Category: Homesteading
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Biochar
So we live in big clay land out here in most of the PNW. That means soils that aren’t very conducive to growing anything but PINE, FIR, CEDAR, and ALDER. Well, we want to put in a small orchard. That’s been a thought tickling the back of our minds since we started looking at land.…
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It’s Spring so Bear With Me
Well, that was a hiatus. I’ve got some fun updates though. We’ve started ramping up getting ready to make our final move from the city to the country which is really exciting. The move won’t be for a few months yet but we just keep checking off big things on the house so it’s moving…
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Bebop Skeedle-dee- Da Dow
Prints and scat—and no, I don’t mean the kind jazz greats are known for— are something I’ve learned to identify. You know that rustle in the underbrush you hear off about 20′ in the distance? Well, if you see fresh poo or prints you can have a better understanding of what’s around you. Also, if…
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Blackberries
You know…I was slightly concerned we might not have many this year. I mean, what with our removal of about 3 hedges and quite a bit of thicker Himalayan vines destroyed during excavation for the house…it’s no mean feat that we’ve pulled more than 4 gallons off our wild canes. We’ve also had help! Friends…
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Our Constraints and Advantages
My husband reads a lot. And he reads really quickly. This means he reads almost everything. During the pandemic while our backyard garden was in full bloom he picked up The Resilient Farm and Homestead by Ben Falk. Dan told me I had to read it. SO…I did. As someone who grew up with grandparents…
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Looking for Land…
In all the wrong places. When we started this journey of looking for a place to call our own in the wilderness of WA, we found a dream place. It had a fast running creek. It was covered in older growth forest. It had a small clearing we could call our own and could put…
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