What I Learned About Patience, Parenting, and Poop
No one tells you how much of homesteading is just… waiting! As a naturally impatient person, I was in for a big surprise. I thought I would plant seeds on Monday and have a fresh salad by Friday. Instead, I got seeds that took their sweet time to grow, kids that have endless energy, and chickens that are far too…
The Hidden History of My Log Cabin: The Straight-up Truth
Cover photo credit to Virginia State Parks When I first saw my house, I thought it was just a simple wooden house covered in vinyl siding. Then I ventured around back and saw a small area where a piece of siding had been removed to expose its real core material: logs. But not logs laid horizontally as with most log…
Frozen Food: Foraging in Winter
We don’t often think of winter as a prime time to harvest. It’s cold, the ground might be frozen, and nothing is really growing. Almost everything is dead or dormant… or so they would have you believe. Winter is a great time to forage if you know what you are looking for and you’re willing to brave the snow and…
What I Learned About Patience, Parenting, and Poop
No one tells you how much of homesteading is just… waiting! As a naturally impatient person, I was in for a big surprise. I thought I would plant seeds on Monday and have a fresh salad by Friday. Instead, I got seeds that took their sweet time to grow, kids that have endless energy, and chickens that are far too…
The Hidden History of My Log Cabin: The Straight-up Truth
Cover photo credit to Virginia State Parks When I first saw my house, I thought it was just a simple wooden house covered in vinyl siding. Then I ventured around back and saw a small area where a piece of siding had been removed to expose its real core material: logs. But not logs laid horizontally as with most log…
Frozen Food: Foraging in Winter
We don’t often think of winter as a prime time to harvest. It’s cold, the ground might be frozen, and nothing is really growing. Almost everything is dead or dormant… or so they would have you believe. Winter is a great time to forage if you know what you are looking for and you’re willing to brave the snow and…
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