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Simplify Your Life, Have Just One God

April 4, 2022

Simplifying your life is a journey, that is rooted in total trust in the Creator God alone and grows to a character free from the love of stuff, doing things simple and living a simple life.

“Simplify your life! Have just one God!” – is a journey we are on. When we first published this blog article back in 2013, we honestly had no idea where it would lead us, but as you know, when we put our minds to something, life teaches us. So, it is time for an update.  Last week, we ...

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Yellow Split Pea Stew Recipe

April 3, 2022

Yellow Split Pea Stew Recipe

The yellow split pea stew recipe is a great dish for busy times. Either make ahead for a weekend and have a big pot full of filling goodness ready for mealtimes, or serve in different versions on weekdays. Cooking time The Stew, or Dall, since we are using dried pulses, is very versatile. Make ...

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High Masking Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adults

March 28, 2022

Autism in Adults

Another Autism Spectrum Awareness Day is coming up on April 2 to remind me that we have been keeping a secret from you. High masking autism spectrum disorder in adults can not be seen or even observed by someone who doesn't know it. It still exists for people on the spectrum, affecting every area of ...

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Varieties of Berries for Zone 3 Garden

March 27, 2022

Varieties of Berries for Zone 3 Garden

Berries are the best fruit cold climate gardeners can grow, the category of produce where we can shine. Here we share the varieties of berries that we grow in our zone 3 garden and some care and propagation tips. Growing berries in a permaculture cold climate garden.  Why grow berries Of all ...

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No-dig or double dig the garden soil?

March 20, 2022

No-Dig or Double-Dig

No-dig or double-dig the garden soil is a question that, like most garden questions, can not be answered with YES or NO - it always depends. If you follow us, you know we are big advocates of the no-dig method, and we mostly refer to it as no-till. Overall, it is better for the soil life, and if in ...

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What Greenhouse to Choose?

February 17, 2022

What greenhouse to choose?

Have you been wanting a greenhouse for a while, just did not know what greenhouse to choose? There is so much creativity when it comes to greenhouse shapes and structures. The ideas are almost endless. Just when we think we have seen it all, a new and unique greenhouse comes up. With all those ...

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Microclimates in a Northern Garden

February 10, 2022

Micro Climates in a Northern Garden

If you garden in a cold climate, a microclimate can make all the difference between no frost or frost damage, and ripe or green tomatoes in your garden. A few degrees colder or warmer can have a huge impact on what we can grow and how well the garden is producing. So let's take a closer look into ...

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Incorporate Home-Canning in Meals

January 29, 2022

Incorporate Home-Canning in Meals

Canning and preserving, to fill shelves with colorful jars, is great, but what now? How do we incorporate home canning in meals? For me, it was a bit of a learning curve. Recipes usually do not ask for home-canned produce. Some popular brands of condiments or salsa on a grocery store shelf might ...

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Stewed Cabbage Recipe

January 23, 2022

Stewed Cabbage Recipe

The stewed cabbage is another garden-to-table traditional recipe. It tastes great with summer cabbage fresh from the garden, along with other fresh veggies. That's my favorite way to make it.  I have yet to have success with growing winter cabbage in our short growing season. If you know of a ...

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Getting Seeds for the New Growing Season

January 16, 2022

Getting seeds for the new growing season is best by saving them. Second best is buying heirloom, open pollinated, organic seeds from local growers.

It's winter, it's snowy, it's cold here - a great time to snuggle up in a blanket and dream about the summer garden. In this blog post, we cover getting annual vegetable seeds for the new growing season. We start with organizing seeds that we already have and then getting seeds for the new growing ...

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