Many nights on the homestead, our dinner comes entirely out of the garden and freezer. This year, we were blessed to have added pigs to the homestead, and this has allowed us to eat a home grown meal more often. Everyone enjoys bacon, ribs and pork chops, but when you have a hog butchered there are many other cuts that
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Many times when talking about the homestead we get so caught up in talking about gardening or our farm animals, that we forget about another way that we feed ourselves. Hunting and fishing provide a wonderful way to provide extra meals for our family. Every year my sons and I harvest deer and a fair amount of fish. We are
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For years we grew cabbage and other greens in our garden, but we always ended up with the same result. All of our cabbage and greens would be riddled with worm holes. It was always so disappointing to remove the outer leaves of a cabbage to find it full of holes, or pick a bunch of spinach, lettuce, or kale
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Homemade Pizza Aside from the kneeling, the concussion protocol, and all around poor officiating, there are still a few things we love about game day. Around here game day usually doesn’t start until dark. There is always a lot to do here and we would prefer to be outside on a Sunday instead of in front of a t.v., but
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Nothing makes me happier than tapping maple trees. It is always a sign that warmer weather is on the horizon. It may not be for another month, but you know its coming. The days are getting longer, and the sun feels just a little warmer. Usually we tap trees in early February. However, in the last few years there has
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