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How to Grow a Year’s Supply of Garlic

November 5, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening Tagged With: garden tips, garlic, organic gardening

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How to Prepare the Garden for Winter

November 2, 2020 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening Tagged With: garden hacks, garden tips, organic gardening

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Growing and Drying Mint Leaves for Tea

September 24, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Dehydrating, Gardening Tagged With: Dehydrator recipes, garden tips, herbs

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Year 2 in the Hugelkultar Kitchen Gardens

August 27, 2020 by Autumn 5 Comments

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening, Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: cottage garden, garden tips, grow food, organic gardening

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4 Filters to Use When You’re Dreaming About Country Life

August 6, 2020 by Autumn 6 Comments

Filed Under: Country Living, Farmgirl, Our Cottage & Farmstead

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How to Harvest and Preserve Beet Greens

July 30, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Freezing, Gardening Tagged With: beets, Freezing food, garden tips, preserving the harvest, root vegetables

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Turn Lawn Into a Vegetable Garden

July 2, 2020 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening, Our Cottage & Farmstead Tagged With: garden tips, grow food, vegetable garden

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5 Ways to Create a Low Maintenance Garden

May 28, 2020 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Farmgirl, Gardening Tagged With: garden tips, organic gardening, vegetable garden

DIY Dandelion Root Tincture

April 23, 2020 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Country Living, Forage & Hunt, Health & Home Remedies, Spring Posts Tagged With: dandelion, Foraging wild edibles, home remedies

Gift Ideas for the Country Man

A Simple Way to Butcher and Wrap Your Deer

November 25, 2019 by Autumn Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Butcher Meat, Country Living, Fall Posts, Forage & Hunt Tagged With: Butchering, Hunting and fishing

The Day We Took Old Laying Hens

The Day We Took Old Laying Hens

November 22, 2019 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Country Living, Musings & Stories Tagged With: Butchering, chickens, raising poultry

How to Render Lard in the Oven

How to Render Lard in the Oven

November 18, 2019 by Autumn 2 Comments

Filed Under: Butcher Meat, Country Living, Fall Posts, Kitchen, Kitchen Tutorials & Recipes, Small Livestock & Poultry Tagged With: Butchering, frugal living

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