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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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Christmas market season is upon us and we are there!  Well, we are at a few.  Two done and one more to go.  One more on December 1st and it’s the closest and therefore, the easiest.  Just down the road from our home in the Municipality of Gordon/Barrie Island atContinue 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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The garden is in full bloom. There hasn’t been very much rain and we are very tired of watering by hand but the results are worth it! I’ve dyed with the dyer’s chamomile, red geraniums, marigolds, golden marguerite, and woad from the garden and am looking forward to the madderContinue 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