Category Archives: Homesteading

Ham Cheddar Chowder Recipe

There’s something about extremely cold weather that makes me yearn for a warm, hearty bowl of soup.  A favorite soup at our house is Ham Cheddar Chowder. Filled with ham, potatoes, carrots and just the right amount of cheddar cheese; … Continue reading

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Ugly, Cracked Sweet Potatoes

We have been harvesting our sweet potatoes a few at a time for the past few weeks. We have had one frost but instead of digging all of them I just covered the plants with old blankets to protect them. … Continue reading

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Canning Tomatoes from the Produce Auction

This past week has been filled with…Tomatoes! My tomatoes did not produce well at all this year. We started them from seed and they looked so beautiful and then we planted them in the garden boxes. Their leaves began to … Continue reading

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Our First Winecaps!

We had our first winecap harvest this week! They were right along the edge of the box where some grass had grown. I know it’s not a big harvest, but we are excited!

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Fall Strawberries

With all the rain we have gotten the past two weeks, our everbearing strawberries are really producing again. All through the summer, they’ve produced a few strawberries here and there but now they are loaded with blooms, green strawberries and … Continue reading

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