Years ago when I was a kid, my parents installed a wood stove in our house. We always had a fireplace but this was just a bit different. For one, it actually heated the house. I’m sure it offset our heating bill in some way, but I was too young to care about that. What I cared about was
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For as long as I can remember we grew a garden. Over the years the garden grew and grew. We now garden over 4000 square feet of land. But we never really had a homestead until the day we decided to add chickens to our property.  They say that chickens are a gateway animal and that once you have chickens
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One of the most delicious and well received additions to any of our meals are homemade garlic knots. The smell that fills the house when we are making these fills your head with thoughts of your favorite Italian restaurant. They are soft and fluffy in the center and just a little crisp in the bottom and when combined with butter,
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Little wing is our resident rooster. For several years we have maintained a flock of laying hens. We had no desire to have a rooster and were quite happy with our little flock. But as is often the case in homesteading, opportunity knocks and an adventure begins. These are my favorite times. Research is done, plans are put in place,
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two branches homestead 