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reCAP Mason Jar Caps
Sorry for the lack of posts this week and only minimal last week. We’ve been ridiculously busy between hunting and Henry’s birthday and such. I’ve got a couple of posts in the works that should...
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A Season for Family
I’ve realized from about October to February, is our season of family. Hunting alone facilitates a great portion of this, and then the holidays manage to cement the rest. We just don’t have time to...
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The Homestead Resolutions for 2012
I hope you all have enjoyed the holidays so far. Our family has agreed that this was ones of the best Christmases we’ve had in a long time. Health-wise, we are in a holding pattern and I’ll keep the...
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SOPA/PIPA Blackout
Because I love blogging, ███ ██████ ████████ ██████████ ██ ████ ██ ████ █████████ ██. ██████ ███. This has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A and has been removed. I’m showing support...
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Making the Most of Your CSA Share
CSA season is around the corner and I am very excited to start receiving a share again. We have a month (plus or minus) until asparagus comes on!! I would ideally love to grow everything we eat...
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What I Made This Week: Turnip, Pea & Kohlrabi Stir-Fry
I published a post today on our CSA’s blog, Monroe Organic Farms. Just a quick one with a stir-fry recipe at the end. If you’re here from the Monroe blog for the first time, feel free to look around...
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Denver Botanic Gardens Urban Homestead Tour
I’m excited to announce the first (and hopefully, annual) Denver Botanic Gardens Urban Homestead Tour. Check out the tour photo (featuring Rick in the bee suit and Emmett with one of our hens) along...
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2012 DBG Urban Homestead Tour – Part I
Two weekends ago was the first annual Denver Botanic Gardens’ Urban Homestead Tour. I was able to go on the tour and be a community sponsor. It was so much fun to see what others around Denver were...
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2012 DBG Urban Homestead Tour – Part II
The next two stops on the Denver Botanic Gardens Urban Homestead Tour that I want to share were two of my favorites. Lori in Aurora was growing a great variety of vegetables. In the circle in her...
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2012 DBG Urban Homestead Tour – Part III
I’m excited to show off the last three stops we were able to get on during last month’s Denver Botanic Garden’s Urban Homestead Tour. These three homesteads were in the heart of the city. Toni and...
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2012 Resolutions Revisited
It’s the winter solstice. The days are going to get longer and spring is on the way. 2012, you have gone by so quickly. Around this time last year I set out a few resolutions for 2012. Here’s a...
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What to Expect from the Lazy Homesteader in 2013
I’ve thought pretty hard about the “resolutions” I want to share on the blog for this year. I’ve had a hard time thinking of specific goals, and I’m not really into the “lose twenty pounds” type of...
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Adapting in Place… Somewhere Else
Last year in March, Rick’s company offered him a promotion which we initially turned down. It involved a move across the country and we weren’t really interested in relocating at that time. They...
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Social Media Fast?
Facebook. We love it and we hate it. We kind of even love to hate it. It lets us share our lives with friends all over the world, yet… we can get into arguments that can make us dislike people who...
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Real Community Challenge
Last week I shared with you my recent angst over social media, and the idea of taking a break from it for the month of May. Despite all the reasons I shared, taking a break from Facebook and other...
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Real Community Challenge: Week 1
We’re six days into the Real Community challenge. How are you doing? As a quick recap, the Real Community Challenge rules are: Limit the social media sites that suck away time and energy. Practice...
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Ahem…
Well hi there. I left you hanging, didn’t I. What happened to me? It can best be summed up by two words: real life. I had a whole series of posts written in my mind and a few started in my draft...
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SOPA/PIPA Blackout
Because I love blogging, ███ ██████ ████████ ██████████ ██ ████ ██ ████ █████████ ██. ██████ ███. This has been found in violation of H.R. 3261, S.O.P.A and has been removed. I’m showing support...
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Making the Most of Your CSA Share
CSA season is around the corner and I am very excited to start receiving a share again. We have a month (plus or minus) until asparagus comes on!! I would ideally love to grow everything we eat...
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What I Made This Week: Turnip, Pea & Kohlrabi Stir-Fry
I published a post today on our CSA’s blog, Monroe Organic Farms. Just a quick one with a stir-fry recipe at the end. If you’re here from the Monroe blog for the first time, feel free to look around...
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