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Episode 3: Overcoming Analysis Paralysis

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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Dehydrating Apples

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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A Different Type of Food Storage: Putting Up Hay

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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Homesteading as an Investment Strategy

In these increasingly unpredictable economic waters, trying to pick the correct investment often feels like rolling dice at the craps table. Betting on inflation versus deflation, or the other way around, could leave you wide open for a financial sucker … Continue reading

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Food Storage Based on Nourishing Traditions

With respect to food storage, the challenge for our family is how to store things long term that still have high nutritional density and will not degrade our health over time. This rules out many of the common food storage … Continue reading

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