Tag: Homesteading
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Going Home, and Failing ?
Sometimes you don’t succeed. I have been processing this blog mentally and emotionally for about a month. In mid May of 2017 my family experienced a sudden traumatic family loss. I lost my parents in an accident. Honestly my parents were both very active and healthy, I thought I would have them for several more…
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Homemade Dried Cranberries (Craisins); Cheaper and Less Sugar
As the winter weather has arrived in Kentucky, I have had a little more time to try some new things in the kitchen. One of my Christmas presents this year was a new dehydrator, a COSORI Dehydrator. I was thinking I would have to wait until summer or harvest to try using my new dehydrator. …
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Five Easy Steps Towards Your Homesteading Dreams, One Step at a Time
Five Easy Steps Towards Your Homesteading Dreams, One Step at a Time Wikipedia defines homesteading as a lifestyle of self sufficiency. If we are being honest none of us are completely self sufficient. We all depend on something whether it’s industry, community, or government. There are varying levels of that dependence and in turn varying…
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Heritage of Homesteading, Self Sufficiency in my History
I definitely have homesteading in my DNA; let’s be honest most of us do. When I think about my grandparents’ generation or my great grandparents’ generation, most of them gardened, raised some source of meat, and had home food preservation. The generations before us were homesteaders out of necessity. I remember my father telling me…
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Healthier Treats, Yummy Spelt Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
Like many of you, my goal for the new and every year is to improve my health by making healthier choices. A couple of years ago we found out that my homesteader husband is diabetic. We changed several things about our lifestyle in order to help him manage his diabetes. One of the things I…
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Goat Notes
So more about the goats. So why don’t I have goats yet? Well to be honest, I am being either a little picky or selective. My husband says wait for the goats you really want. After lots of reading, watching vlogs and etc, I decided Nigerian Dwarf goats would be the best fit for our…
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It’s All About the Brine
It’s All About the Brine !! Several years ago I discovered Brine. I am not talking about my first cousin Brian, only you southern people got that joke. Shout out to Brian hope you are doing well. Brining is a great Turkey Day prep that will put you one step closer to poultry success. It…
Hettie’s Homestead 