Tag: farm

  • Life isn’t a Straight Line

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    Amelia
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    Your life isn’t always a straight path to where you end up. Mine sure as hell wasn’t. When I was a kid, I loved playing outside. I remember finding a little patch of deer moss in the woods and how I would sit there for long periods of time pretending that the moss was my…

  • I grow everything myself.

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    Amelia
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    That sounds like a boast. Maybe it is? I am telling you this because I think that’s one of the few things that sets me apart from many other herbalists and herbal remedy makers. This is my farm. My entire property is just over one acre and the garden spaces only take up maybe half…

  • This Farm’s Future is Evolving

    This Farm’s Future is Evolving

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    Amelia
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    Black Sun Farm has been the product of my heart and soul for over five years now. I poured myself into building this small property into a working homestead. I can’t even tell you how many plants I’ve put into the ground here. And the birds I’ve raised for eggs and meat over the years…

  • Quick Guide: Raising Ducks

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    Amelia
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    You should know based on my farm website that we raise chickens and ducks on our small farm. We have two geese, but they’re more like pets so I can’t really say we “raise geese,” but goose needs are basically the same as ducks so you can probably take my advice on their account as…

  • Giant Squash 2020!

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    I just had to make a quick post about this. I am SO bummed that all the fairs were cancelled this year because LOOK WHAT I GREW! I think Boston Marrow winter squash are just the coolest. I have NEVER grown one this big before though. 42.4 lbs of pure enormous food! I can’t wait…

  • Learning and Changing

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    I don’t know if you know this, but my husband is about 1/8th Menomonee (Ojibway tribe) and I know of some Osage ancestry on my father’s side of the family tree. Between these facts and the journey that I’ve been on bringing me closer to Mother Earth and the plants that live on her, I…

  • Masterful Mullein! How this common weed helps you breathe better

    Masterful Mullein! How this common weed helps you breathe better

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    Amelia
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    Mullein is a common herb in North America, though just like dandelion and plantain it is not native to this land. It’s even considered an invasive species in many parts of the country. You have probably seen it in a ditch on the roadside, or growing near your favorite walking path, or by the fence…