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Apple Cider, Friendship and Old Time Country Skills
Our dear friends, the Brown’s, invited our family to their mini-farm this past week to experience homemade cider-making. October is THE time for apple picking and cider making here in Missouri. Laura did what she does best, sampled the cider … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General
Tagged apple, apple cider, apple picking, apple press, country, country living, country skills, family, farm, food, fruit tree, fuji apple, harvest, homemade, homestead, mini-farm, red delicious apple
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Tillage Radish Cover Crop Update Three
Here’s the third update on the tillage radish cover crop beds. It’s been four weeks since the last update, and the radishes are about two feet tall with tubers ranging from two to three inches in diameter. Some tubers are … Continue reading
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Tagged bed, cover crop, food, garden, gardening, homestead, mini-farm, nitrogen, permaculture, plant, soil, soil improvement, tillage radish, weeds
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Family Vacation Branson Part 1
Wow what a week! The Braley’s headed to southern Missouri for some fun-filled family time!! One of our favorite places to enjoy time together is Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri. Silver Dollar City is a theme park set back … Continue reading
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Tagged country skills, crafts, family, family fun, homestead, silver dollar city, vacation
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Tillage Radish Update
It’s been about three and half weeks since I planted the experimental tillage radish beds. The Lord provided and excellent rain this last week–about four, soaking inches–and the radishes have come to life. True to form, they are growing rapidly with some … Continue reading
Remembering Ruth Stout: A Guru of No-Work Gardening
One of the first books I read as the Lord rekindled my love of gardening was “The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book” by the late Ms. Ruth Stout and Mr. Richard Clemence, published by Rodale Press. Ms. Stout was a … Continue reading
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Tagged country, deep mulch, farm, garden, gardening, growing, hay, homestead, land, mini-farm, mulch, no-work gardening, planting, ruth stout
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