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No Fear of Cheese Failure
No Fear of Cheese Failure
I waited sooooo long to learn how to make cheese. I was milking two Jerseys and drowning in milk before I finally had the opportunity to learn some simple, natural cheese making methods. However, cheese
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harvardhomestead
homesteading
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Name the Calf Contest Winner: The calf has a name
Name the Calf Contest Winner: The calf has a name
Good morning steemians! First of all thank-you to everyone who offered names for our family to pick from for our new calf. Before I announce her name and the winning submission, why is picking a name for
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harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Exiting the Rat Race: First Steps (Part Two to This Movie Sucks)
Exiting the Rat Race: First Steps (Part Two to This Movie Sucks)
We all have our reasons for wanting a simpler life. For some, we see the illness of the consumer driven modern focus and we seek a slower life filled with quality not quantity. For others it’s the desire
harvardhomestead
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9y
This Movie Sucks: Homesteading and Exiting Stage Left (PART ONE)
This Movie Sucks: Homesteading and Exiting Stage Left (PART ONE)
Watching what's happening online, here, in real life...It can really feel like a bad movie. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances,
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Stewarding Sweetgrass
Stewarding Sweetgrass
As I continue to prepare for the shifts both in our lifestyle (moving off grid) and in aligning my career with this off grid adventure, I have begun to shift my ranching and market gardening farm to growing
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Medicine Making: Colostrum
Medicine Making: Colostrum
Before our new calf was brought home to a mama who wanted to love her, and amidst my barrage of emotions, I knew one thing for certain, I had to get Rosie into the barn to milk her. The hormones that are
harvardhomestead
homesteading
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Grieving Death and Celebrating Life: Our Jersey losses a calf
Grieving Death and Celebrating Life: Our Jersey losses a calf
What an emotional rollercoaster. Yesterday we lost a newborn calf (Rosie was expecting a calf in April…so we thought). The night before last my dog Mina who has a special bond with the cows, kept opening
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Babies on the Homestead: Welcome to the world fluffy butts!
Babies on the Homestead: Welcome to the world fluffy butts!
I've been waking up from dreams these past few weeks of having ewes lambing as I go out to do chores and of waking to a new born calf. These are exciting times! It is in late winter and early spring that
harvardhomestead
homesteading
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Medicine Making: Colloidal Silver
Medicine Making: Colloidal Silver
Making medicines is one way that we stay connected to our landscape in these disconnected days. I love the days where I can walk the forest and pastures to collect herbs for turning into tinctures, infused
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Seeds: More valuable than gold
Seeds: More valuable than gold
Saving seed from fruits, vegetables, grains and herbs is an ancient tradition in all parts of the world. Event hunter gatherer cultures would help mold the landscape by encouraging certain seeds to grow
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Growing a Medicinal Garden on the Homestead
Growing a Medicinal Garden on the Homestead
This year is bringing many transitions in my home. One of the exciting changes is that I am moving away from producing vegetables on my farm (I prefer to show others how to grow their own) towards building
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Sourdough Pasta Part Two
Sourdough Pasta Part Two
Yesterday was a wonderful community building day with @wwf and @carey-page. Carey invited me over to make sourdough pasta. Once upon a time, I used to teach cooking classes (baking mostly) including pasta
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
Making leather boots for harsh Northern winters
Making leather boots for harsh Northern winters
In my journey to create a life that is fully of my making, I have made all sorts of clothing, and for many years was making soft sole leather shoes for my children. I have wanted for so long to create
harvardhomestead
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The Illness of Experts
The Illness of Experts
Blind Men and the Elephant – A Poem by John Godfrey Saxe Here is John Godfrey Saxe’s (1816-1887) version of Blind Men and the Elephant: It was six men of Indostan, To learning much inclined, Who went to
harvardhomestead
homesteading
9y
3 Steps In Taking Full Responsibility For An Off Grid Life
3 Steps In Taking Full Responsibility For An Off Grid Life
A few days ago was Boxing Day in North America. For those familiar with this post Christmas holiday, you will recognize it as a day when (after months of consumerism leading up to the holidays) people

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