And so we prepare, for the birth of Acorn Hill Handcrafts. We've set our sights on a February 1st opening date, and we will use every second to get ready! There are still items to be sanded and finished, photos to be taken, descriptions to be written, and shipping information to be figured out. ...
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A Simple Seed Viability Test
This week, I began my annual seed-buying and garden planning process. What I really love to do is open up my huge seed container, and take out each type of seed, in turn, deciding how many more varieties I should purchase. So, for instance, I'll take all my cucumbers and lay them out, and note how ...
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January Circle Time
This January has been one of the coldest I've experienced since 1995, when I was in college in Maine. That winter, I remember walking across our small campus, bundled up in my warmest L.L. Bean wool sweater and down vest, and having to retreat into buildings just to escape the cold. This year, ...
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Living Without Lights (or water, or electricity…)
Since we are creating our off-grid homestead from scratch and camping/living very rustically as we build, I frequently get asked the question, "How do you live without _____?"
Blank, of course, being lights or electricity or running water or a flush toilet. The funny thing is, that this way of ...
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