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Homemade Smoker and Grill

For my 50th birthday (yikes!), we decided to do a pig roast!  I mean, why not?  We’ve been wanting to have a huge party for years with a pig roast as the main attraction. My birthday was the perfect...

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How to Render Pork Fat into Lard

I finally did it!  I took pork fat and turned it into lard! Why, you ask?  I have been reading a lot lately about a trend of health people turning back to consuming lard!  Crazy, right?  Not really!...

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How to Juice Using a Steam Juicer

There are a lot of methods for juicing fruits and vegetables.  A steam juicer might be one many aren’t familiar with.  This post explains how to use a steam juicer. Advantages of Using a Steam Juicer...

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Homemade Sauerkraut

Homemade Sauerkraut – Making your own sauerkraut is possible to do at home. Sometimes I truly surprise myself….making this sauerkraut is a complete and total surprise.   Don’t get me wrong.  This...

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Chicken Feed Tote Bags

A practical way to reuse your feed bags by turning them into tote bags! We raise a lot of chickens.  With a lot of chickens comes a lot of feed.  With a lot of feed comes a lot of bags.  Rather than...

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Homemade Grape Juice

Making the most of the fall harvest…Homemade Grape Juice from fresh picked Concord Grapes. My Grandfather’s childhood home is just down the hill from where I currently live. It’s a great old home with...

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Apple Cider Making Time

An Annual Trip to a local Apple Cider Press We have a few apple trees that produce a handful of apples every year.    My in-laws, on the other hand, have several apple trees that produce tons of...

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How to Prune Raspberries

Tips and methods on how to prune raspberries. We grow a lot of raspberries. In order to keep the raspberries producing every year, they do need a bit of pruning. We prune our plants in the fall....

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Homemade Bacon

Homemade Bacon – How to cure and smoke bacon. Are you ready to make some bacon? Have you wondered how to cure bacon at home? I’m not just talking about cooking up some slices of bacon. Nope, I’m...

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Beeswax Wraps

Beeswax Wraps are a (Do it Yourself) DIY beeswax wrap made with beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil. I started keeping honey bees about 12 years ago. It’s been a huge learning curve but the past couple...

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Natural Dyed Easter Eggs

Coloring Easter Eggs is a tradition we always practice in our house.  This year, I decided instead of those little fizzy tablets, we would try creating natural dyes and dye our eggs.  We raise our own...

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