5 Favorite Edible Mushrooms of Colorado
As a child, I spent a large portion of my childhood hunting wild mushrooms, in the mountains surrounding our Durango, CO home. My...
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- Apr 13
- 6 min
Why You Should Be Raising Mealworms for Your Chickens
Have you ever gone to do a DIY or follow a Pinterest pin that looks completely idiot-proof only to spend hours creating an epic fail?...
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- Apr 6
- 5 min
Are You Concerned About Potential Food Shortages?
I’m going to deviate today from my normal content and take a little time to talk to you all about the possibility of coming food...
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- Mar 29
- 5 min
DIY Cleaning Products to Kick off Spring Cleaning
Spring has officially sprung, at least on the calendar if not in Colorado. And one thing even those of us who hate cleaning tend to do is...
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- Mar 24
- 7 min
25 Foods You Can Grow or Regrow From the Grocery Store
As we get into the growing season I wanted to spend a little time talking about all of the foods that you can grow or regrow from the...
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- Mar 22
- 2 min
A Spring Equinox (Ostara) Celebration
Last Sunday marked the Spring Equinox, also known as Ostara in the Wiccan/Pagan world. For the most part, I shy away from organized...
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- Mar 17
- 9 min
Learning to Homestead pt 2 - Putting the Home in Homestead
We’re back for part 2 of our Essential Homesteading Skills series - Putting the Home in Homestead. If you missed it, you can catch up on...
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- Mar 15
- 7 min
14 March Tasks for the Colorado Gardener
Ahh, March. It’s the gardener's version of “are we there yet?” The days are getting longer and warmer and Spring is so close you can...
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- Mar 11
- 14 min
Learning to Homestead, pt 1 - The New Food Supply Chain
Homesteading is increasing in popularity these days as more and more people make the decision to become self-sustaining in a world that...
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- Mar 7
- 7 min
3 DIY Ways to Test Your Garden Soil
A good gardener can make it look as though growing is as easy as dropping seeds into the ground and adding water. The reality however is...
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- Mar 3
- 10 min
101 Essential Supplies Every Homestead Needs
There is a tendency to romanticize what life is like on a homestead. And while it is a simpler life by far, it also requires hard work,...
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- Feb 27
- 7 min
What to Expect When You're Expecting Chicks
I’ve done the research. We’ve selected the perfect breeds for our new flock. I’ve placed my order and I’m sitting here patiently awaiting...
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- Feb 24
- 2 min
Granny's Lemon Stuff - aka Hot Toddy
Some of my oldest memories involve sitting in my grandmother's kitchen, the air heavy with spice, and my tummy full of food. But on cold...
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- Feb 21
- 5 min
Creative Uses for Wood Ash on the Homestead
If you’re like many homesteaders and off-grid dwellers then you probably heat your home with a fireplace or woodstove. And if you do then...
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- Feb 19
- 4 min
Start Your Own Worm Farm
The snow may still be falling, but if you have dreams of spring garden grandeur and a bountiful fall harvest it’s time to bring those...
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- Feb 16
- 4 min
Navajo Blue Corn Mush
Jump to Recipe If you’ve been following my blog, then by now you know that I grew up in the Four Corners area of Southwest Colorado. A...
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- Feb 14
- 6 min
How Much to Plant for a Year's Worth of Food?
As I sit here looking at the seemingly absurd amount of plants I have sitting in starter pots around the house I begin to wonder, just...
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- Feb 11
- 4 min
On the Hunt For Wild Mushrooms
This article was previously published on an older blog of mine, I have edited it for placement here because I felt it was valuable,...
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- Feb 8
- 6 min
The 6 Best Cold Weather Eggers for Colorado
As we get ready to embark on the first chapter of our homesteading journey the first thing we are bringing in is the (practically)...
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- Feb 8
- 2 min
Chocolate Cherry Granola Bars
I love granola bars. The sweetness. The chewy crunch. The fact that they fall somewhere between cookie and candy bar but are usually...
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