Monthly Archives: July 2013
Homesteading: Spring Foraging April 2013
Today as I write to you, gazing out the window overlooking the garden, things are still rather bleak. Though spring is in the air, I know it will be quite awhile until this view is filled with the bounty of … Continue reading
Homesteading: Downsizing/ Sheep July 2013
Over the last couple of years, Pru and I have been thinking and working on the topic of Aging In Place. Our homestead site is better suited to younger bodies and ours are getting older, who would have thought it! … Continue reading
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Homesteading: Cover Crops/Green Manures June 2013
What a crazy spring! We’ve had over 6” of rain after having none for almost a month. Hot then cold then hot again. Frost over Memorial Day weekend and now 4 days later it’s in the high 80’s in the … Continue reading
Homestead: Commitments March 2013
Spring is in the air, or at least in the lengthening daylight hours. The great awakening, around the homestead, has begun and we had better be prepared. It’s time to make final decisions on this year’s direction. Which of our … Continue reading
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