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mericanhomestead (65)in #life • 7 years ago
Our 5 Year Old Gets Life Flighted After Bicycle Wreck
I think one of the most agonizing and stressful times for any parent is when they know their child's life is in danger. This past week was one of those times. I came home from…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
Missed Opportunity - Swarm
This is the time of the year our family pays close attention to our bee hives. We are regularly looking for swarms so we can add additional bees to our homestead. Today, we had…
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shalomacres (53)in #sports • 7 years ago
Our Play Area is Complete
Over the last 4 weeks we wanted to create an area for our kids and families to play. Stephanie and I felt strongly about doing this as our kids continue to get older and have…
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shalomacres (53)in #beach • 7 years ago
Beach Trash - A Simple Challenge
I have been to beaches across our country and it is the same on all of them. Trash just seems to accumulate. Some of it is from people visiting the beach but the majority of…
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shalomacres (53)in #family • 7 years ago
Do You Remember Your First Time - Ocean Visit
We decided to take a family vacation before the busy gardening season catches us. It was a tough decision based on all we had going on but this short clip of Joel makes it all…
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shalomacres (53)in #homestead • 7 years ago
Herb Garden
Here are some pictures of the herb garden and the list of things growing Sage Parsley Thyme Oregano Basil Stevia Mullin Spear mint Lemon balm Rosemary Comfrey Chives…
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shalomacres (53)in #homestead • 7 years ago
Preserving the Harvest - Strawberries
Today we had a great harvest of strawberries so it is time to start preserving them. We simply cut the end off the strawberry them place them on cookie sheets. Then we…
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shalomacres (53)in #homestead • 7 years ago
Day 2 of the Baker's Creek Festival
Not only did they have a large variety of plants at the Baker's Creek Festival they also had a bunch of birds on display including these peacocks. This is our first time going…
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shalomacres (53)in #homestead • 7 years ago
Bakers Creek
Please join us and @mericanhomestead at Baker Creek today and Monday. Both days start at 10am and have multiple speakers planned each day. Pictures of our booth.…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
The Chick's are Hatching!
Today has been full of surprises! Soon after I posted on pecans and grapes I heard peeping in the incubator. We have some friends that are wanting replacement hens so we added…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
Fruit and Nuts
Today, I was walking around checking things out on the homestead. The extended cool weather has slowed things down by 2-3 weeks but overall things are looking pretty good. Two…
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shalomacres (53)in #diy • 7 years ago
More Work on the House - Replacing windows
More work from the hail storm we had 6 weeks ago. Four windows were damaged in the storm so we are replacing them. We have never replaced windows so we were a little nervous…
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shalomacres (53)in #diy • 7 years ago
Replacing our Deck Boards
I am writing this post to thank my son, Luke (randomstuff). In the past 12 days he has been working not stop to help me get things done plus working on replacing all our deck…
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shalomacres (53)in #friends • 7 years ago
Time to Enjoy Some Fruits of Our Labor
Best idea to date on the homestead! For the last 3 years we have been working hard to get our garden and animal needs fully met. This has been my passion and the passion for…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
Turkeys - Strutting it up!
Our Tom's are out strutting it up for the hens. Spring maybe here? Currently we have about 60 eggs in the incubator. We plan to sell some and keep some for the…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
Do we need Boron in our Gardens/Body
Why would I talk about Boron for your garden? Many people are adding "Rock Dust" to their gardens for additional minerals but why? I get it we need to have good stuff for our…
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shalomacres (53)in #homestead • 7 years ago
Strawberries - First Fruits
Today I was working on a lighting project when I saw our first rise strawberry of the year. It is a smaller one but I'm sure it will taste wonderful. I typically let our…
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apanamamama (69)in #nature • 7 years ago
Ants, Beetles, and Flies - Oh My!!
I regularly talk about how lovely and wonderful Panama is and why we are so happy that we moved here ! Today I have to share with you one of the things I have decided is…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
Planting Chestnut Trees - Chinese Superior
Today, our Chinese Chestnuts arrived in the mail from Gurney's. We ordered the 1-1.5 feet trees which made planting a little easier (smaller root ball so smaller hole!) and more…
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shalomacres (53)in #homesteading • 7 years ago
Potatoes are Growing
It has been over a month since planted the Yukon Gold potatoes. I was getting worried since we have had 9 inches of rain during this time! Despite the challenges they are…
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