Category Archives: Homesteading

More Apple Cider

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Jennifer

Earlier I had mentioned that my husband had improved our apple press.  Well I finally snapped a few pictures while we were pressing apples Saturday. We were able to get 2 1/2 gallons of juice from those apples.  It is … Continue reading →

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Red Apples, Yellow Apples, Yummy Apples!

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Jennifer

Apples cider, applesauce, apple pie…I just love apples! Although the kids and I had picked a few apples and worked them up into applesauce and apple pie in a jar we hadn’t done any apple juice until today.  We were … Continue reading →

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Paraffin wax candles

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Jennifer

For a while now I have been wanting to make candles with the kids. We have been reading the Little House series and studying pioneers in school so they shared my excitement about candle making. So today became the day … Continue reading →

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New goat shed and weaning kids

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Jennifer

We were wanting to get our goat kids weaned but there really isn’t a great way to divide our shed and pen that they were sharing with the their mothers and the other dry nannies. So my husband decided to … Continue reading →

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