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Diane's Dynamics: September 2011
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Thursday, September 29, 2011. Song of Drought and Fire. This has been, without a doubt, the worst gardening year in the 10 years we’ve lived here! 12-$14 for a square bale of coastal. The really sad part is that if we get no rain in October, there will be no more precipitation until at least February. That’s just the way it works in. I will miss the beets this year, but with triple digits all during August, I saw no point in wasting the seed. We do have chicken though! The book ...
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Diane's Dynamics: March 2014
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Sunday, March 9, 2014. Red Pontiac Seed Potatoes, 1015 Onion Sets and Fresh Eggs. Every creature on this planet is governed by it, except for a single species – we schmucks who have access to a supermarket 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year. She knew how to cook – everything else was common sense. The other thing about people who lived before 1900… they had no refrigeration and few ways to preserve perishable items. Therefore most food prepared had to be used in its SEASON! We have ...
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Diane's Dynamics: October 2014
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Friday, October 17, 2014. From Homestead to Market: Food Grown to Be Eaten. Eventually it crosses the mind of most folks into off-grid living: “Is it possible to supplement my income or even earn a living from my homestead or small farm? So I began formulating my plan…. “Why, this is so easy there’s no reason I can’t make a living of it! 8221; And so the garden grew and the chicken population grew. Now, HERE is the exception to the rule of “Food Grown To Be Eaten” wh...This is t...
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Diane's Dynamics: July 2011
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Friday, July 15, 2011. Beating the Heat: Summertime Beverages. If ever there was a summer from hell, I think this may be it! We’ve been hitting triple digits since June and further west into the Panhandle, they’ve experienced 113-118 degrees. I expect that kind of thing in late July and into August, but I was ready for summer to be over with before it even officially arrived! Area, round bales are going for $90-$120 apiece. Over the last ten years I’ve gotten in the habit ...
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Diane's Dynamics: February 2012
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Fruit Tree Selection for the Backyard and Home Orchard in North Texas. Well, ready or not, the 2012 gardening season is upon us! We set out 30 bunches of onions and 88 broccoli and cabbage plants several weeks ago. Now it’s time to plant potatoes, strawberries, asparagus crowns and fruit trees. With the mild winter we’ve had, many fruit trees in this part of. If you live in the. And their number is 940-683-1061. Seed orders have been placed with a f...
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Diane's Dynamics: May 2012
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Friday, May 4, 2012. America: Land of Entitlement. I try to be nice on this blog. I really do. I do my best to keep political and religious opinions to myself here, because we all have those and it’s rare that any two. People agree wholeheartedly on such issues. But this is a homesteading blog and sometimes things need to be said about our rights and freedoms regarding this issue. And sometimes a little childish name-calling seems to be in order… ;-). I lived in the DFW area for...
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Diane's Dynamics: February 2014
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Wednesday, February 26, 2014. How To Start Your Own Sweet Potatoes. Unlike regular potatoes they cannot handle the slightest bit of cold, so count back 4-6 weeks from the time you’d normally plant things like okra and black-eyed peas and start them then. If there is a row of “eyes” down the length of the potato, try NOT to cut directly thru it, as this is where the sprouts form. In this picture, you can see the sprouts already forming on the crown piece. In a few weeks, these sl...
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Diane's Dynamics: September 2013
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Thursday, September 5, 2013. Recipes For Dad's Birthday. Produce from The Sonnenhof. We knew he was happy when he smacked his food loudly, or when sweat was rolling off his bald head while he ate jalapenos, one right after the other. Hot peppers were some of his favorites. I always think of him whenever I make Salsa Verde, a treat he probably never had, but would’ve loved. 1/4 cup butter or olive oil. 1 large onion, chopped. 3-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped. 2 cups chicken broth.
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Diane's Dynamics: August 2011
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THIS IS A SPAM FREE SITE! Sunday, August 28, 2011. Summer Sunday Dinner: Fried Chicken Grown Right. Fried Chicken with Peanut Butter/Honey Dipping Sauce. Today was a very special day indeed. The chickens from our first hatch this year (back in April) finally came of age and it’s time to start butchering the males. And what precious few of them there are! In fact, out of 3 hatches of about 20-25 chicks each, we only managed to raise 10 to maturity. 8221; and “Oh, let the little hawks have a couple o...
