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Homesteading Observations: Downsizing & Sheep
By Sharon Gensler NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator Photo credit: Sharon Gensler Over the last couple of years, my partner Pru and I have been thinkingand working on the topic of Aging In Place. Our...
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By Sharon Gensler Homesteader and NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator It sure is beginning to feel like autumn and myhomesteader brain (which I sometimes think is theamygdala-basic survival brain) kicks...
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Homesteading Observations: Urban Homesteader
By Sharon Gensler Homesteader and NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator I’m visiting my “sister” in Portland, Maine and I realized she and her urban homestead would be a great story to share with you....
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Homesteading observations: Sugarin’ on the homestead
By Sharon Gensler, Homesteader and NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator The optimist in me is sitting here thinking of spring while trying to keep warm during this third visit of the “Artic Vortex”/...
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Homesteading observations: Fermentation
By Sharon Gensler, Homesteader and NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator Here it is March with still 2 feet of snow on the garden and orchard, but thankfully there are still plenty of garden products stored...
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Homesteading Column
by Sharon Gensler It’s a drizzly day and I am hoping that it turns into a good steady soaker, not only because we need it and I planted more beds to their oat/field pea cover crop yesterday, but...
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Homesteading observations - A Stairway To Heaven
Sharon Gensler, NOFA/Mass Outreach Program Coordinator It’s a cold dreary day and I’m sitting here thinking about aging and life at Wild Browse Homestead. This is triggered by the aches and pains...
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Sharon Gensler, NOFA/Mass Outreach Program Coordinator I call my almost 95-year-old mother (who now lives in Louisiana) every evening to check in and catch up. Once a month, as I tell her about my day...
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Sharon Gensler, NOFA/Mass Outreach Program Coordinator Because it seems like I haven’t focused on anything concrete in a bit in this column, I decided to talk about one of our compost toilets. It is...
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Homesteading Column
Sharon Gensler, NOFA/Mass Outreach Program Coordinator Well, at first I thought I’d expound rhapsodically about the snow, but realized many of you are probably tired of hearing about and dealing with...
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Busy! Busy! Busy!
by Sharon Gensler Busy! Busy! Busy! The pace has certainly picked up around the homestead. It seems like we had two feet of snow on the ground, then almost immediately the crocuses and daffodils were...
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Sharon Gensler, NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator May thank yous to Emily Egan Bright, Amie Lindenboim, Jane Bindley, and Judy Diamondstone for representing us at several great events.May also is the...
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Outreach: “Giving back to the organization that has set me on the right path...
By Sharon Gensler Leanne Limoges at our table As we head into this winter season, Outreach events slow down and it’s time to take stock and plan for 2016. I’m looking for ideas of how to impact more...
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Homesteading observations: Projects and gifts
By Sharon Gensler Canned and dried goods make great gifts November brings colder, darker times, when my thoughts turn more to inside projects rather than those in the garden. It’s time to contemplate...
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By Sharon Gensler Well, that winter “rest” period is upon us and I find myself a bit overwhelmed, having just returned from two weeks with my family, helping care for my almost 96 year old mother....
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Homesteading observations: Life in the off-season
By Sharon Gensler Testing bean seed viability by Karen Blakeman “What do you do on the homestead in winter?” a friend recently asked. After running out of breath listing my activities, I thought it...
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Homesteading observations: Climatic considerations
By Sharon Gensler In early February, I thought, “Well it’s spring, I guess we won’t really have a winter this year.” There was that spring feel and smell to the air, temperatures were in the 50s and...
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Homesteading observations: Bees
By Sharon Gensler Top bar hive It’s mid-March and the weather is still being crazy. Last week when it was 70 degrees, Pru and I were taking a break, sitting in the sun, when what to my wondering ears...
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By Sharon Gensler, Homesteader and NOFA/Mass Outreach Coordinator Uncertainties. Do I incorporate new (to me) ideas into my gardening practices or stick to the tried and true or run experiments?...
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Homesteading observations: Fruit, orchard planning and maintenance
By Sharon Gensler Little friend enjoying black raspberries A few months back, Pru and I were asked if we’d lead a NOFA workshop on the topic of homestead fruit. We’re looking forward to hosting a...
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