If you’ve been searching for easy and delicious buns that can be ready to serve in under an hour, I’ve got you covered. Seriously, these hamburger buns are so easy to make and come together quickly. Lately, I have gone all in on cooking from scratch and have banned myself from buying any bread products. […]
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Picture this: You wake up to birds chirping, step outside to your ownpatch of earth, and tend to veggies that you’ll sell fresh at the localmarket. No more rush-hour traffic or desk jobs—just you, the soil, and ashot at real freedom. But can a small spread of land, say a few acres, reallypay the bills
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For the entire month of September I set a goal to cook as much from scratch as possible. I set another goal to cut out four hundred dollars from our grocery budget. That was a very lofty goal. When I set my mind to do something I go all in. It’s a struggle, I have
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There are literally hundreds of ways to make chicken salad, and they are all delicious. But this easy and delicious chicken salad recipe is my go to each time I make chicken salad. Chicken salad is the perfect summer time meal. It’s so versatile as well, you can serve it as a sandwich or as
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High tensile electric fence. You either love it or hate it. In my opinion, I believe that those who are oppose to high tensile electric fence feel the way they do because they think it’s unreliable or overly complicated. In this post I’ll go over a hand full of ways you can trouble shoot your
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We recently made a big change here at Plain View Farm by selling our American Aberdeen bull, Samson. This was not a decision that was made without a great deal of thought. In fact, it’s one that we’ve been rolling around for at least a year. There wasn’t anything wrong with Samson, in fact he
As I sit here at my desk writing this, I have my cup of coffee and a chocolate chip cookie by my side. It’s going to be a great day! Growing up I don’t remember my mom baking cookies, maybe she did, I just don’t remember. We seemed to always have store bought cookies and
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In our last post (Small-Scale Farming: A Profitable, Sustainable Farming Model) we went over some of the basics of small-scale farming, in terms of setting goals and expectations, as well as some of the animals that you might consider raising. In this post (Part 2) I’m going to cover small scale farm infrastructure, increasing income
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Alright, let’s talk chickens. They say chickens are the gate way drug of homesteading. It’s oddly true. Once you get chickens and saunter right past eggs at the store, it makes you feel like there isn’t anything you can’t do. After that you start making bread, raising your own meat, growing your own fruits and
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With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to create a post all about gift ideas for the mom in your life. Am I writing this in hopes Andrew might read it and get me exactly what I want for Mother’s Day? Maybe. I’ve been trying to decide how I
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