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July 2019 homestead update

Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019by Carmen

Yes, I know I posted a homestead update just a couple of weeks ago but it seems like so much has happened since then! Summer Storms I didn’t mention in that last update, that we were supposed to be camping that weekend. Earlier in the week the forecast was for mid-90s all weekend. And with […]

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Summer on the Homestead

Posted on July 19, 2019July 18, 2019by Carmen

I had originally planned to write this post at the end of June … somehow it’s now the MIDDLE of July. This summer is flying by too fast for my liking. Our first bit of news is that we have Chicks! Baby chicks They arrived three weeks ago already and so they have already developed […]

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Steamy, stormy and strawberry-y

Posted on June 20, 2017May 28, 2019by Carmen
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Disclaimer: The links below may be affiliate links. If you purchase any products after clicking on these links, at no additional cost to you, A Simple Homestead will receive a small commission for making you aware of these important resources. Early last week it felt like we were in a sauna. Temperatures hovered around 90°F […]

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Preserving the harvest

Posted on August 13, 2015May 13, 2021by Carmen
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A week ago Friday, I suddenly had a spurt of ambition (it doesn’t happen often) and stopped at a couple of places to pick up produce before heading home after work. (I meant to write sooner, but we’ve been down-in-the-dumps, daughter-picked-up-a-stinkin’-virus sick. All of us. Finally on the mend.) First stop was to pick up […]

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Pumpkin Processing

Posted on January 28, 2015August 10, 2021by Carmen
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Remember when I talked about Olivia the pumpkin? Shortly after Halloween, Olivia “disappeared”. We weren’t going to draw attention to her absence in case that would cause a disturbance. Then again, we didn’t exactly hide the fact that we were chopping up a pumpkin. She was so big, we could only cook half of the […]

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Grape Juice

Posted on September 25, 2014September 8, 2021by Carmen
ASimpleHomestead.com - making grape juice

I had thought to show this in my Norskedalen post, but that was long enough already with all the pictures I took!  I’m curious – when does something become a tradition?  The first year you do something, or only after you repeat it?  I’m guessing the latter, which means we added a fall tradition this […]

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30 Days of Gratitude – Day 24

Posted on November 24, 2013October 26, 2021by Carmen
root cellar - preserved food

I read a group of articles that was really good about how to be a “homesteader” … no matter what your current circumstances are. Do you live in a semi-rural environment but don’t have a lot of land?  Live in the suburbs?  or do you live in an apartment with no land at all?  I […]

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