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    Poinsettias – ‘Tis the Season

    December 8, 2013

    It seems as though Poinsettias are everywhere this time of year, though I’m not sure that I’ve ever had one in my home before now. They have always seemed like such a seasonal plant and that has always seemed a little over the top for me. However, I have always…

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    December Wishlist

    December 7, 2013

    Wishlist Links:  1 /  2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 There’s always something new we want or need around the house and farm, so I thought I’d do a round up of some of the items we’ve either purchased recently or would love to purchase soon (if funds allow, of course)! Care to dream with me? With…

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  • Environmental Education - Reuniting Kids w/ Nature

    Reuniting Kids w/ Nature – Long Term Living Observation

    December 5, 2013

    MATERIALS: Weather appropriate clothing. A magnifying glass, your nature journal or a camera (all optional) TIME FRAME: A few minutes each day for several days, weeks or months PROCEDURE: While outside, find a spider, other insect or bird and observe it for as long as possible. Does it move? How…

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  • Master Tonic ingredients
    DIY

    A Newbie’s Account of Surviving Her First Master Tonic Making Experience

    December 3, 2013

    As you may have noticed in some of my recent posts, I’ve been experimenting a bit with some tinctures and the like.  There is the vanilla extract, the echinacea tincture and, if you follow me on facebook or instagram, you might also know about the apple cinnamon infused whiskey I recently…

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  • Goat Cheese DIY
    DIY - Eat - Goats

    How to Make Basic Goat Cheese

    December 1, 2013

    Goat Cheese is one of those things that I never gave much thought to until we started our goat share last year. Then, with an abundance of milk on hand, there was only so much of it we could drink straight, so much of it went into the freezer to…

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  • Environmental Education - Reuniting Kids w/ Nature

    Reuniting Kids w/ Nature – Living Observation

    December 1, 2013

    MATERIALS: Weather appropriate clothing. A magnifying glass, your nature journal or a camera (all optional) TIME FRAME: 15 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: While outside, find an insect and follow it on its path. Where is it going? Where did it come from? Is it alone or followed by friends? Is…

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Purchase final seeds and starts.

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