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AlaskaHippie

@alaskahippie

I am a homesteader who lives in Alaska. I hunt, fish, and pick berries. I work on self-sufficiency. I will talk about life from time to time.

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 27, 2019, 4:37 AM UTC

Homestead update : Foraging and prepping food for winter supply

We have been foraging for berries and canning some of our crop. We went blueberry picking for bog blues. It had just rained and we got soaked but we got about a quarter gallon total. We went to get s…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 20, 2019, 10:04 PM UTC

Alaskan fire, asthma and heart problems

Well over a week ago when I tried to go berry picking and was forced to leave from the smoke. That event had a cascade effect. Forcing me to use my inhaler. Later that night my heart started to freak…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 18, 2019, 12:59 AM UTC

Garden update

Garden update, corn, beets, green beans, piggies. Also I have very limited internet right now. Waiting for it to be fixed. 😕 ## First up is my corn 🌽 Me standing in the corn, I’m 5’8” for compariso…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 12, 2019, 10:12 PM UTC

Cannibal hen(s) : 3 & 4th trimester abortion

Hard core title but so is what a hen has been doing. Killing her own babies. I am not going to debate the human version of such things. But as a homesteader this is devastating. I have had two hens c…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 10, 2019, 10:30 PM UTC

Smoking Sun in Alaska

Alaska is on fire, we have 122 the last I checked. We have three close by, two that are still active. Yesterday I attempted to berry pick at the same place as last year but I could only pick for 20 m…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 7, 2019, 9:26 PM UTC

Alaska is on FIRE 🔥 But life must go on

Fires close to home, high temps and homestead life continues on. We had a fire scare over the fourth of July weekend. A 250+ acre fire broke out to close for comfort. I don’t own a plane so here is t…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jul 2, 2019, 9:22 AM UTC

Old World Recipe Like My Great Grandma use to Make

It’s called Strugla in my family, but you might know it as Strudla. Fancy plates are nice but optional. People keep breaking mine so I gave up and went to paper. Yes, even Corelle wear that are not s…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jun 28, 2019, 2:46 AM UTC

Steemit wallet upgrade

So I have been gone for awhile, so I noticed changes. One that I am having trouble finding answers to is: 1) Do we still have to manually log/collect each posts worth into the wallet every three days…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jun 24, 2019, 10:13 PM UTC

We Got Fresh Bacon Bits 🐖🐖🐖🐖

It’s been almost a month to the day since we got our four piggies. So I will tell ya what I have been up to. First we have been hauling pallets for the fencing, can’t use a slip lead like I used on P…

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AlaskaHippie
@alaskahippie Jun 15, 2019, 2:17 AM UTC

My garden this year : 2019

We broke ground on a garden, planted green beans, beets and corn. As you can see I wasn’t lying when I said I have been very busy. This pic was taken today I still need to finish my chicken wire fenc…

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