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The Cheerful Agrarian: Maple Syrup Sweetened Ice Cream
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Monday, January 20, 2014. Maple Syrup Sweetened Ice Cream. One of my gifts last year was a Cuisinart ice cream maker. Only $50 on Amazon! This quickly became my favorite recipe:. Maple Syrup Ice Cream. 1 cup whole milk. 1/2 cup maple syrup. 1 egg (optional; I think it makes it extra creamy). Mix well and chill. Prepare according to ice cream maker directions. For chocolate ice cream, add 2 Tbsp cocoa powder. With a Maple Syrup Brownie. I have to admit, Iv...
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Harvest Tally
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Spent (seeds and peat pots): $18.34. Check back in April? 13 pounds of rhubarb. 34 oz of spinach. 5 1/2 pounds of lettuce. 3 oz dried oregano. 16 oz fresh chives. 4 pints fresh strawberries. 4 pounds of peas. 1 quart of cherries. 17 pounds of swiss chard. 100 oz green beans. 53 quarts of pickles. 4 1/2 pound tomatoes. 10 pounds of carrots. 4 dozen ears of sweet corn. 18 bunches fresh parsley. 1/2 oz dried parsley. 1/2 oz dried sage. 17 bunches of chives.
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Homegrown Mushrooms!
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Tuesday, April 7, 2015. Look what I found this morning -. Beautiful white oyster mushrooms growing on the kit I bought online this winter! Here's the link to the kit I bought. I kind of feel like this should be a story of how NOT to grow mushrooms from a kit - I neglected it a lot, and it still turned out OK. So don't be afraid to try it, it's really pretty foolproof! Cookbook. Mmmmm . . . is it lunchtime yet? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This has ...
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Raise Bread on a Seedling Mat
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Thursday, April 9, 2015. Raise Bread on a Seedling Mat. In another of my Captain Obvious moments, I realized this afternoon that the seedling heat mat. I purchased this spring would be the perfect tool to help my bread rise. We generally keep our house at around 65 degrees, which can really slow yeast growth. The heat mat, however, is designed to raise the temperature about 10 degrees - perfect for bread! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I have to admi...
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Bees
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Bees - First Check. Easy Small Batch Honey and Wax Strainer. December 27, 2014 at 10:52 PM. Just wondering how the bees are, looking for an update. January 8, 2015 at 12:07 PM. We had one hive (the top bar) die off (or perhaps abandon the hive? Before September, and I found mice living in it. The other seemed to be doing well - well see if they make it through the winter! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Maple Syrup Sweetened Ice Cream. Small Batch Soap Making.
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Poultry
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Click on any link to find posts on my adventures raising chickens and turkeys. Bantam Hens: The New Girls. Book Review: The Small-Scale Poultry Flock by Harvey Ussery. Chickens in the Cold. Chickens: The First Five Years. The Price of Selling Eggs (link). Homemade Non-GMO Corn and Soy Free Chicken Feed. My Babies Will Be a Week Old Tomorrow. My Every Day Easter Basket. Picking Up Chicks - 2012. The Pullets are Laying! Simple, Light Chicken Tractors. Becau...
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Wisconsin March, you are such a tease!
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Wisconsin March, you are such a tease! March in Wisconsin makes it hard for an agrarian to stay cheerful. In my last post, you may have noticed my giddy optimism as the snow melted away and green sprouts appeared. It seemed like I would only have to wait a few days for the final vestiges of snow to melt away so I could get out in the garden and start putting in my early spring vegetables. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Sowing Seeds the Easy Way
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Friday, July 29, 2011. Sowing Seeds the Easy Way. I have to give credit for this idea to my Grandma Ada, via my dad. Whenever the topic of planting spinach came up (which, oddly, it did every so often . . .) he would tell me, "Ma always used to just let her spinach go to seed when it got hot out, and then the next spring she'd have the earliest spinach of anybody we knew! I should also note that you will have a LOT of extra plants to thin out - which is a...
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Book Reviews
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson. Folks, This Ain't Normal: A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World by Joel Salatin. The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities by Will Allen with Charles Wilson. Great Garden Companions by Sally Jean Cunningham. The Handbook of Vintage Remedies: The Modern Family's Guide to Herbal Medicine by Jessie Hawkins, MH. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Another homestea...
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The Cheerful Agrarian: Much More Mulch: Cover Crops
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One happy homesteader sharing what she's learned. Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Much More Mulch: Cover Crops. I like to think I've come a long way since back in 2011 when I last wrote about my mulching experiments. No more plastic for me; now I'm mulching with combinations of chicken bedding. Cardboard, living mulches, and green manures. Instead of being concerned only with weed control (although that is certainly still my main priority), I now think more in terms of soil building and conditioning. As you can...
