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Krystal Trammell

@krystalt

Writer, Mother, Unschooler, Homesteader, WebDev

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 20, 2018, 12:26 AM UTC

Spring Planting Seeds by the Biodynamic Farming Calendar Method

This year we're trying something new and planting our seeds according to the biodynamic farming method. This method has been around for about a hundred years and originated in Austria.. It has some t…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 15, 2018, 2:10 AM UTC

Spring on my food-forest-in-the-making in Texas...

## We have been planting perennials on our 1.3 acre land for 7 years, and actively learning about food forests and permaculture since 2015. We have over 100 perennial plants growing so far, and this…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 13, 2018, 4:38 PM UTC

Why I Don't Like (or use) Rewards and Punishments - Unschooling

This article was originally written in 2012, when my children were much younger. It's 6 years later, and this approach is still relevant and useful for our family. Gentle discipline. That sounds pret…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 13, 2018, 4:03 PM UTC

Unschooling and “Child-Led Learning,” Defined (Hint: They're Different Things)

The majority of people have no idea what unschooling is, so I’ll try to define it for you. A lot of people think they have unschooling all figured out, but are actually stuck in varying states of mis…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 11, 2018, 10:36 PM UTC

A Day at Sherwood Forest Faire - Austin's Renaissance Faire

I first discovered RenFaires when I was 26 or so. Been going almost every year since. I've been to several RenFaires in Texas, but Sherwood is by far my favorite. It's smaller, less crowded, and most…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 11, 2018, 6:34 AM UTC

Fireflies and Freedom - Last Summer's Musings on Unschooling

## I love that my (unschooled) daughter can catch fireflies barefoot in our yard. No worries about tests or grades, no cares about what day it is, no needing to rush thru an exploratory afternoon-tur…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 11, 2018, 5:47 AM UTC

Doing Right by Your Kids Shouldn’t Mean Doing Yourself Wrong - Unschooling

(This article is part 2 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Follow for future installments!) I came to unschooling as a young mother, looking for alternatives to the carr…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 11, 2018, 5:39 AM UTC

From Academics to Relationships – Unschooling As A Paradigm Shift

(This article is part 1 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Follow for future installments!) ## Awareness of others’ needs and wants doesn’t come naturally to everyone...…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 10, 2018, 11:52 PM UTC

Beautiful day for henna art! Ready for the Renaissance Faire...

Today it was 83 degrees in my bit of Texas - perfect weather to light up the grill, let the kids run thru the sprinkler, and watch the chickens forage. Since we're headed to the RenFaire tomorrow (so…

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Krystal Trammell
@krystalt Mar 6, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

What Deschooling REALLY Looks Like, and Why 12 Hours of Gaming is Necessary

When you first begin unschooling, you may be surprised by how long the transition period stretches between schooled life and unschooled living. That's why people talk about deschooling - but what doe…

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