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Bringing in the Harvest: Preserving Your Bounty
It's that time of year when the veggies from the garden start crowding your kitchen counter. Do you know how you'll preserve your harvest?
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Update: June
It has been a wild ride around here, but all is well. Just busy!
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A Springtime Tour of the Homestead
Everything changes in just a matter of a week or two during the season of spring. One day the grass might be patchy and thin, and a few days later it looks like it hasn't been cut in weeks. The trees only flower briefly before fruit begins to grow, and everything that was brown quickly turns to green.
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2018 Homestead Plans (After the Fire)
After the fire, it seemed like a good time to review our 2018 homesteading plans to see if we were on track, and what kind of changes we might need to make with some of the new projects that will be requiring our time this year.
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Homesteading in Wisconsin: April
April wasn't quite as productive for us as March was, but sometimes that happens in Wisconsin. You never know if you'll wind up with the flu or get buried in a snowstorm. Some years we get sunburn, other years, not so much!
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Homesteading in Wisconsin: March
Like many other states, weather during the month of March is unpredictable. One day it's 50 degrees out and sunny, and the next it is below freezing and snowing, so we take advantage of the weather... utilizing the snowy days for working on unfinished projects indoors, and using the nice, warm days for outdoor work on the homestead.
