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Diversifying Our Forest – An Update

Katie — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 01:33:50 +0000

If you read our original post about diversifying our forest, you know that a drought and the global panini ruined our hopes of planting 1,000 trees in 2020. I still managed to plant 186 trees, which will remain happily on this property when we move homesteads. Hopefully the next owner will enjoy the work we […]

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Wildflower Jelly and Other Foraged Foods

Katie — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:03:37 +0000

This year I have spent a lot of time learning about wild foods and foraging with the girls. All spring and summer we’ve added foraged items to at least one meal a week, usually what I’ve been calling “Wild Stir-fry”. Here are some of the things we’ve been eating: Devil’s Club This menacing looking plant […]

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A Greenhouse And A Garden

Katie — Wed, 20 May 2020 19:47:51 +0000

We’ve been keeping ourselves busy with this gorgeous sunny weather we’ve been having here. From cutting in the driveway to where the new cabin will go and picking our building spot, to building a greenhouse and prepping the garden space. We’ve even been having hotdogs and smores over the fire as we slowly burn our […]

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Diversifying Our Forest: Planting 1,000+ Trees

Katie — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:08:25 +0000

One of our goals for 2019 and goals for 2020 has been planting more trees. Rather than just adding more Birch and Spruce I have been hard at work researching what kinds of trees we should plant, where we should plant them, and what they will provide for us. I have chosen each to help diversify our […]

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50+ Ways To Use Wood Ash

Katie — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 01:13:47 +0000

Burning wood for heat means we end up with quite a bit of wood ash. I have a few go to’s for using it around the homestead but I recently decided to research what else I could use it for. Turns out wood ash is amazingly useful! So, whether it comes from a bonfire or […]

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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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Rookie Mistakes We Made As Beginning Homesteaders

Katie — Thu, 18 May 2017 19:00:03 +0000

I’ll be the first to admit that when we first started our homesteading journey, we made a lot of rookie mistakes. We spent too much on things we didn’t need. Then we turned around and didn’t buy things we really should have. We skipped around when adding animals, buildings, and tools. That is, until we […]

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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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Trials Of Living In A Rainforest Environment

Katie — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 22:23:21 +0000

I am a desert baby. I’ve always lived where it’s hot and rain is there and gone in a flash. I planned my gardens around heat loving plants with low water needs. Moving to South Central Alaska’s rainforest environment has been a huge adjustment for me. I didn’t expect it to be so hard to […]

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