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I’m Beth, mother to 5 little ones, Army Veteran, garden lover, homesteader, and part-time chicken wrangler. Striving to live in a healthy and sustainable way on this journey through motherhood ♡♡♡ Read More…

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The most expensive pepper in the world, or so they

The most expensive pepper in the world, or so they say...⁣
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The Aji Charapita, proof that I have an affinity for growing odd and even possibly pointless plants. Also on a little side note these little boogers were not easy to grow. This year was my third attempt at growing them. They need very babied for quite a while. However success, I guess 3rd time is the charm⁣
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I believe cucumbers are important in life. It's tr

I believe cucumbers are important in life. It's true. A lot of other garden plants can come or go, not cucumbers.⁣
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1. This is obviously the most important... They make pickles.⁣
2. grasshoppers don't eat them in the garden.⁣
3. Last but certainly not least #charliehorse and Zach the mini donkey love them. So they get all those that get a little too big to eat. They have a hay day and it makes me feel like a very appreciated gardener.⁣
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So I guess my statement I want to say is animals like garden-fresh foods too!

We will be starting our 9th year of homeschooling

We will be starting our 9th year of homeschooling in just a few short weeks. ⁣
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I know there are A LOT of parents out there right now freaking out because they have decided to homeschool or want to homeschool or are being pressured by school districts not to homeschool even though they think it is best.⁣
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👉 I want to encourage you, if I can do this you can do this too. ⁣
👉 Your school district doesn't set the homeschool laws, your state does (check out www.hslda.org for all the legal matter for homeschoolers).⁣
👉 There are many ways to homeschool find what works for you. There is no One-Size-Fits-All when it comes to learning.⁣
👉 Don't be pressured by someone you as a parent you are uniquely designed for making decisions for your kids.⁣
👉 Regardless of what mainstream education likes to say, (according to statistics) homeschoolers perform on average 30% higher than public schoolers. ⁣
👉 Your kids won't become "weird and unsocialized if they are not ⁣
1-that way now and 2- you are not that way.⁣
👉 Most importantly don't doubt yourself. Kids will learn no matter what, that's what they do.⁣
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If you find yourself on this homeschooling adventure I say school fearlessly!⁣
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Green Tomato Relish... Where have you been all my

Green Tomato Relish... Where have you been all my life!!⁣
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Ok to be honest I have never tried anything but store relish, that was until I made a batch of this stuff. There are no words to explain the difference in flavor. One bite of homemade relish and you will wonder why we as a society ever switched over the the "junk" you get in the store. Making the trek back to a homemade life has been a wonderful experiment in all the flavors I have never known in my life.⁣
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To finding all the amazing sides of homemade living...

Weekend fishing (well mostly talking) with Dad.⁣

Weekend fishing (well mostly talking) with Dad.⁣
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#onlylittleforalittlewhile #onlylittleforsolong #onlylittleforawhile #onlylittleonce #timefliesby #timefliessofast #freerangekids #freerangekid #wildandfreechildhood #wildandfreekids #letthembewild #letthembe #letthembekids #bestillmyheart #mygirls💕 #fishingwithdad #teachamantofish #dadsofinstagram #dadslife #dontforgetdads #dadsanddaughters #dadstuff #dadsofig #instadads #dadswithdaughters #dadsareawesome

Meet the "hot one" ⁣ 🌶⁣ Last year my 12-yea

Meet the "hot one" ⁣
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Last year my 12-year-old bought his own ghost pepper plant at the store so we could grow it. He wanted to try the "ghost pepper challenge". I thought "I am a bad mother if I let my 12-year-old try a ghost pepper and almost kill himself". Well, we grew it, and he stuck to his plan and ate one. We recorded it, it was funny, and he survived.⁣
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Well not only did he survive but he wanted to take the challenge up a notch every year. The ghost pepper was like # 7 on the hottest peppers list. So this year's 'hot pepper' is the Trinidad Scorpion and it's # 5 on the hottest peppers list. This guy isn't ready quite yet, but we have another hot pepper eating challenge coming soon brought to you by a 13-year-old who is out of his mind.⁣
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Anyone else have extreme pepper-eaters in their house?

All hands on deck! The current thing we are trying

All hands on deck! The current thing we are trying to get ahead of next years homestead goals! We are solarizing (or killing) the grass in a large patch in front of the house. Grass is something we fight, and I hate. I mean why grass? It doesn't feed us, or bees or anything really. It needs mowed and time spent there and for what? No more! I will be slowly taking out grass in areas and replacing it with a cottage style garden, complete with fruit trees, perennial ground cover and pollinator friendly flowers. The goal is to give more areas for wildlife to thrive while using less resources. More flowers, herbs and fruits and less grass. For me that will be a total win!⁣
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A day of homestead work in July is a bit intense.

A day of homestead work in July is a bit intense. I try to tell myself come January i'll be wishing for this. Hot, sweaty, homestead work!⁣
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What home/homestead jobs do you have going on?⁣
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#freerangekids #freerangekid #wildandfreechildhood #wildandfreekids #letthembewild #letthembe #letthembekids #homestead #homesteading #homesteadlife #homesteader #homesteadersofinstagram #instagramhomesteaders #homesteadersofamerica #homesteadliving #homesteadfarm #homesteadkids #homesteadmom #homesteadingskills #homesteadgoals #simplelife #simplelifehappylife #sustainable #sustainability #sustainableliving #sustainablelifestyle #sustainablefood #theupcycledfamily

I see an evening with some fried green tomatoes! O

I see an evening with some fried green tomatoes! One of those very seasonal things, but man they are good!⁣
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How do you use green tomatoes?⁣
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#homestead #homesteading #homesteadlife #homesteader #homesteadersofinstagram #instagramhomesteaders #homesteadersofamerica #homesteadliving #homesteadfarm #homesteadkids #homesteadmom #homesteadingskills #homesteadgoals #simplelife #simplelifehappylife #sustainable #sustainability #sustainableliving #sustainablelifestyle #sustainablefood #theupcycledfamily #garden #gardenlife #gardener #gardens #gardening #homegrown #homegrownveggies #homegrownfood #homegrowngoodness

I think I garden as much for them as I do for me.

I think I garden as much for them as I do for me. I grew up at a time and in an environment where I was so disconnected from food. Food comes from a package right? If you are hungry just go to the freezer tear open a box, rip open the plastic and pop it in the microwave.... fresh food.⁣
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I look back now and I find it crazy how I looked at food and where it came from. You know the really crazy part I was only one generation removed from agriculture on both sides of my family!⁣
I want my kids to know and understand REALLY where food comes from, how work feels. How a day working in a garden is good for the soul. I want them to have the pride when they bring in a basket they helped to harvest that we now get to eat or preserve. I want them to really understand we are part of this, this planet, this life. That the soil is living and it feeds and nourishes us. I want them to learn to respect nature and its amazing abundant and creative power.⁣
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Kansas wind makes this guys mane a mess sometimes.

Kansas wind makes this guys mane a mess sometimes. So the husband thought a haircut was in order. ⁣
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Turns out my husband thought Charlie Horse needed the exact same haircut as I had in my third-grade year!⁣
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Was it just me or did anyone else rock this bang look back in the day?⁣
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Maybe I am just speaking for myself (I doubt it) b

Maybe I am just speaking for myself (I doubt it) but 2020 has been a rough year. But imagine if we let all this pull us together instead of apart. ⁣
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What if in my backyard I grew cucumbers and tomatoes, and you grew watermelon, and someone else raised chicken for eggs, and someone else made homemade bread! And what if we all as a community did that, and traded and bartered, and took food to those who have lost jobs and elderly. What if we worked together across the differences the media is trying their hardest to split us on and started loving our neighbors instead of fearing them.⁣
What if we took back our money from only the big corporations and put it back into our communities. Could you imagine the society we COULD rebuild out of this rubble if we would bond together and not be torn apart?⁣
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Wouldn't that be grand?

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