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Homestead Quarterly – Fall 2017: Harvest All the Things!

Homestead Quarterly – Fall 2017: Harvest All the Things!

Posted on December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Our Best Harvest Season Yet!
It finally feels a little bit like we’ve arrived. For four years we’ve worked hard shaping our homestead into what

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Homestead Monthly: July & August {harvesting, preserving, and loss}

Homestead Monthly: July & August {harvesting, preserving, and loss}

Posted on September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Onion & Garlic Breath
In July we harvested nearly 200 bulbs of big beautiful garlic, and in August we harvested over 100 gorgeous onions- a

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Homestead Monthly: May & June {sow, weed, nurture, and reap}

Homestead Monthly: May & June {sow, weed, nurture, and reap}

Posted on July 6, 2017July 6, 2017 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Oh, hi. Yes, we’re still here. Here’s what’s been happening on the homestead!

Planting and More Planting
Putting things into the earth and watching them

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Homestead Monthly: Feb + March {maple syrup, apple pruning, and homestead expansion}

Homestead Monthly: Feb + March {maple syrup, apple pruning, and homestead expansion}

Posted on April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

In the last week or so the weather has turned decent, and just like that it feels like we’re off to the races! I’m not

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Homestead Monthly: December + January {natural beauty, fame, and fresh eggs}

Homestead Monthly: December + January {natural beauty, fame, and fresh eggs}

Posted on January 31, 2017February 1, 2017 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Overall we had a lovely start to the winter season with unseasonably warm temperatures, which means the chickens got to free range for a while

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Homestead Monthly: November {barn demolition, butchering, and winter preparations}

Homestead Monthly: November {barn demolition, butchering, and winter preparations}

Posted on December 4, 2016December 4, 2016 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Bye Bye Barn
So, one really big thing happened this month that has taken a lot of our time, energy, and brain space. We essentially

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Homestead Monthly: October 2016 {shiitakes, rare apples, and an unfortunate honey harvest}

Homestead Monthly: October 2016 {shiitakes, rare apples, and an unfortunate honey harvest}

Posted on November 1, 2016November 9, 2016 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Welcome to the homestead monthly, a collection of all the major events that happen on our homestead every month!

Unfortunate Surprise Honey Harvest
You may remember

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Homestead Monthly: September 2016 {purple veggies, mushroom hunting, and canning}

Homestead Monthly: September 2016 {purple veggies, mushroom hunting, and canning}

Posted on October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Hi friends! This is where we take a look back at all that we’ve accomplished during the month, and reflect on the real-life ups and downs

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Homestead Monthly: August 2016 {heirloom veggies, abandoned chicks, and monarchs}

Homestead Monthly: August 2016 {heirloom veggies, abandoned chicks, and monarchs}

Posted on September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

Tomato Dreamin’
You know what’s silly? Planting 60 tomato plants for 2 people.

You may remember that last year we were completely blind-sided and devastated

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Homestead Monthly: July 2016 {weasel trouble, chicks, and the great harvest begins}

Homestead Monthly: July 2016 {weasel trouble, chicks, and the great harvest begins}

Posted on August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 by crystal@wholefedhomestead

You Dirty Weasel
We started out the month with sadness and heartbreak, unfortunately.

If you’ve farmed for long enough, or experienced the loss of an

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Guess what? 😆 . How else would you start an Ins Guess what? 😆
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How else would you start an Instagram post with this photo?!
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Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend! It was a beautiful day here today, just absolutely perfect weather! We worked our butts off, got a little sunburned, and are now collapsing on the couch. Taking bets on if we’ll be able to move tomorrow...
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We’re always finding treasures around the homest We’re always finding treasures around the homestead— relics of a different time... lots of old bottles and rusty stuff, especially old farming trinkets and tools (we once dug up an entire wagon wheel!).
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We also have some pretty cool rocks here! They are scattered about our woods and seem to appear out of nowhere in our hay field. I wish I knew more about them! I love finding these gifts from Mother Nature... or perhaps someone else who dug them up 100 years ago and stashed them out there to get rid of them.
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Karl found this beauty today, along with some others including a gorgeous, gigantic 200-pounder! If you need some calming entertainment you can see him scrub it clean in my stories tonight! 😆
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Napa Cabbage Salad with Butter Toasted Nuts! This Napa Cabbage Salad with Butter Toasted Nuts! This is my (much healthier) version of a popular potluck salad. It’s the perfect salad for Spring and it’s one of my favorites!
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In partnership with @kalonasupernatural, who makes delicious butter in post-World War II era butter churns with cream that comes from pasture-grazed cows. How awesome is that?!
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Napa Cabbage Salad with Butter Toasted Nuts
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🧈For the nuts:
2 Tbs Kalona Organic Salted Butter
1/2 cup raw sliced almonds
1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
Pinch of salt
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🍯For the dressing:
2 Tbs honey 
2 Tbs apple cider vinegar
1 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp soy sauce
Pinch of salt
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🥗For the salad:
1 medium head Napa cabbage
4-6 radishes, sliced
3 green onions, whites and greens, diced
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Melt the butter in a skillet and sauté the almonds and sunflower seeds over low-medium heat until they are starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Pour the nuts and any extra butter onto a plate and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
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To make the dressing, simply whisk together the honey, ACV, olive oil, soy sauce, and salt.
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Cut the cabbage into shreds, and toss it in a bowl with the radishes, green onions, and buttered nuts. Make sure to pour any extra butter drippings from the nuts into the salad as well! Reserve some nuts, radishes, and green onions for the top as a garnish if you’d like.
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Pour the dressing over top and toss to combine. Let sit 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy! I love to serve this salad with anything grilled!
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