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Peppered Rhubarb Jam – No Pectin!

Katie — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:03:00 +0000

I’ve been asked twice for this recipe since I posted about making Peppered Rhubarb Jam on Instagram last week. The truth is, it’s such an easy recipe I almost feel bad making a whole post for it! I’ll also add my Rhubarb Blueberry Jam recipe just to round this post out a bit. The Basics […]

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Winter Prep On An Alaskan Homestead

Katie — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 07:30:45 +0000

Winter is nearly here in our little slice of Alaska. Trees are barren and we’ve already had our first frost. Seeing as winter is our longest and harshest season, we use the rest of the year to prepare for it. So what does preparing for winter on an Alaskan homestead entail? Firstly, we heat with […]

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Three Surprising Places To Find Cheap Homestead Goods

Katie — Sun, 14 May 2017 22:14:42 +0000

Homesteading is not cheap. From animal feed to fencing (Amazon) to the animals themselves, there are quite a few things a beginning homestead will need. When we first started out we made the mistake of purchasing everything from a big box store. We spend thousands of dollars before we realized we could buy things way […]

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Canning Salmon

Katie — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:25:17 +0000

Yesterday I got the chance to try canning salmon for the first time. Our friends had a big haul and asked if we were available to help process. They ended up will 66 fish in their net. That is a lot of salmon! Click here to skip right to the instructions! While Mike pulled fish […]

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Making Fireweed Jelly

Katie — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 20:55:09 +0000

So the other day I decided to try and make some fireweed jelly since we have so much of it around here. I went on a little walk with the dogs and collected some fireweed blossoms, as well as watermelon berries and blueberries I came across. I ended up with about 4 cups of blossoms […]

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When Life Gives You Blueberries

Katie — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 09:46:00 +0000

Kyle and I spent several hours picking blueberries yesterday. It didn’t matter that it was raining and we got soaking wet. Blueberries are Kyle’s favorite thing and they were ready to be picked! There are several species of blueberry that grow in our area, including Bog Blueberry, Dwarf Blueberry, Early Blueberry and Alaska Blueberry. I’m […]

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