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Last fall I was lucky enough to stumble across a wonderful video about homesteading on reddit. The most interesting thing was that I recognized the house! On Manitoulin Island! That eventually led to meeting the creator of the video and owner of the home, Forrest Stevens. A couple of weeksContinue Reading

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It’s autumn and time to experiment with another of the dye plants from my natural dye garden.  Madder.  I’ve been patient, sooooo patient, but I couldn’t wait any longer.  Everything I read about dyeing with fresh madder roots said to wait for about 3-5 years to harvest the roots.  IContinue Reading

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My natural dye garden is producing so well this spring/summer. Many of the plants survived their first winter in the raised beds and are now thriving. A few were lost, but that happens during a harsh winter and can be expected. The woad, however, is flourishing. So today was aContinue Reading

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Summer is rolling along, but it certainly is a different summer weather wise.  So much rain and so many cool days and nights.  It’s hard to garden in such conditions and I feel for the farmers trying to get their hay off the fields. Our NEW natural dye garden isContinue Reading