Water. This precious resource can truly be taken for granted. Sure, you can walk over to your closest faucet and turn it on. Look at it flow! It’s just always there for you like a bill in the mailbox. Until it isn’t. My whole life, I’ve never given much thought to NOT having water. Even as our homestead plans went…
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As a homesteader I look for multi use items. I don’t have time for fluff. I need substance. No single use items need apply. Take this amazingly silly S’more maker. No, I’m not down on S’mores, that would be un-American and what female in her right mind says no to chocolate in any form but I just don’t have room…
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Do you have Horse Nettle? Then you know NOT to horse around with this nasty plant. Why? Saddle up and read on… Also known as Carolina horse nettle; native to North America; toxic to livestock and humans; hosts a number of diseases and insects that attack related plants, such as tomato and potato It’s has a pretty flower, that’s what…
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Why, when we have 60 acres, are we building raised bed planters? Glad you asked! At first glance, raised beds can look like large containers. But raised beds do not have bottoms like a planter or box would – they are built directly on top of the ground. Some raised beds don’t have walls at all, and are simply piles…
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Mr. Bluejeans and I are in a quandary. For the first time in our relationship we disagree… ok maybe a second time, it did take a bit of finagling to get up to five dogs ya know 😉 The term off-the-grid can refer to living in a self-sufficient manner without reliance on one or more public utilities. Namely the electrical…
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