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Winter Preppers
Yes we are prepping. Not the kind of long term stockpiling that most people think of as prepping. Not building bunkers anticipating a nuclear holocaust. We are prepping for winter. There are things that you must consider living in the country. Each year we learn another lesson. We may or may not have power. The road…
Repurposing–Giving Old Things New Life
Repurposing is similar to recycling. Once again turning to Merriam-Webster, the definition is “to give a new purpose or use to”. The in-vogue term now is “up-cycling”. Whatever you call it, we are all in here at the Farm. Anything we can use for another purpose will extend the life of the thing plus may…
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The menu challenge became really difficult this week. As in, couldn’t pull together a menu in advance, difficult. There were so many tasks crammed into each day that I resorted to my old habit of planning one meal at a time. Even when I knew this would be the kind of week where a planned…
Threshing Wheat
Does anyone this day and age spend their Sunday afternoon threshing wheat? Probably not. Last Sunday at Five Feline Farm, we did. At least we made a good start. This wasn’t a massive operation. More of an experiment. What if we could grow and harvest enough wheat to make a loaf of bread? What would…
Planting Garlic
Did that last post make your mouth water? Are you craving some creamy roasted garlic spread on tender slices of Italian style bread? Perhaps a side of simple pasta with a browned butter sauce topped with grated Mizithra cheese? I can tell you from experience that roasting garlic grown a few yards from your kitchen…
