I’m often asked about how we homeschool our two children, ages 4 and 7. And while I’ve shared quite a bit about our homeschooling experience in past blog posts, I haven’t given an update in quite a while.
Last year we gathered every Friday with a few other families for a Waldorf-inspired mixed ...
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Finding your Ideal Homestead Land
Finding a piece of land on which to create your ideal homestead is a rather subjective process. Aside from a few traits that I would consider non-negotiable - a water source and some southern exposure - I’d be hard pressed to give a list of “must haves.” After all, each family’s needs will be ...
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Tree Sap: Nature’s Spring Tonic
The first winter we lived in NE Missouri, I was treated to a beverage that I had never tasted before: tree sap. Our neighbors routinely tapped their black walnut trees, not to make black walnut syrup, but to drink the clear, slightly sweet tree sap as a spring tonic.
Since that day, I've ...
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The Sugarmaker’s Companion :: Book Review
When we began making black walnut syrup last winter, we wished for a go-to guide to help us with the process. We knew from talking with local friends that black walnut sap was drinkable and very tasty; surely if we boiled it down we’d come up with an edible product!
After a season’s worth of ...
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