The Self-Reliant Myth

The Self-Reliant Myth

Every Man for Himself True self-reliance is very self-centered. It’s kind of a revelation if you think about it… For years we have been learning and trying to implement more self-sufficient ways. Farming, gardening, planting fruiting...

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What it means to have a homestead

What it means to have a homestead

The beginning of homesteading Years ago, we moved to a city in North Carolina called Asheville. If you’ve never been, it’s a city with a reputation of being populated mostly by hippies. People are definitely more in tune with natural...

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Schoolhouse: The Next Big Step

Schoolhouse: The Next Big Step

We introduce to you the schoolhouse We have a vision of a place where people can come and find out more about themselves. They can discover the magic of making something with their own hands. The joy of sitting down at the table and breaking...

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Poultry Day

Poultry Day

The Sunday before thanksgiving is our last processing day. Its the day that officially ends our poultry growing season. Here is how we do it. We gather all the birds the night before. We go into the coup with a red light and catch everyone and...

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Basket Love

Basket Love

Baskets of Baskets A Haiku Ode to Baskets: You hold my treasures You invent new collections, One by one by one Like an ark for nature for yarn and blocks and produce When ere there’s a need. A creativity nest. Simple, ancient craft. One by...

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the Flip Side

the Flip Side

Death on the Homestead New life is so much more fun to post about, but in reality all things aren’t just joy. There has to be sorrow, and we’ve experienced an eye-opening amount of that as well since we’ve been on this...

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L’Chaim! (to life)

L’Chaim! (to life)

We’ve had AMAZING weeks here. Truly amazing. The weeks that really make it all exactly what we expected and all that we want to do! Babies. Babies. Babies. Everywhere. Leviah said it best ‘It’s like it’s baby season around...

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