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Adventures in Prepping: Dehydrating Potatoes

On December 15, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Prepping10 Comments

I know it seems like such a basic thing to most homesteader/prepper types, but I haven't identified as either of these for very long so this business of dehydrating and storing food I've grown is a new adventure for me! It was rainy yesterday (melting all our snow!) and there just wasn't much to do …

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Now We’re Cookin’! Apple Pie a la Moi

On October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Cooking5 Comments

I had two choices when it came to what to do with those five apples we harvested. You know, the ones the thieving squirrels so graciously left us? 🤨 Yeah, those ones. We could have just eaten them whole, which would have been the healthier choice, but gosh darn it, we planted that tree with …

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Friendly Fred

On October 3, 2021October 3, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Backyard Farming2 Comments

Yesterday we talked about going over to the Red Barn pumpkin patch in town that sells the ginormous pumpkins for carving (since the ones we grew are for baking more pies!) but it's still a wee bit early for Halloween pumpkins. Plus, I was pretty crippled from our short walk in the park the day …

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Thanks, Squirrel!

On September 29, 2021September 29, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Gardening3 Comments

We finally picked the apples from our apple tree a minute ago, or what was left of them. What should have been at least a dozen (the tree is still young) whittled down to just FIVE apples by the time they were ready to pick. Five. I think the squirrel across the street was stealing …

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Going Dark

On September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 By TheEmptyNestHomesteaderIn Life StuffLeave a comment

I went outside last night just after sunset, hoping to catch a final good view of the harvest moon which is in its third day (or night rather) but it was cloudy enough that not even a hint of moonshine was to be seen. Bummer. Oh well, at least I got it the first night …

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