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Episode 7: Farm Fresh Milk

Posted on October 23, 2010 by admin

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The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid Overwhelming evidence for the health benefits of raw milk The disturbing reluctance of medical professionals to consider the well-established benefits of raw milk or to challenge anti-raw milk dogma The self … Continue reading →

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Episode 6: Backyard Chickens

Posted on October 16, 2010 by admin

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I don’t claim to be an expert on raising chickens, but here’s the knowledge gained on the subject thus far from experience and research: Caveat: everyone’s approach is going to be different. Purist approach versus doing what’s within your … Continue reading →

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Episode 3: Overcoming Analysis Paralysis

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

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Measure twice, cut once…  with homesteading, this adage, taken too far, can leave you drowning in a sea of contradictory advice. Many times I measure 3 or four times and still seem to cut twice or more. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Episode 2: Homesteading As An Investment Strategy

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

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Ten things we’ve done since starting our homestead here a year ago. These are some portfolio investments that guarantee results: Composting: the average small family generates enough food scraps in a year to produce pure garden gold. Chickens: there … Continue reading →

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Dehydrating Apples

Posted on September 13, 2010 by admin

Yes, it’s approaching autumn here in Oregon, and the apples have started to ripen and fall. A perfect time for us to put our new dehydrator to work.

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Episode 1: Bad Eggs and Control of Your Food Supply

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

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As Rahm Emanuel once said, never let a good crisis go to waste. The recent outbreak of salmonella eggs has given new steam to the Food Safety Bill. Folks, this is a bad thing. Every time the government ratchets … Continue reading →

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Our Bull Calf: Precautionary Steps and Respect for Life

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

This is the other cow related duty we did this weekend. Truth be told, I’ve been trying not to give this one a great deal of mind time because of the nature of the task: we performed a dehorning and … Continue reading →

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A Different Type of Food Storage: Putting Up Hay

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

Raising Animals can be a food storage strategy. Yes, this is another post related to our cows. Let me just start by saying that this blog is not a pitch for everyone to go out and get a cow, although … Continue reading →

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Easy Sauerkraut

Posted on August 17, 2010 by admin

Before making my own, I was never a big sauerkraut fan. Sauerkraut from the store always tasted too strong of vinegar, and was too mushy for my liking. But the real thing is not at all the same. This recipe … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Oregon Blackberries

Posted on August 12, 2010 by admin

Talk to anyone about blackberries around these parts in Oregon, and the topic of conversation is most likely to center on the nuisance factor. The most common variety, the Himalayan blackberry, originates from Armenia in the late 1800s, and is … Continue reading →

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