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Winter Storms - Prepare now to relax and have fun when the storm hits

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Winter Storms: Prepare Now, Have Fun Later. Winter Storms: Prepare Now, Have Fun Later. December 28, 2016. Preparing for winter storms is different out here in the woods. We don’t have the same resources as urban dwellers. Get to the Store! It’s going to storm and you might not get out for days. Days I tell you, and what are you going to do without bread? This works outside on a normal day. The ducks’ pan might have ice...We heat...

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Soup - venison, vegetables, seasoning, an ermine... - A Life In the Wild

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Soup – venison, vegetables, seasoning, an ermine…. Soup – venison, vegetables, seasoning, an ermine…. January 6, 2017. This is the story of soup and how it came together while the power was out. Sauteing garlic, seasoning and browning venison pulled me back to the stack of carrots waiting to be peeled. The peeler works both ways, forward and back, and most of the peelings fly across the counter to land in a pile. A few cr...Bay l...

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Routine Change - Freezing nights change our homesteading routines

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Routine Change – Freezing Cold Nights. Routine Change – Freezing Cold Nights. October 18, 2016. Moving the Chicken Tractor. Are you going through a routine change as autumn progresses? What Does it Feel Like to Kill a Chicken? Chaga Concentrate: Easy to Make at Home. 2 thoughts on “ Routine Change – Freezing Cold Nights. October 18, 2016 at 10:39 pm. It’s been a good year, though. Plenty of learning. Jill. I don’t envy you ...

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High Tunnels - What is a high tunnel and how do you use one?

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. What are High Tunnels? I’ll be talking about high tunnels more often so I thought I’d answer the question, what are high tunnels, now before I forget. Additional warmth in cool weather, as much as a full USDA Hardiness Zone. Water control (rain and snow are kept out). Season extension (weeks to months earlier at the beginning and end of the regular outdoors growing season). Contribute to pest and disease control. You’ll spe...

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A Life In the Wild - Page 2 of 17 - Homesteading in the Woods of Maine

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Chicken Marsala – Great with Upland Game Birds, too. Chicken Marsala – Great with Upland Game Birds, too. Read the recipe a couple of times if you haven’t made…. Read More Read More. Keep Poultry Water Thawed Longer. Keep Poultry Water Thawed Longer. February 6, 2017. Read More Read More. Homemade Italian Sausage Recipe. Homemade Italian Sausage Recipe. Read More Read More. February 2, 2017. Read More Read More. January 31, 2017.

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Snow Keeps Our Floors Warmer - A Life In the Wild

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Snow Keeps Our Floors Warmer. Snow Keeps Our Floors Warmer. January 7, 2017. Snow Keeps Our Floors Warmer. When spring arrives some time in April I’ll pull back the boughs, pile them back into the tractor’s bucket, and move them to the burn pile. Snow keeps our floors warmer and then the boughs keep our hearts warm with the first fire of spring. Walking a Snowy Trail at Sunset. 6 thoughts on “ Snow Keeps Our Floors Warmer. Januar...

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Walking a Snowy Trail at Sunset - A Life In the Wild

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Walking a Snowy Trail at Sunset. Walking a Snowy Trail at Sunset. January 9, 2017. Walking a Snowy Trail at Sunset. Zoemobile raced up and down the trail, mauling Ava on each pass. Ava ambled along behind me, tolerating Zoey as she always does (“Can’t you just kick her fluffy ass once, Ave? You can see the tracks in the first picture (taken this morning). The rest of the photos were taken last evening while we were walking. Sunse...

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Forage & Wild Harvest Archives - A Life In the Wild

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. Category: Forage and Wild Harvest. We forage for and wild harvest mushrooms, greens and berries as well as meat. Chaga Concentrate: Easy to Make at Home. Chaga Concentrate: Easy to Make at Home. October 17, 2016. It weighed 11 pounds (below, not the one on the tree above). When chaga dries it becomes difficult to break without a saw so I needed to get it into manageable chunks as soon as possible. No problem! Creamy wild mushroom...

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Garden Archives - A Life In the Wild

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A Life In the Wild. A Life In the Wild. Homesteading in the Woods of Maine. The garden gets its own category because there’s almost always something going on. We garden in the typical fashion as well as using containers, high tunnels and raised beds. Hybrid Seeds – A Few Things You Should Know. Hybrid Seeds – A Few Things You Should Know. December 20, 2016. Can You Save Seeds From Hybrid Fruits and Vegetables? Hybrids are Tasteless, Right? Do hybrid seeds grow tasteless food? No, me either. The experimen...