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Where’s the Beef? It’s time to build our own supply chains.

As we are all presently discovering, there are inherent risks built into the industrialized food system with its just-in-time delivery. In the last 150 years we have migrated away from…

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Morning Routine: Milk the Goat

Today was my first morning milking Penny (pictured behind Ivar), who was named Penny because she was born on Pentecost Sunday. It is fitting, because it seems Penny has a…

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Farming

Help Feed Yourself

In the 1940’s we were experiencing another worldwide calamity that disrupted supply chains and left store shelves empty: World War II. Instead of sending checks, the government sent advice: “Work…

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Family

A Milk Maid and a Potty Train

This morning was my first morning to milk our goat Penny. So I put on my overalls first thing and was gathering supplies when Hattie told me that she would…

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Gardening

Herbalism and Medicinal Gardening

This entry is part of a new series on Medicinal Gardening and was contributed by one of our summer interns. Jenny is a horticulturalist and currently studying to become a…

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Raised Bed Gardens, Quick and Easy

This is part one of a series on Starter Gardens. Last week I shared some advice for starter gardens, discussing what to grow and where to get seeds. Depending on…

Where’s the Beef? It’s time to build our own supply chains.

Morning Routine: Milk the Goat

Help Feed Yourself

A Milk Maid and a Potty Train

Herbalism and Medicinal Gardening

Raised Bed Gardens, Quick and Easy

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