Karen Lynn’s Mostly Mushroom, Bacon & Corn Chowder
Karen Lynn’s Mostly Mushroom, Bacon & Corn Chowder Sigh…January…a lot of the country is covered under snow and ice and i see lots of photos on Facebook of my friends who are literally “snowed in”...
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A Garlic We Will Grow I love garlic! (Allium) I love everything about it….I love the smell of it as a seed bulb when it first arrives in the mail, full grown, and of course later cooked in a myriad of...
View ArticleFree Lotion Bar – Our 1st Ever Instagram Challenge
Free Lotion Bar – Our 1st Ever Instagram Challenge I am so excited to share with all of you that we are having our first ever Instagram Challenge! Why I haven’t thought of this before I don’t know...
View ArticleEating Weeds – Wild Urban Foods
Guest Post by James Smith: Eating Weeds – Wild Urban Foods I am so excited to share a guest post that is a topic that is near and dear to my heart! I think it’s so cool that we can eat the weeds and...
View ArticleFeast Down East – Why We Care & Why You Should Too!
Feast Down East – Why We Care & Why You Should too! As you know we have been involved in local gardening and beekeeping clubs for several years now and I kept hearing references to “Feast Down...
View ArticleSeeds Are Sprouting, Keeping Records, & Planning For Succession Planting...
Seeds Are Sprouting, Keeping Records, &Planning For Succession Planting (Bonus Mini-Podcast) To listen to Karen Lynn’s thoughts on this post click on the short podcast below! Hi ya’ll! It’s crazy...
View ArticleButternut Squash-n-Pasta – A Meatless Meal Feature
Karen Lynn’s Butternut Squash-n-Pasta In 2016 I will be adding more meatless meal features! You will love this recipe and ya’ll know I like to keep things simple and this is another one of those you...
View ArticleDo You Name Your Chickens?
Do You Name Your Chickens? Do you name your chickens? I answer often…”That depends”…Or “Yes, sometimes I do…” Meet Hazel my Buff Orpington…my pride and joy…(chickenwise)..;) We started raising...
View ArticleWhy Should I Plant Kohlrabi?
Why Should I plant Kohlrabi? When I mention kohlrabi so many people are like huh? What did you say? kohlrabi what? And this further solidified my excitement to write this post. Kohlrabi is actually...
View ArticleBlueberry Wine & The Art of Bartering
Blueberry Wine & The Art of of Bartering Last summer I was in a major predicament! We had no blueberries and this meant no blueberry crisp, no blueberry smoothies, no blueberries a top of my yogurt...
View ArticleSun Oven – Free Essentials Cooking Class Coming Soon!
Sun Oven – Essentials Cooking Class Coming Soon! Woohoo! I get to hang out with all of you and offer a free sun oven essentials cooking class …..I can’t wait! Go grab your calendar and write this...
View ArticleThe Layered Approach to Prepping. Part 4: How to Make a 3-Month Survival Plan
Guest Post by Dan Sullivan from Survival Sullivan.com The Layered Approach to Prepping. Part 4: How to Make a 3-Month Survival Plan For those of you who don’t remember, the layered approach to prepping...
View ArticleLila Dean – The “Reelest” Lady I Ever Knew (An Inspirational Role Model)
Lila Dean – The “Reelest” Lady I Ever Knew! I have never shared on my blog yet about my paternal Grandma Lila Dean, affectionately known as Mamo by all who knew her. I felt like it was time to share...
View ArticlePlanting Red Lasoda Potatoes
Planting Red Lasoda Potatoes Have I mentioned my addiction to potatoes lately? I planted 90 potato starts of the Red Lasoda potatoes this weekend….this first post we are going to focus on the first 40...
View ArticleYou Can Cook A Whole Turkey In A Sun Oven? Yes You Can!
You Can Cook A Whole Turkey In A Sun Oven? Yes You Can! Recently I had the good fortune to have Paul Munsen with Sun Ovens International give a Sun Oven lesson for all of you and I must admit I learned...
View ArticleWe Don’t Just Grow Vegetables & Spring Musings
We Don’t Just Grow Vegetables & Spring Musings Just a note: All of these flowers photographed are flowers that are on our Lil’ Suburban Homestead I so hope you enjoy them! Good Morning Everyone!...
View ArticleProduct Review: 2 Boys 1 Homestead Soaps
Product Review: 2 Boys 1 Homestead Soaps I love smelling soaps when I go into kind of “artsy” shops and I love sharing about a great product when I run into a new one and when I was recently approached...
View ArticleYou Know You Are Beautiful Right?
You Know You Are Beautiful Right? Why are we so tough on on ourselves? You know you are beautiful right? Social media has us all feeling so down if we are not a size two and if we are a size two that...
View ArticleWe are on the 5th Annual Coastal Cluck Coop Tour!
We are on the 5th Annual Coastal Cluck Coop Tour! We are so excited to be on the 5th Annual Coastal Cluck Coop Tour again this year! Coming soon: Saturday, May 7th from 10am to 3pm. – Coastal Cluck...
View ArticleLocal Focal Farm Feature: Lizzy Lou’s Farm
Local Focal Farm Feature: Lizzy Lou’s Farm I want people to know that we are a sustainable healthy farm. We grow healthy food and part of our mission is to promote a healthy lifestyle. Our farm...
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