Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time
“But what does it all mean?” asked Susan when they were somewhat calmer. “It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper…
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Rory
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Rory Groves moved his family from the city to the country several years ago to begin the journey towards a more durable way of life. Rory and his wife Becca now reside in southern Minnesota where they farm, raise livestock, host workshops, and homeschool their six children. He is the author of Durable Trades: Family-Centered Economies That Have Stood the Test of Time.
A trip to the Apple Store
No, not that Apple Store. Although ours did have an Apple genius and we bought a McIntosh. Received a call this morning from Leif at the local tree nursery who is…
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Burn pile before-and-after
We lit our first burn pile yesterday. We’ve been waiting for the right weather conditions: not too windy, not too wet, not too cold (because we’d be outside a lot…
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Tulip Sighting
Pulled the straw cover off our raised beds this week. It was exciting to see the first tulip stems peeking through. Last fall we packed all four raised beds full…
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How to Build an Evaporator (from stuff laying around)
Through a good amount of trial and error last year I figured out how to construct an evaporator to boil down our maple sap on the cheap. Then I forgot…
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Under the grow lights
Our tomato seedlings are close to graduation into tomato starts. They’ve done well as our first experiment under the grow lights. Almost full germination and despite some missed waterings, they…
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