A friend of mine and I discussed having a day where we learn how to make herbal remedies, salves and such. We had our first lesson yesterday and it went over really well.We started out easy and used something that I already knew how to do.Elderberry SyrupI printed out some facts … [Read more...] about Our First Homeschool How-To Class
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10 simple things…
10 simple things...Amanda encouraged me to think of 10 simple things that I am enjoying right now...foods from our garden tucked nicely away in the pantrya table full of excited learningsweaters, scarves, gloves and toboggans being pulled out for the yearfresh eggs still making … [Read more...] about 10 simple things…
Chicken Stock-Canned!
I am so excited... This morning I canned up my first chicken stock!I was able to get some all natural, antibiotic free, hormone free, free-range chicken! Yay!I roasted it first and picked the meat for some of our meals.Then I took the bones, some onions and carrots and water and … [Read more...] about Chicken Stock-Canned!
Summer Favorite: Watermelon Salad
Yesterday we picked our first watermelon of the season from our garden. It was so exciting. We were out gathering the days bounty when the children begged me to check them. I told them that we had to *thump* a watermelon to see if it is ripe. We went over to thump the melon and … [Read more...] about Summer Favorite: Watermelon Salad
Farming the land
Since we started gardening, we have done what we have always known. We have tilled the ground and worked the garden that way. It's just what we remember helping with as kids and so when it came time to begin our own gardening, that is the route we went.Being one who loves to read … [Read more...] about Farming the land
