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Homesteading on a porch

Posted by Millers Grain House on January 26, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

I always love to hear the trials and triumps of others who have that same pioneering spirit of a homesteader. Many people are overcoming the limits in which they live (financial, spacial, educational,etc) to find ways to improve their lives on a deeper level than monitarialy. That is the homesteader's spirit! Below is a partial blog/newsletter from a ministry in Isreal that I follow/support. I find this to be one of the most useful recycling ideas for styrofoam. With this plan, anyone can grow…(read more)

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Categories: cheap, city, container garden, contentment, cost effective, creative, food, food budget, garden, gardening, groceries, herbs, homestead, homestead mindset anywhere, homesteading, how to, mindset, porch, preparing, recycle, suburubs, tomatoes, veggies

Nation wide peanut butter recall - homesteading mindset solution

Posted by Millers Grain House on January 20, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

In case you haven't read/heard there is a huge peanut butter recall (yes, again) across the nation. It is affecting everything from the stuff itself to ice cream and candy bars that peanut butter is in - I mean EVERYTHING is getting the FDA warning for recall if it contains ANY peanut butter. There is even an investigation as to how this occurred on such a massive scale. Today, we finished our last store-bought peanut butter. Now, we had purchased this giant canister (think huge coffee can size…(read more)

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Categories: budget, food, frugal, home-made, homestead, homestead mindset anywhere, homesteading, how to, mindset, peanut butter, preparing, recipe, save, survive

Organize: The effects on the spirit

Posted by Millers Grain House on January 9, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

Life on the homestead (at least on ours) can be first riddled with chores (mind you it's not a complaint) and distractions (okay that one is a complaint) to the point that we can sometimes feel that our heads are spinning from the 'to do' and 'didn't get done yet' lists. It is true for many of us, no matter where we live, that life can get like that far too often. Organizing is huge for a homestead, but I surmise that it is equally as important to having a sense of peace anywhere…(read more)

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Categories: budget, clean, homestead, homestead mindset anywhere, organize, save money, winter doldrums

More about my single New Year’s Resolution - Organize: it will keep us healthy

Posted by Millers Grain House on January 5, 2009 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)

As I mentioned last entry, I wanted to take note at how my one and only New Year's Resolution effected us in the area of health. Well, organizing things around this homestead has definitely paid off on the health side already. I'm down 4 pounds since Dec.31! The area of health is so deeply tied to less stress and proper time management that of course my ONE goal for 2009 (get organized) effects it. Let me share some ways it is working: Organizing my Time better - I can get to some exercise…(read more)

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Categories: budget, creative, food budget, home-made, homestead, menu, organize, preparing, resolutions, save, save money