Monthly Archives: May 2012

Making Your Own Vino is Truly Better & The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 23

Wine making is actually very simple but to make a good wine is a lot more complex.  I had a friend who shared with me about making prison wine and with the cost of wine these days I tried to make … Continue reading

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How old is too old?

You know by most people’s standards regarding groceries the moment an apple gets soft the average person just chucks it in the trash.  People can really eat a lot of things they otherwise think are not edible.  For example a … Continue reading

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Eating Like A Cave Woman & The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 22

If you couldn’t tell from all of my blog posts in the past two years I really love food!  As a matter of fact “What’s for Dinner?” is a popular question in my household.  I tend to be friends with … Continue reading

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The Viking Splits The Hives

My husband really loves beekeeping and one of his goals this Spring has been to keep a close eye on them so that he splits our hives before they swarm and has a new hive started.  We started last year … Continue reading

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Oregano Talks & The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Ed. No. 21

I consider May to be the busiest month even busier than December so sorry my Saturday Trading Post is late this week and I have to hurry up and publish it because I am volunteering at a school function today. … Continue reading

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Our First “Itty Bitty” Honey Harvest

So we have waited..days…..weeks…months…waited for the first glimpse of the golden elixir we call honey and finally the day came where we could at least harvest a wee bit of honey because one of our hives became “honey bound” a … Continue reading

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