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Sometimes Picking Up Where You Left off is hard
Sometimes picking up where you left off is hard, especially the more time has lapsed. I’ve been missing this space, journaling, creating, and sharing on my little corner of the internet, but it’s hard feeling like you have anything to say at all once so much time has passed. So this is my comeback –…
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Raising Meat Chickens: is it worth it?
Have you ever considered raising your own chickens for meat? If so, you’ve landed in the right place. Let’s talk about the benefits of raising your own meat, associated costs, best time of year, and whether or not it might be worth it for you. We’re on our third batch of meat chickens, and still…
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Getting to the Root of my Fear: The Garden Experiment Pt 3
Perfectionism is paralyzing, and to hold yourself back for fear of failure is pointless. At some point, you just need to give yourself a peptalk and just go for it! We are just shy of 4 weeks into our garden experiment. Each morning my son rushes to our den to “check our baby seeds”. We…
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With April Showers Comes… Rain Water Collection: 3 Tips for Collecting Rainwater on Your Homestead
With April’s arrival in our area of southwestern Virginia, you can almost always count on spring rain showers. And with abundant spring rain showers, why not make use of the free, God-given resource and install a rain collection system? When we purchased our property, it was run down and neglected not having seen livestock to…
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Getting to the Root of my Fear: The Garden Experiment Pt 2
I’m a rule follower, envious of those who can fly by the seat of their pants. But more often than not, I let my fear of failure consume me in the form of overthinking and overanalyzing to the point that I will give up before even starting. But I put gardening in writing for accountability…