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Growing Mushrooms for Beginners (The Simple Introduction You Need)
Have you ever been interested in growing mushrooms? I’ll be totally honest. I’ve thought about learning to identify and forage for mushrooms for quite a while- but I’ve never even considered growing...
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How to Make Delectable Lemon-Violet Shortbread Cookies
Would you like to come over for tea and lemon-violet shortbread cookies? Guys, I am not fancy. You can put me in a designer gown and put some foreign-named beverage in my hand, but I will most likely...
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The Goats Get Schooled
Hi, folks. It has been forever. The last post I wrote was my fourth baby’s birth story, and here we are, well over a year later. I’m sorry for up and leaving and never saying a word. I have been...
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Home Birth of Baby W
A quick and lovely natural home birth story. This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase through an affiliate link, we will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you....
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Expecting Baby #4, An Almost-Move, & Nesting
Warning: Vulnerable post ahead, written with love. We were done having kids. I had been giving away baby essentials to people who I thought needed them. I gave away the crib, the baby clothes, the...
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The Farm Girl I’m Not
This post was born out of many conversations my husband and I have had over the years. I have always dreamed of a full fledged “farm girl” life, but we’ve found that our reality has turned out to look...
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Free Ways to Organize Your Stuff
This post from the archives is meant to encourage us ALL to find free ways to organize our stuff. It’s something I am still working on, and I have the feeling I’ll constantly be working on it...
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Sourdough Morning Glory Muffins
I wrote this recipe for sourdough morning glory muffins years ago. While the recipe is old, the taste is balanced and delicious. Let me know how they come out for you! I was going to make a smoothie,...
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The Fox is on the Town-O (Or, How to Get Rid of a Fox)
Two weeks ago, I heard a squabbling from the direction of the chicken coop as I took the garbage cans up the hill. The roosters must be having a fight, I thought. But the noise increased and a chicken...
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Making Maple Syrup: Tapping, Processing, & Canning
Have you ever wanted to make maple syrup but don’t know where to begin? We were in that same position several years ago. We knew syrup was pricey but we had maple trees on the property. While it seemed...
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How Packing Lunch Can Save You Thousands of Dollars
Lunch. You’ve got that hour in the day when some of you work and some of you are home. There’s not really time to cook it. It’s not ever really convenient. But, regardless, most of us get hungry for...
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Best of They’re Not Our Goats, 2017 Edition
Happy New Year, guys! It’s that time again: time to announce what readers have judged as the very best of They’re Not Our Goats for this year. I say this without bragging or fanfare- I know very well...
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How to Plan a No-Spend Month
Have you heard of a no-spend month? Participants may have varying opinions of the ideal length and degree of financial restraint required, but the idea is basically the same across the board. A...
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On Badly Behaved Adults & Doing Good to Others
Today, I was leaving the store with my three little kids. It had been particularly crowded with all the holiday shopping, but the kids had been miraculously well-behaved. We survived the trip, cashed...
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Simple Slow Cooker Pork and Cabbage
This simple slow cooker pork and cabbage recipe is quick to throw together and delicious to come back to after a day at work. It’s appealing to a broad range of tastes, and perfectly warming and...
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Frugal Gift Wrap Ideas
Brown paper packages tied up with strings- these are a few of my favorite things! For real. I love frugal gift wrap that is both unpretentious and pretty. I hate that wrapping a present can often cost...
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Healthier Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate is one of my favorite winter treats after chilly morning chores or an afternoon of snow-day play. However, the sugar-ridden packets of hot cocoa mix probably aren’t an ideal way to enjoy...
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Why We Quit Raising Meat Rabbits
Anti-Overwhelm Strategy #1: Quit Raising Meat Rabbits. There are SO many great reasons to raise meat rabbits. They are one of the least expensive sources of lean protein because they grow out to...
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Jewelweed Plantain Soap (Homemade!)
Jewelweed and plantain are common weeds, both easily located, identified, and prized for their soothing, healing properties. They are a perfectly intuitive combination for calming homemade bath...
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Saying Goodbye to Homestead Overwhelm
Homestead overwhelm: it’s a real thing. In fact, being overwhelmed is such a common theme in my life that it hardly seems necessary to mention it anymore. I am a lady with too much going on....
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