Posted on May 29, 2022
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THREE SISTERS GARDEN My corn plants are poor, pitiful things while the fields of corn I pass each day are lush and knee high. I’ll leave them in the garden, but I don’t anticipate the situation to improve. It has, after all, been 5… Continue Reading “POOR PITIFUL”
Posted on May 22, 2022
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We had two magical and exciting things happen on the homestead this week. First, firefly season began! I love seeing fireflies. No, I never converted over to the Southern moniker: lightning bugs. I held on to “Firefly” because the word just sounds as magical… Continue Reading “MAGIC”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: automatic chicken door, courage, doing hard things, doing new things, drying herbs in the microwave, Fireflies, Greenstalk Leaf Planter, Greenstalk Vertical Planter, having courage to try, magic, Omelet
Posted on May 18, 2022
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Posted on May 16, 2022
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I’ve been MIA for a couple weeks but it’s been for good reasons. Two weekends ago, Oscar developed Covid symptoms and was completely wilted. So, he got none of his weekend chores and projects done. Yes, he tested positive. I was feeling puny too… Continue Reading “DID YOU MISS ME?”
Category: Food Storage, Self-RelianceTags: canned ham, canning ham, covid strikes, food preservation, Greenstalk Leaf Planter, Greenstalk Vertical Planter, old friends, peas, rebel canning, strawberries, Timmy's birthday, transplants
Posted on May 8, 2022
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Posted on May 1, 2022
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After just a week, Sister One (the corn) was sprouted in 10 of the 11 mounds in the Three Sisters Garden. If I don’t see something in that last mound in a few days, I’ll plant more corn seeds. The corn needs to be… Continue Reading “SISTER FOUR’S TURN”
Category: Food Storage, Self-RelianceTags: Chickens, corn, dehydrated strawberries, Kildee Farm, selling chicken eggs, Sister Corn, Sister Four, Sister One, strawberries, strawberry jam, Three Sisters Garden, worm bin, worm farm, worm lunch
Two Chickens Homestead 