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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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Weekend fishing (well mostly talking) with Dad.⁣

Weekend fishing (well mostly talking) with Dad.⁣
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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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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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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?

Normally rhubarb is something we have coming out o

Normally rhubarb is something we have coming out of our ears, but thanks to (grasshoppers) this is only our first harvest! ⁣
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I guess this means we will be a little low on strawberry rhubarb jam this year. But mark my words come hell or high water we WILL be making some strawberry rhubarb goodness! I refuse to let the grasshoppers win this one! (said as I am shaking my fist in the air).⁣
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Jam is usually my go-to or strawberry rhubarb crisp. What's your favorite way to eat rhubarb?

This year since so many parents are jumping ship o

This year since so many parents are jumping ship on public school there seems to be a lot of talk about homeschooling. Then there is the issue when you start homeschooling there is often a feeling (whether culturally or through people you know) that a parent is not qualified to teach unless you have a teaching degree. ⁣
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I just want to say If you are the child's parent, you have a master's or maybe even a doctorate degree in YOUR kid. Nobody is more equipped to teach and lead that child than you. You are the best person to teach them, you will have their best interest in mind. You know their passions, strengths, and difficulties, and how they learn. You will know them better than any teacher ever could. Kids naturally learn it's impossible for them not to. Don't be fooled or convinced that you are lesser qualified, or that somehow your child will be behind by your teaching. You don't need a background in education, learning will happen. ⁣
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There is no perfect solution for education that is the same for every kid. The way kids learn is as unique as the child's personality itself. If you are stepping up to teach our child this year, let know one put doubt in you. You were uniquely designed for this duty⁣
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I feel a little behind. Last year at this time I w

I feel a little behind. Last year at this time I was canning tons of pickles and tomato sauce by this time. Thanks to grasshoppers that seem to really set back the garden a bit the canning season has been slower than I like but no fear here. I will be like the little engine that could.⁣
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What are you preserving (canning, freezing, drying, etc) this year?⁣
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We spend many a night as a family out around a fir

We spend many a night as a family out around a fire watching the fireflies, looking for constellations and currently cuddling baby kittens. In the current state of the world Unplugging and finding any way to NOT watch the news or hollywood is just about one of the most calming things you can do.⁣
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Don't get me wrong there is plenty we need to all be aware of and to fight for, but listening to News, T.V., movies or shows isn't one of them.⁣
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Freeing your mind is sure a lot easier when you shut all of them off. ⁣
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