How to Harvest and Use Curly Dock Curly dock (also known as yellow dock, sour dock, and butter dock, as well as other names) is one of the first wild greens ready to harvest in spring. This relative of rhubarb is a hardy herbaceous perennial weed native to Europe that…
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Free Eats ~ Cooking Up Foraged Greens From My Backyard
Cooking Foraged Greens Free Food from My Backyard I don’t have spinach or lettuce ready in my garden yet…heck, the snow just melted last week! But I have weeds and perennial greens coming up in my backyard, free for the picking. This post contains affiliate ads…you will not pay any…
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My Chicks from Sunnyside Hatchery Arrived!
I’m Back in the Chicken ‘Business!’ My homestead really doesn’t seem much like a homestead without some chickens. So I placed an order for 25 chicks from Sunnyside Hatchery in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin and waited impatiently. I’ll be honest with you, going almost 9 months without chickens was kind of…
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How to Set Up Your Brooder Box for Day Old Chicks
Set Up A Brooder Box For Chicks Setting up a brooder box is the first step in providing a safe and healthy home for your day-old poultry. Chicks, ducklings, goslings, and turkey poults require the same basic setup for their first few days, although ducklings and goslings are larger and need…
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Live Your Life: 14 Days to the Best You
‘Live Your Life: 14 Days To The Best You’ by Dr. Ann LeFevre, PHD, LCSW, CMT On occasion I am asked to review a book that really interests me, and ‘Live Your Life: 14 Days To The Best You’ is one of those books. The Cadence Group sent a free…
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Egg Recall & Egg Safety Tips
Egg Recall 2018 & Egg Safety Tips Have you been affected by the latest egg recall? Are you concerned about the safety of your food? I am! Food safety is something I think about a lot. Since a lot of our food comes from my garden or barn, I’m very aware…
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Controlling Spotted Wing Drosophila in Home Orchards
What is Spotted Wing Drosophila? The fruit industry is being plagued by an invasive pest called the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) that originally hails from Asia. Unlike its fruit fly cousins, this vinegar fly targets healthy fruit rather than damaged or rotting fruit. It lays eggs just under the skin…
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Your List of Heritage Turkey Breeds For the Homestead
Want to raise heritage turkeys on your homestead? Here's a great list of the best breeds and their qualities.
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Broad Breasted vs Heritage…What’s The Best Turkey For Your Homestead?
Want to raise turkeys, but you're not sure if you should try Broad Breasted varieties or heritage breeds? Here's help!
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Sick or Injured Chick – An Infographic
For complete instructions on caring for a sick or injured chick, please read How to Care for a Sick Chick. This site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com…
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Color Your Easter Eggs Without a Kit
Don't have a kit for coloring your Easter eggs? No problem! You can color your Easter eggs without a kit using these items from your kitchen!
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How to Sell Your Farm Fresh Eggs
Learn how to sell your farm fresh eggs! Follow regulations for your area.
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The Ultimate Homemade Chicken Coop Guide
The Ultimate Homemade Chicken Coop Guide Guest Post by Claire, creator of The Happy Chicken Coop Spring is nearly here and for us, chicken enthusiasts, that means one thing; new baby chicks! Build Your Own Chicken Coop! Whether you are a new chicken keeper or have kept them for years,…
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The Easiest Way to Make Yogurt!
No Fuss Yogurt! I started making my own yogurt a few years ago and, I’ll be honest, I got tired of the process. Inevitably I would overheat the milk and have to cool it down again. I decided to try making yogurt without heating the milk first…it works beautifully! This…
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Can You Really Save Money With Coupons?
Coupons: Are They Worth Clipping? We used to buy the Sunday paper and I enjoyed clipping coupons to save a few bucks. However, I find fewer coupons in the paper for products I use these days. This has a lot to do with changes in my purchasing habits. Over the…
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The Recovering Homesteader
Homesteading During Recovery No, I’m not recovering from homesteading! I think that is an addiction I’ll never really kick. 🙂 What I’m really talking about is my slow return to homesteading activities as I recover from total hip replacement surgery. My Homestead Updates I underwent surgery on December 20th, 2017…