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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Aug 21, 2018, 1:04 AM UTC

I'm signing off

After closing all of our online social accounts earlier this Summer, I guess it was inevitable that the blog would meet the proverbial hatchet next. It has been liberating. We will continue to move f…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Aug 14, 2018, 12:58 PM UTC

Composting Toilet SIgnage

After installing our second composting toilet and being a household that enjoys inviting people out to our small farmstead, I decided it was time to have some sort of signage printed out to explain h…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Jul 12, 2018, 4:10 PM UTC

An Overwhelming Mess

In the online world of social media and blogs, it is always easy for the author to put their best side forward, conveniently hiding the, umm, not so pretty side... Well, I won't lie, it has been toug…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader May 4, 2018, 7:56 PM UTC

Carrying a Forest Home on my Bike

Carrying a forest home on my bike on my 16 mile commute home from work. :)

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader May 1, 2018, 4:50 PM UTC

Two Trips and Two Grain Bins Later

Spring has decided to made its debut here in Minnesota! While the frost and a few sun deprived snow piles have yet to give out and the barn water is still frozen underground somewhere, the grass has…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Apr 23, 2018, 4:02 PM UTC

Grain Bin Disassembly

Here is a quick timelapse of our grain bin disassembly. Myself and a group of five other gents took a Saturday to take two of these grain bins down. (The timelapse only captured one disassembly befor…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Apr 17, 2018, 3:50 PM UTC

Re-purposing Grain Bins!! Another upcoming homesteading adventure/project!

If you have ever traveled through the upper midwest (and it is probably true in many other rural parts of the country), then you've probably seen old grain bins scattered across the countryside, many…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Apr 10, 2018, 5:49 PM UTC

Our First Duck Massacre

It was bound to happen at some point, right? Well, it did. Last week, we experienced our first duck massacre. Not one.. Not two... Not three... ...but four of our female Khaki Campbell ducks, missing…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Apr 3, 2018, 6:12 PM UTC

"Always winter and never Christmas"

Over the last few weeks, I keep thinking of that line in Narnia, "always winter and never Christmas." That is sort of how it has felt around here this winter. Last year, our winter was mild and short…

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mnhomesteader
@mnhomesteader Mar 28, 2018, 3:44 PM UTC

DIY Maple Syrup RO System (for under $250)

Sweet syrup season is upon us! We have been tapping trees on our property for 2 years and have worked to gradually improve our processing routine. Here is my earlier post on tapping (although we are…

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