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Lean Pickings at the moment in the forage front..
While the nettles are still small an tiny, there are hundreds of them up now! whole patches three feet deep and six to ten feet long are coming up in different area’s, and so it means that I feel little … Continue reading
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Happy Earth Day!
As strange as it might seem, I am in fact having so many things to do today and the weather is so amazing that I am struggling to find and settle on even one thing to write about.. so lets … Continue reading
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Kermit the little piggy plow..
I got some awesome photos of little kermie just loving his new job of being a garden pig.. But lets not forget his best buddy.. that’s right, Miss Rooten, Tooten, aka, Tooties.. she says, I am showing him how its … Continue reading
Natural herb color testing with lye..
I love coloring my soap with natural products and I try and keep them to be self-harvested if I can.. but this also means that sometimes you are trying things that might give you some very unpredictable results. If you … Continue reading
Now I need to figure out what to do with them..
This folks is my newest yearling sheep hide, I currently have been having a blast exploring different ways to cure them, I have a hide that was salted, and stretched, that’s it, I have a hide that was just egged … Continue reading
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Tagged home tanning of hides, Pelt projects for sheep, Tanning sheep hides
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So help give this bar a name?- winner nanamo..
Well, I peeked early but the 2 pd soap loaf set up beautifully, the rich dark chocolate top ended up coming out milk chocolate in the end but as I am using natural colors, not much I can do about … Continue reading
New Soap.. Chocolate Topped over cream lemon scented!
Well, I did a new soap today, its going to be a hard bar but should have a great lather, lovely scent and a interesting two tone bar, we will see how it turns out, the bottom is a soft … Continue reading
Guess’s?? What is this?
Ok, so its growing in a wet area, with full sun.. Hope to idea’s to google to figure it out.. Got a lead on maybe purple plantain.. but figured I would ask if anyone see’s it and knows it from … Continue reading
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The Fresh Egg Cookbook by Jennifer Thompson
The Fresh Egg Cookbook by Jennifer Thompson. What to do when you have many, many eggs in the house, lots of yogurt and am not sure at all on what to do with them on this cold spring rainy day.. … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 