Tag: homestead
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Can An Outhouse Tip Over?
Yes. The answer is yes, yes it can. Well, a porta potty can, at least. We had our porta potty serviced on Tuesday and moved to the top of our driveway. For the past couple of days we’ve had a huge storm with thunder and lightening. Wind howled and rocked our 5th wheel. All was…
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Plant Seeds
Forget waiting for the perfect planter, garden box, specialty starter box to plant your seeds. Get your starts started however you can.
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We Moved!
Last week, we decided to rent out our house and move into a 5th wheel on some bare land we own. We have five acres of rolling prairie land, which is basically a blank slate. We’ve decided to simplify our life, live without a mortgage and work the land. I’m excited to see how this…
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House Projects
It’s been a long few days. On Thursday, we had someone remove insulation covered in mouse droppings from our attic. He rolled and bagged the insulation and I took the bags outside and loaded them on a trailer. He filled over forty construction bags. Thankfully, we had set up a plastic barrier around the attic…
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Homestead Eggs
I love moving to a new place. It’s always exciting to explore the area and hunt down new favorite places. I’ve wanted fresh eggs for some time, though, and it’s been harder to find them. For one, I am not a big fan of social media and for two, a lot of people in my…
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ProOne Water Filter Review
This post contains affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. After we noticed that our water was smelling and tasted bad, we set out on a search for a water filtration system. We looked at reverse osmosis systems (expensive!) and…
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Grow Your Groceries
Admittedly, I don’t have a green thumb. Some things, however, seem to grow despite my ineptness. Take, for example, the jungle of kale and lettuce that’s taken over my garden at the moment. I grew so many sugar snap peas that I was giving huge quantities away to neighbors and friends of friends. I have…