When we think of homesteading, we often think of hard work and the simple pleasures. Two essential ingredients in our homestead are coffee and beer. One gets the day going and the other pushes you to get to the finish line. The thought of an ice cold beer as a reward will get you through the last chores of the
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? On warm winter days, our thoughts often turn to making maple syrup. This is the first food that we will produce for the coming year. A major component of making maple syrup is the evaporator. This is what we use to take the sap from 2% sugar to 66.7% sugar. The entire process…
When we made the decision a few years ago to try and raise and grow all of our own food on our precious little homestead, we never knew how much we would take pride in using every little bit of every fruit, vegetable and even animal. If you follow us regularly, you know that this past year we raised our
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Yes folks, it’s that time of year. The weather outside is frightful, the days are short, and the wood stove is cranking. Looking through a frosty window pane, we stare out at our garden covered in snow, and think about how nice it is to be warm. Only fellow homesteaders know that winter time is actually our rest and relaxation
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Originally posted on two branches homestead:
If there is one thing that life on the homestead revolves around, it is food. We are always trying to grow more of it and we love to cook it. As hard as we try, there are always foods we enjoy that we can’t grow on the homestead. Every once in a while we…
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