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The HomeAcre Hop #19…and a fun giveaway!

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Jenny
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Welcome back to the HomeAcre Hop! Your hosts are: Ann from Summers Acres Carol from Everything Home with Carol Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre and me! We’d love to stay in touch! A follow on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #18….and a few tidbits

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Jenny
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Welcome back to the HomeAcre Hop! Your hosts are: Ann from Summers Acres Carol from Everything Home with Carol Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre and me! We’d love to stay in touch! A follow on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, … Continue reading →

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Our Tomato Story or Dealing with Discouragement on the Homestead

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Jenny
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Our recovering tomatoes hardening off on the front porch

I drive by this tiny farm every time I go to town.  And every time I drive by, garden envy wells up in my throat. I know the farmer is a market gardener considering the size and the presence of … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #17…and a fun giveaway!

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Jenny
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The HomeAcre Hop Has a New Co-host! Help us give a warm welcome to Ann from Summers Acres! We’re so excited to have Ann joining us and making our hop even better than before. Please be sure to stop by … Continue reading →

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The First Twelve Months: Month Six ~ Reality Check

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Jenny
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One of 200 tiny bare root seedlings husbie planted on our property

Month six began with our first Farmer’s Market meeting. In addition to growing and selling wholesale to a local co-op; we decided to try our hand at the Farmer’s Market as well. We were encouraged. We had the opportunity to … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #16…and a few little tidbits

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jenny
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Welcome back to another week of The HomeAcre Hop! Your hosts are: Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre Carol from Everything Home with Carol and me! We’d love to stay in touch! A follow on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Etsy, … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #15….and a fun giveaway!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Jenny
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Good morning! And welcome back to the HomeAcre Hop! Hosted by: Carol from Everything Home with Carol, Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre and me! We have several things lined up for you this morning: a new giveaway, the … Continue reading →

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Posted in The HomeAcre Hop | Tagged baking, DIY, home decorating, homestead, organic gardening | 24 Replies

The HomeAcre Hop #14…and a few little tidbits

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jenny
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Welcome Back to The HomeAcre Hop! Here’s your list of hosts! Lisa Lynn from The Self Sufficient HomeAcre Carol from Everything Home with Carol …and me! If you could give us each a follow somehow, either by  Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #13, and a fun giveaway!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Jenny
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Welcome Carol! Lisa and I  are happy to introduce a new co-host to the HomeAcre Hop! We couldn’t be more pleased to announce that Carol from Everything Home with Carol is joining our crew! So here’s your list of hosts … Continue reading →

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Posted in The HomeAcre Hop, Uncategorized | Tagged baking, canning, homestead, organic gardening | 11 Replies

The First Twelve Months: Month Five ~ Transitions

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Jenny
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One of my favorite photos of our home.

Month five was our first month working together full time on the homestead, preparing for the spring growing and market season. It was a month of extremely hard work and a few adjustments. Major events included: *The arrival of two … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #12!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Jenny
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Good morning and welcome back to The HomeAcre Hop! We’ve had a breezy week here on our homestead, one that started off with a cold snap and gave us a bit of a scare for some of our crops that … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop #11

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Jenny
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We’ve had a busy week at Black Fox.  We’re still working to get all of our cool weather crop seeds in, replanting every two weeks so we have a continual harvest of lovely lettuces. We made up a large batch … Continue reading →

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What I Have Learned About Windbreaks

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Jenny
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  This post is not meant to be read as a tutorial, or as info handed down from an expert. In fact a more appropriate title for this little piece would be “What I Am Learning About Windbreaks.” because this … Continue reading →

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The HomeAcre Hop! …and a few other little tidbits

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Jenny
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Good evening! The weather here over the past few days has started to warm up, which makes me happy. Last fall, I planted some daffodils around the edge of our pond, and although the sod hasn’t grown back after our … Continue reading →

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Posted in The HomeAcre Hop | Tagged baking, gardening, homestead, stretching the budget | 4 Replies

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