After months of dreaming and preparing, a group of friends joined us in building a 25 foot yurt for our off the grid homestead!
It must have been 6 or so years ago that we met Ken of Two Girls Farm and Yurts. At the time we were living in Missouri and neither planning to live in a yurt, nor to ...
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Wild Ramp Pesto Recipe
One of the most revered spring wild edibles is the wild ramp, Allium tricoccum, a North American member of the garlic/onion family that is found the eastern United States and eastern Canada. A truly seasonal delight, one of the easiest ways to preserve ramps is to make a wild ramp pesto. I'll share ...
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30+ Homesteading Skills to Build With Your Kids
Sharing the homesteading lifestyle with the kids in your life can be incredibly rewarding. But sometimes it's hard to get past the question of "How do I teach my kids how to homestead?"
Having homesteaded throughout my entire experience of being a parent (my daughter's first experience out of the ...
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Planning and Planting a Root Cellar Garden
What is a root cellar garden? I like to think of it as a garden that provides you with a large quantity of food that you can store in a root cellar. Think root vegetables, apples, pears, potatoes, squash, onions, some brassicas, etc. Planting a root cellar garden takes a little bit of planning to ...
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Root Cellaring 101 – What is a Root Cellar, Ideal Conditions, and Use
I don't know about you, but by the time September and October roll around, I am ready to put down my canning pot and take a break from food preservation. Luckily, there is a method of food preservation that requires very little effort: Root cellaring.
A garden full of vegetables can be enjoyed ...
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Fermented Cranberry Salsa Recipe
This time of year I tend to get what I think of as "heavy food gut." Thanksgiving meals heavy on starch, salt, and fat, holiday cookies and treats, winter stews and soups ... as much as I adore these foods, they are lacking in the bright, sour qualities that I love in summer salads and fruits. Which ...
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