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Kitchen sink chili10 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 6 days ago: I wasn’t kidding when I said this was Kitchen Sink Chili – you never know what will be i … more →

Tags: farm life, heirloom vegetables, Recipes, scratch cooking, woodstove cookery, zero mile foodshed

The musical fruit12 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 week ago: I promise this will be the final word on this years dry bean harvest.  The final threshing of the be … more →

Tags: family cow, farm dogs, farm life, Feed yourself, heirloom vegetables, Seed saving, Self-Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening, zero mile foodshed

Why food?52 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 2 weeks ago: I would be rich if I had a dime for every time someone has asked me why we grow most of our own food … more →

Tags: Belly Acres (rant), farm life, frugal living, heirloom vegetables, lost skills, Seed saving, Self-Sufficiency, zero mile foodshed

Unexpected bounty15 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 weeks ago: It’s been a great wild mushroom year already.  We have eaten our fill and carefully tucked som … more →

Tags: farm life, Feed yourself, zero mile foodshed

The year of the bean15 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m still not done with those darn “dry” beans!  Sunny days are a precious commodi … more →

Tags: zero mile foodshed, farm life, Seed saving, Vegetable Gardening, heirloom vegetables, Self-Sufficiency

The winter garden13 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 weeks ago: Now is the time to start planning next year’s winter garden.  We will harvest throughout the w … more →

Tags: farm life, Feed yourself, heirloom vegetables, Self-Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening, zero mile foodshed, over-winter vegetables

Naked seed pumpkin15 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 3 weeks ago: The jury is still out on the naked seed pumpkin in our garden.  The idea of seeds you can just eat s … more →

Tags: farm dogs, farm life, Feed yourself, food preservation, heirloom vegetables, Seed saving, Self-Sufficiency, zero mile foodshed, frugal farming

Sweet Meat32 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: I won’t mince my words, I think mincemeat  should contain meat, or it should be called somethi … more →

Tags: cattle, Community, Early Days, farm life, Feed yourself, food preservation, Heirloom fruit, lost skills, Personal

Still preparing for winter24 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: I planned accordingly this year, and didn’t overplant my Napoli and Nelson summer carrots.  To … more →

Tags: zero mile foodshed, farm life, Vegetable Gardening, heirloom vegetables, Feed yourself, wood heat, Self-Sufficiency, over-winter vegetables, vegetable garden

More beans and seed stuff20 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: These beans weren’t so easy to thresh.  Another heirloom personally close to me, these are gre … more →

Tags: zero mile foodshed, farm life, Seed saving, frugal farming, heirloom vegetables, Feed yourself, Self-Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening

Separating the beans from the chaff8 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: Growing dry beans in our area is as touch and go as field corn.  While we have a long mild growing s … more →

Tags: zero mile foodshed, farm life, Early Days, lost skills, farm dogs, Seed saving, Vegetable Gardening, frugal farming, heirloom vegetables

What! Exotics at Meat & Potato Farm?11 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago:     Yeah, I’m guilty!  Catch my post about the many uses of Hardy Kiwi over at Simple, Green, … more →

Tags: farm dogs, farm life, fruit gardening, Self-Sufficiency, zero mile foodshed, Organic Fruit

Harvesting almost finished17 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: These days, the sun seems weak, but still a sight for sore eyes. The days are getting short fast, an … more →

Tags: farm life, Feed yourself, food preservation, heirloom vegetables, Vegetable Gardening, zero mile foodshed

Labels28 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago:   I don’t like labels much, most that people apply to us don’t fit too well.  Most peopl … more →

Tags: zero mile foodshed, farm life, Early Days, farm dogs, Seed saving, Vegetable Gardening, Agriculture, heirloom vegetables

Waiting for winter now in the garden19 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: I have no idea where summer went, at the time I thought the hot days would never end.  Now on the ot … more →

Tags: farm dogs, farm life, Feed yourself, Self-Sufficiency, Vegetable Gardening, zero mile foodshed, over-winter vegetables

What's bear crap got to do with it?36 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: Many of you know I live and farm on land that has been in both sides of my family since this area wa … more →

Tags: canning, Early Days, farm life, food preservation, Heirloom fruit, wildlife, zero mile foodshed, early farm life

Putting the garden to bed2 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: Hardy kiwi Only a few more large harvests and then it will be harvest as needed.  I am blogging abou … more →

Tags: collaborative writing, farm life, sustainability, Vegetable Gardening

Savoring fall27 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 1 month ago: More canning. Brisk mornings leading to sunny days that are cool around the edges. Pullet eggs! My h … more →

Tags: canning, farm life, Self-Sufficiency, zero mile foodshed

It's definitely fall37 comments

matronofhusbandry wrote 2 months ago: A collection of dry pole bean pods sunning themselves in the bay window. Final harvest of Bellstar t … more →

Tags: zero mile foodshed, farm life, farm dogs


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