Category Archives: Farming

Freezing Spring Raw Milk

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Jacqueline

You may already know how beneficial raw milk is. It has been a stable food source for thousands of years. Milk or milk products are mentioned more than 50 times in the Bible, usually in connection with unusual fertility and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Farming, Food & Recipes, Health, Raw food, Restoring Lost Arts, Storing Food | 16 Comments

Back To Eden~ How To Start A Sustainable Garden

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Jacqueline

I want to recommend the inspiring God-honoring Back To Eden film for the MANY of you who have emailed, commented, or messaged questions about how to get started gardening with no experience or poor resources. ~ Jacqueline

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Posted in Compost, Farming, Garden, Preparedness, Vegetables | 18 Comments

A Happy Life

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Jacqueline

“A Happy Life” With just a little garden And a goat or a cow, ~ Jacqueline

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Posted in Animals/Pets, Children, Contentment, Family, Farming, Garden, Home-schooling, Parenting, Preparedness, The Christian Walk, Thrift | 3 Comments

Not Too Late To Think About Getting Chicks, Part 2

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Jacqueline

There are many hatcheries that are sell chicks and have mail order. The US Postal Service has been delivering live baby chicks in the mail since the early 1900s! You can order day old baby chicks on-line from hatcheries, depending … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animals/Pets, Chickens, Children, Family, Farming, Health, Outdoor Living, Preparedness, Thrift | 6 Comments

Planting Potatoes

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Jacqueline

It all started about 15 years ago when I got the idea that I could grow potatoes in my backyard from potatoes from the store. I got some that sprouted and sent up shoots, but they did not have good … Continue reading →

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Posted in Farming, Garden, Preparedness, Seed Saving, Storing Food, Thrift, Vegetables | 18 Comments

Pruning Fruit Trees

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Jacqueline

It is time to prune any fruit trees you have. It should be started when they are young to improve tree structure for the rest of it’s life, but can be done on a tree of any age if you are … Continue reading →

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Henrietta And Her Chicks / A Love Story

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jacqueline

I read the following story recently, and it took me back to our days of having chickens (meet Henrietta) and ducks (meet Mrs. Webby) on the farm. We have observed this behavior many times in mother hens and ducks when chicks … Continue reading →

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Posted in Family, Farming, Nature, Preparedness, Spiritual Growth, The Christian Walk | 7 Comments

In The World, Not Of The World

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Jacqueline

How often have I said that I long for the “good ol’ days” when life was simpler. In saying that I am not forgetting the poverty, disease, injustice and death of the past. I am not so naive as to think … Continue reading →

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Posted in Children, Family, Farming, History, Sewing, The Christian Walk | 36 Comments

Health Benefits Of Goat Milk Soap ~ Victorian Rose Soap Co.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Jacqueline

Soap and what it contains is important to me! I want a pure product; do you? These lovely and hug-able (sleepy) goat kids might say, “Our goat milk soaps contain nothing Baa-d.” And they’d be correct!! This sweet family’s homestead … Continue reading →

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Bee-utiful Honey ~ Why Not Keep Bees?

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jacqueline

Did you know that you can keep bees in your backyard?  Most normal-sized yards can play host to a hive of honey bees. A healthy hive can produce several gallons of lovely, local honey every year. ~ Jacqueline

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