Category Archives: self sufficient

Success

Posted on March 31, 2019 by

Finally. I finally cracked the code on how to make thick, healthy yogurt at home. It happened on Wednesday. I’ve watched videos on YouTube, read multiple blog posts, talked with Nicole our neighbor who knows how to make it.  Had … Continue reading →

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Now that had to hurt

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

Gathered  these, this morning from our new  pullets. In case you’ve never had chickens before, when a chicken first starts to lay, you will  sometimes find an egg with a double (or even triple) yoke. I think we have a … Continue reading →

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Sun Dog

Posted on January 25, 2019 by

Sun Dog 1-24-19 (Took that at sun set last night). ++++++++++++++++++++++ I love winter. ( I really do). It gives me a chance to do things I normally don’t have time to do when I’m building houses. +++++++++++++++++ Writing 80% … Continue reading →

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Artisan bread making for a beginner

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

The smell of onion flakes, sour dough, caraway, black poppy and sesame seed is in the air….the darn stuff smells so good. I am on a bread making kick (again). For years my go-to recipe was a rye bread recipe … Continue reading →

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Solstice Day After 2018

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

The house is full of microbial activity this morning, much more than normal. I like that word…. microbial. Sauerkraut in the basement…. Bread raising in the oven. A new batch of sour dough starter on top of the frig. And … Continue reading →

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Trying to BEE Careful. Bee Hive update 9/2/2018

Posted on September 2, 2018 by

I am right in the middle of putting the apiguard mite treatment in the bee hive.  (ie. 5 minutes ago) I was standing there in my bee keepers suit.  Had the top off the hive, was filling the tray feeder … Continue reading →

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Snapshot

Posted on August 19, 2018 by

Already there is the hint of Fall in the air. The Ginger-golds (my personal favorite) are picked and in the cooler.  The Cortland’s will be ready to pick this week. Already the earliest ones have started to drop.  The Japanese … Continue reading →

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