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My mom comes out every year to help us braid onion My mom comes out every year to help us braid onions. We all have our jobs- hers is to prep very onion, take pictures of each kid with their onion strands and bring motivating snacks. 🥰
I think we can all agree that photographing my pre I think we can all agree that photographing my preserves in rainbow order was a very good use of my time.
We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New p We did it!! And yes… you can still pledge. New pledges go towards making a better book, printing in color, producing audio book etc. All backers of the printed book receive every “stretch goal” upgrade. Spread the word!
Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding Wowza! We’re $500 away from hitting our funding goal!! If you thought about backing this project please head on over to Kickstarter and push us over the finish line! (Link in profile) Now… will somebody go find this boy a pair of pants?
Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plan Today is Hattie’s 10th birthday and she has plans a plenty! But I wanted to share this picture that I have taped to a cupboard in my kitchen because it clearly was Hattie’s 7th birthday, and I clearly stuck a candle in a carton of tag-alongs. Which weren’t even Girl Scout name brand- just the Aldi knock off. And that was good enough to get this smile from her and that smile from me.
Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Like the values it represents, Henry and the Great Society is a book lost to time. Help us bring this story back into print for a new generation. Link in profile to preorder!
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Where’s the Beef? It’s time to build our own supply chains.

  • April 25, 2020
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As we are all presently discovering, there are inherent risks built into the industrialized food system with its just-in-time delivery. In the last 150 years we have migrated away from…
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Morning Routine: Milk the Goat

  • April 22, 2020
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Today was my first morning milking Penny (pictured behind Ivar), who was named Penny because she was born on Pentecost Sunday. It is fitting, because it seems Penny has a…
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Help Feed Yourself

  • April 20, 2020
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In the 1940’s we were experiencing another worldwide calamity that disrupted supply chains and left store shelves empty: World War II. Instead of sending checks, the government sent advice: “Work…
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A Milk Maid and a Potty Train

  • April 18, 2020
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This morning was my first morning to milk our goat Penny. So I put on my overalls first thing and was gathering supplies when Hattie told me that she would…
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Herbalism and Medicinal Gardening

  • April 16, 2020
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This entry is part of a new series on Medicinal Gardening and was contributed by one of our summer interns. Jenny is a horticulturalist and currently studying to become a…
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Raised Bed Gardens, Quick and Easy

  • April 13, 2020
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This is part one of a series on Starter Gardens. Last week I shared some advice for starter gardens, discussing what to grow and where to get seeds. Depending on…
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