We’re planning to expand the homestead! We’ll add buildings, plants, and even animals. To recap, this year we installed a 3700 square food garden. We also expanded the perennial garden and the orchard. Our harvest, paltry as it was compared…
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This post is part of a collaboration with The Waldock Way and Rooted in Rest. Thanks for hosting! Sometimes homeschooling is about surviving the day, putting one foot in front of the other. With six kids under six, I have…
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Homesteading encompasses personal responsibility, education, self care, and gratitude. All of these help us make our home the center of our family.
This year (2020) has seen an unprecedented influx of new homeschoolers because of the pandemic. Many parents ask “how do I start?” or say “I’m not sure I can teach my child.” Whether they planned to homeschool or chose it…
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Home managers often neglect the most important thing in home management. It has nothing to do with laundry or dishes. It’s not organizing your house or finances. The single most important, and often hardest, thing for a home manager is…
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I am not a teacher. If you asked me about homeschooling before I met Jeff, I would have brushed off the possibility. Why wouldn’t public school be good enough? I did fine with it. Our history with public school Jeff…
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