs
There’s no easy way to say this so I’m not going to beat around the bush. I’m going to show you how to make gluten-free panko bread crumbs… with pork rinds. And I’m not talking about the junk you get...
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(GIVEAWAY) How to Preserve Your Fresh Herbs in Compound Butter (+ 8 Recipes)
I think we can all agree that fresh herbs taste better than dry ones, right? I mean the flavor punch is undeniable. In fact, when I first started using fresh herbs in the kitchen it was an adjustment!...
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Starting from Scratch
All photos are of the new property taken over the last year. It’s funny, I don’t remember how to write these posts. It’s been so long since I’ve been able to open up and talk about some of the...
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Whole Grain Harvest Apple Butter Cake
Really? Do we really, truly need a reason to celebrate when you’re baking a cake called, “Whole Grain Harvest Apple Butter Cake?” The name alone just smacks of healthy-ishness. I say, “No.” I say I...
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