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A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – this is the sum of good government. ~ Thomas Jefferson 

In the fall of 1621, after the summer’s harvest had been gathered, the settlers and their newfound allies, the Wampanoag tribe of the native Americans, gathered together  in a three-day celebration that would later become known as the first Thanksgiving. For the settlers, who had experienced a year of hunger, of loss, and of trying times, […]

From time to time, I’ve been sharing our experiences raising rabbits.  A kind commenter recently asked me questions about what I would do without commercial feed.  I thought her concerns were very valid and thought I should share what I have learned. It is certainly very convenient to buy prepared pellets to feed our various […]

I can hear what you are thinking-  “Okay, I can go along with making tea from mint I’ve grown or using the persimmons I find to make jam, but real soap does not come from nuts!” I was very skeptical too.  I held off trying these for several reasons (in large part because I’m annoyed […]

In days of old young boys ran free through streets and fields wielding their home made slingshots with the expertise and precision of diminutive archers. Plunking and plinking tin cans and small game, alas it seems those days are over, or are they?