water Archives - The Ant Homesteader

Berkey Water Filter: The Newest Member on the Homestead

June 18, 2014June 19, 2014 Travis Toler 0 Comments Berkey, clean drinking water, drinking water., purification, water, water filter

Probably the single most important thing for a homesteader is water. We use it for cooking, cleaning, watering the garden,

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Gardening Homestead Water

Setting Up Soaker Hose Irrigation

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 Travis Toler 0 Comments gardening, irrigation, soaker hose, water, water management

Watering can be a bit of a chore as we stretch our garden areas or increase the number of garden

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Homestead Permaculture

Mushrooms: Into the Rhizome goes the Mycelia

April 25, 2014April 21, 2014 Travis Toler 0 Comments cardboard, king straphoria, manure, mulch, mushroom, mushroom spawn, mycelia, oyster mushroom, rhizome, sawdust, top soil, water, wood chips

He has risen, was chanted by our 16-year-old on Sunday as we sat down to enjoy a wonderful Easter dinner.

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Prime Rib

Another Easter Dinner to Top Them All

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 Travis Toler 0 Comments apple pears, chickens, deviled eggs, easter dinner, gala apples, garden beds, mushroom spawn, mushrooms, onions, pacific rose apples, pineapple, plants, potatoes, prime rib, raspberries, snow peas, squash, standing rib, strawberries, water

Sunday was another busy day here on the homestead. Cheryl had been working in the kitchen getting our Easter dinner

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