5 Acres & A Dream
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November 10, 2023

I Finally Had to Replace My Excalibur

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Dehydrator, that is.  Photo from August 2009 I knew this was coming because in September I tried to dehydrate pear sauc e and never could ge...
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July 24, 2023

Dan's Power Scythe

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Once upon a time we had a sickle mower . our old sickle mower It was a great alternative to the scythe, as it could cover more grou...
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September 6, 2022

Power Blender

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Something that's been on my wish list for decades is a Vitamix Blender. They are very expensive, however, and all things considered, nev...
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June 5, 2019

Stewardship, Sustainability, and Woodchips

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One of our homestead goals is stewardship. I know that word is tossed about in various ways, so to clarify, when I speak of stewardship this...
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July 1, 2017

Wheat Processing

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Continued from " Wheat Harvest ." You'd think that after doing something for a number of years we'd have it all figur...
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May 20, 2016

Homemade Beams for the Goat Barn

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I've shown you how Dan is making posts for the goat barn , but beams presented a different challenge, because they need to be longer th...
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5 Acres & A Dream. The dream has always been to live close to the land. The five acres came in 2009, when my husband Dan and I bought a neglected 1920s-built bungalow on a piece of old farmland. The goal is simpler, sustainable, more self-reliant living, and a return to agrarian values.
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