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ArcticGarden

@arcticgarden

Finding ways to be more self sufficient and growing a garden just below the arctic circle

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Jan 1, 2019, 4:13 PM UTC

New year, new opportunities and a new website

I hope you've had a really nice christmas and new years eve! We've spent the entire holiday at home, in sweat pants. It's been all about good food and time to rest while everybody is trying to recove…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Sep 18, 2018, 10:59 AM UTC

Cabin time and bread in a skillet

There isn't much that can compete with a trip to our off grid cabin. My hubby was home for a few days last week and we have an endless list of things that need to be done, but this weekend I just sto…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Sep 8, 2018, 10:59 AM UTC

Winter will be here soon

Last winter we made a real effort at lowering our electric bill. We turned down the electric heat to a minimum and started heating our house with fire wood instead. It turned out to be a very wise de…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Sep 6, 2018, 8:25 AM UTC

Long time no see

I wasn't all that sure that I would return to steemit, but I really miss writing. I have a new website that I've been working on, but I'm not that great at figuring out how to use it and I only write…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Apr 15, 2018, 2:03 PM UTC

More sourdough bread

This is the first time I felt really good about the sourdough bread I've made. I didn't get it to rise all that much the first times, but we could still eat it. Turns out we all love putting them in…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Apr 13, 2018, 9:31 AM UTC

It's all about the pork and a slicer.

I've cured bacon once before and it turned out to be the best bacon we've ever had so the last time we went to the butcher we got about 5 kilograms of pork belly. I've been curing two pieces for 9 da…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Apr 7, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

First time making sourdough bread

One of the things I've wanted to do for a very long time is sourdough bread. Yesterday I made my first two loaves of sourdough bread made from spelt flour. I've been dreaming about sourdough bread an…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Mar 27, 2018, 8:34 AM UTC

Update on the wonderful wonderbag, canning and power bills!

I got myself a big cup of coffee and the fire is going in the wood stove this morning. Best time to get some time to myself, the rest of the family is still sleeping. I thought I'd do some updates wh…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Mar 18, 2018, 1:11 AM UTC

Homemade hot dog and hamburger buns!

Yesterday I got up, had some coffee, drove the kids to school, had some more coffee and then I started to bake! I had a lot of milk that was about to expire so I did two batches of buns and pancakes/…

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ArcticGarden
@arcticgarden Mar 14, 2018, 8:04 PM UTC

Simple ways to use less energy and stay comfortable!

This winter we didn't just start heating our house with wood, it also gave me the idea to reduce the need for electricity and do more to stop heat loss in our house. I thought I'd share some of my gr…

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