Tag: homestead
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Delicious Homemade Fish Fry Breading Mix
Walleye. Northern Pike. Crappie. These are some of our favorite fish to catch in our area to have a fish fry with. While we love many different species of fish cooked in all kinds of ways, a big fish fry with fish we caught and cleaned is our favorite! Fishing is a big part of…
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Delicious Family Recipe: Wild Game Bird Oven Bake
This family recipe for cooking game bird is not one to overlook. It is simple and delicious. I have yet to meet a person who didn’t love it after trying it. My favorite time of year is fall, and when partridge season opens we always hit the trails and back roads as a family looking…
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Raising Chickens in a Northern Climate
Spring is approaching – in theory – and many households are thinking about starting to raise chickens. Farm stores are starting to schedule their shipments of chick breeds and hatcheries around the country begin their ship dates very soon (or have already). Our homestead began our chicken tending journey in the spring of 2022, making us…
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Easy Turkey Bone Broth in an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker
Is there anything that warms the soul and heals the body better than hot broth when you are feeling under the weather? I love heating up a mug of it and sipping it while curled up in a blanket on the couch. It is also perfect for when you have an upset tummy, but still…
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Gardening Beginner: 3 mistakes we made and what we learned
Enjoying fresh vegetables from a garden is a highlight of my summertime. Living in northern Minnesota, our growing season is on the shorter side, so we all enjoy it while we can. One of my most vivid childhood memories is walking to my grandparents’ house to visit, Grandpa handing out metal Folgers coffee cans with…
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New to Homesteading
“How did we get here?” This is a question I have often asked myself over the past couple of years, mostly out of gratefulness and awe that my husband and I were able to make a move out to a good piece of land and raise our family here. We have always lived in northern…
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