{Out the Front Door: An occasional series featuring snapshots and snippets of homestead life, right out our front door.}
Spring has officially sprung in NE Missouri. The grass is growing, the whippoorwills are calling, and the ticks are crawling. In the upper garden, overwintered garlic is coming ...
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Waldorf Homeschooling on our Homestead
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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Overcoming Homestead Setbacks
Blogging about real life on a homestead can be an interesting challenge. On the one hand, I don't want to use this blog as a platform for whining when things go wrong, as it's my vision to inspire and uplift others on their homesteading path. But to not share the challenges of homesteading seems ...
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Preparing your Garden for Winter
Although October is typically gloriously sunny and warm, it signals the end of the gardening season here in NE Missouri. I've already pulled my cucumbers, cantaloupe, and zucchini out of the ground, and will soon strip my tomato vines and pepper plants. I'll let winter ...
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9 Reasons Why Local Homestead Friends are Priceless
Today I welcome my friend Erin Kelly to share her thoughts on why local homesteading friends are so important! Welcome, Erin!
Many of us have moved to a homestead lifestyle because we were tired of the rat race. Peace, quiet and privacy are all top of the list for many homesteaders. Yet, ...
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Summer Homestead Reading List
When the summer heat gets to be too intense, or when I'm on vacation, I love nothing more than to sit with a good book. Some days I get sucked into a good novel, but most of the time, I'm expanding my homesteading knowledge with a book about gardening, building, caring for animals, or anything else ...
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