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Tag Archives: homesteading
Resolutions and Feminists (Or: Plans for 2016)
New Year’s Resolutions are like feminists: if you ask most people about intentions behind the concept, they agree it’s an excellent idea. But the name itself has gotten a bad rep. So people use the word less and less until … Are you into playing games? Go to the sunmaker. There is the best offer for you! Continue reading
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Tagged beekeeping, beeswax, beginning gardeners, canning, cheesemaking, gardening, heritage breeds, homesteading, homesteading club, Marissa Ames, Reno, Sparks, videos, where to buy beeswax, where to buy cheesecloth, where to buy local products, where to buy rennet, where to learn how to homestead, youtube
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What’s Up?
Almost three years after the blog began, Ames Family Farm is moving into the future. Continue reading
Posted in Farm Updates, Gardening Articles, Homesteading Articles, Pictures!
Tagged family, fantasy, farming, fiction writing, gardening, homesteading, how to, novels, poultry, urban gardening, urban homesteading, writing
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Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar
Unfiltered apple cider vinegar, with the “mother” still in it, is expensive. But you can make it yourself! What you need: Apples Wide-mouth mason jars and rings Cheesecloth A warm location Sugar and/or storebought ACV to speed up the process, … Continue reading
30-Minute Mozzarella
“This book is dangerous,” I wrote on Facebook. “It’s giving me all kinds of ideas.” I was about halfway through Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, and I had already read about eating locally, avoiding GMOs, and how much fossil … Continue reading
Closet Chicken
On Sunday, I found Strip the Turken lacerated all the way to the muscle. I promptly brought her inside to suture, but by the time I locked the poultry up at 9pm, the wound had opened. After suturing her again, … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard chickens, chicken first aid, chickens, homesteading, wounded chicken
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