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This Is Not Utopia

aprilrayne wrote 2 days ago: Honey’s work schedule has been weird lately due to his hours being cut until they can find mor … more →

Tags: Environment, help humanity, Hot Issues, Personal, Work, healthy, Industrial, change, Community

Foraging in the olive grove: Poor man's saffron (Wild Calendula)12 comments

Tuscan olive grove girl wrote 1 week ago: Wild calendula growing in the olive grove Every morning when we arrive at the olive grove we are gre … more →

Tags: The Olive Grove, Flowers, spring, Foraging, edible flower, Italy, Tuscany, olive grove, Wild Flowers

Homegrown Homemade Creamy Tomato Soup1 comment

evenavapor wrote 2 weeks ago: First I mince 5-6 cloves of homegrown garlic and saute that in butter in a large pot on the stove. T … more →

Tags: Recipes, Homesteading, Food

The Garden: Daddy's Little Helper2 comments

A Bushel and a Peck wrote 2 weeks ago: Along with our chicken endeavor, Clark has also decided to plant a garden. He’s developed a su … more →

Tags: Charlee Kate, Family, Chickens, Garden, chickens, Vegetables, gardening, Plant, Black Thumb

Homestead Diet Day Six

evenavapor wrote 2 weeks ago: Okay okay I know I said I would have some yummy food things to share today, but things didn’t … more →

Tags: Agrarianism, Weight loss

Homestead Diet Day Four2 comments

evenavapor wrote 2 weeks ago: Today is measurements day! Current Measurements… Bust: 39 3/4″ (same as last Thursday) S … more →

Tags: Agrarianism, gardening, Health 2, Practical Frugality, Weight loss, Homesteading, Food

Homestead Diet Day Three2 comments

evenavapor wrote 2 weeks ago: A.K.A “Wherein I gorge myself on spinach” So, ALL that spinach!  We’ve been eatin … more →

Tags: Agrarianism, Health 2, Recipes, Weight loss, Homesteading, Food

Pruning our Tuscan olive trees2 comments

Tuscan olive grove girl wrote 4 weeks ago: After a long, wet winter, springtime in Tuscany brings many delights – trellises draped in fra … more →

Tags: The Olive Grove, spring, Organic farming, Agriculture, evoo, How to prune olive trees, Italy, Montalbano, olive grove

According to an Article in Modern Farmer, a Local North Carolina Pepper Farmer Ed Currie Races for the Hottest Pepper

carolinafarmsandestates wrote 1 month ago: We ran across this new magazine Modern Farmer today and absolutely loved the articles and pictures t … more →

Tags: Carolina Farms & Estates, North Carolina Pepper Farmer, hottest pepper, PuckerButt Pepper Company, Pepper Palace

How much water runs off your roof?

jeryllum wrote 1 month ago: More water runs off your roof than you think and it’s a shame to let it go to waste. So, How m … more →

Tags: Natures Bounty - Water / Soil / Plants, Dexter, Homestead, small farm cattle, American Dexter Cattle Association, Miniature Cattle, small acreage farming, farm, sustainable

Living Off the Land1 comment

BostonSportsKid wrote 1 month ago: WORCESTER – Three years ago Hawdi Fatemi found himself face to face with a 3-year old grizzly bear w … more →

Tags: Feature Stories, Alaska, alaskan coastline, Bear, boar, Deer, Fishing, Food, grizzly bear

Welcome to our Olive Grove2 comments

Tuscan olive grove girl wrote 1 month ago: In September 2012 we left behind our old life in London to start a new life in Michele’s nativ … more →

Tags: The Olive Grove, Organic farming, olive, olive oil, Italy, Tuscany, Preserving, Food, Foraging

Water Catchment - Water supplied by nature

jeryllum wrote 1 month ago: Water catchment and Greenhouse for seed starting I will write later on the seed starting greenhouse … more →

Tags: Natures Bounty - Water / Soil / Plants, A2 milk, grass fed beef, Milk, Irish cattle, Homestead, small farm cattle, American Dexter Cattle Association, small cattle

Yard Birds

jeryllum wrote 1 month ago: The Boss giving a pep talk about laying some eggs for me and momma. … more →

Tags: Chicken Coop, Dexter, NW Arkansas, ozarks, cattle, Homestead, small acreage farming, rooster, farm

Boston - Day 13 comments

Homesteading Daily wrote 1 month ago: Our shuttle to the airport left at 5:30am so we got up around 4am. We made it to the airport and wen … more →

Tags: Homesteading, Homesteading, land, cabin, Barn, country, Self-Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, farm

Chicago bound1 comment

Homesteading Daily wrote 1 month ago: It has been a busy day today. I had to finish packing and get my work all caught up before Annie was … more →

Tags: Homesteading, Homesteading, land, cabin, Barn, country, Self-Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, farm

Mattress time

Homesteading Daily wrote 1 month ago: It’s the day before we head to Chicago for our weeklong trip to Boston. We still have to pack … more →

Tags: Homesteading, Homesteading, land, cabin, Barn, country, Self-Sufficiency, Self-Reliance, farm

Trip Up North1 comment

Homesteading Daily wrote 1 month ago: Today began with an early morning wake up so I could finish packing and leave the house around 7am. … more →

Tags: Homesteading, back to the land, Barn, cabin, country, farm, farmsteading, gardening, Homesteading

Loading & Unloading

Homesteading Daily wrote 1 month ago: We went back to the property today to unload and pick up the van. When we arrived, we decided we wou … more →

Tags: Homesteading, back to the land, Barn, cabin, country, farm, farmsteading, gardening, Homesteading


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