Accidental Homesteader

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  • Honey Harvest

    So apparently we should have been feeding our bees a month ago. Our supers had no action, so we took… Read More

  • Vintage Market

    Down the street we have neighbors who run a vintage market every fall. Read More

  • Pressure Cooker Chili Verde

    So we got a pressure cooker, not an instant pot, but close. We made dynamite chili verde and rice and… Read More

  • Chicken Tetherball

    So I finally made a chicken tetherball. Easy enough, take head of cabbage (or half, if your husband bogarts the… Read More

  • Trying this again —

    So I made a restraining last year from some hatch chiles and it was a pain. This year I tried… Read More

  • A Day at the Fair!

    A Day at the Fair!

    I went to the Kansas State Fair today. I haven’t been for *muffled number* years, but figured I ought to… Read More

  • Three Layers Again

    Frances, being a good chicklet mom stopped laying for a while. But it’s been a month, and I think she’s… Read More

  • The Cute, it Burns!

    I decided to commune with the chicklets this fine evening. Read More

  • Hatch Pepper Day

    Once a year we get lovely hatch peppers. Much like the sweet corn we love: you snooze you lose. So… Read More

  • So. Many. Tomatoes.

    Last weekend was moving day for old fruits and vegetables. I made tomato paste, canned some, made applesauce, and orange… Read More