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It’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.

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Workshops at The Elliott Homestead (.com)

New WORKSHOPS from The Elliott Homestead.

Perhaps this makes me sound a bit older than my 36 years, but the world is moving a bit too fast for me. While watering my herb garden last week,…

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Rhubarb Curd | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Rhubarb Curd.

I’m keen on desserts that have a bit of tang to them. Sweetened only with honey, this rhubarb curd is a gentle way to enjoy a truly unique spring harvest….

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Rhubarb Cake | The Elliot Homestead (.com)

Here’s something delicious to do with rhubarb.

Rhubarb is perhaps the humblest of spring vegetables (yes, it’s a vegetable). Don’t let it’s toxic leaves and tart flavor deter you: a bit of sugar, a bit of love,…

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Fast Food on the Farm | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Fast Food on the Farm

Here’s the reality: when the flowers begin to bloom and there are tomato plants to get in the soil, I’m less inclined to spend a ton of time in the…

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Preserving eggs | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Preserving eggs.

We don’t often think about egg’s having a season, but they do – and this video is all about preserving eggs! When the days grow longer and warmer and all…

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Finding Your Food.

We spent the last few days on the Washington coast, just a few short hours from our home. In the high desert climate where we farm, irrigation is required to…

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Delft tile | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Should we talk about this Delft tile?

Years ago, I went antiquing for nothing in particular. It wasn’t the first time. Truth be told, it was one of thousands of times that I’ve drove out to our…

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Man the post.

We made it. Barely. Truth be told I slid into March 1st with bloodied fingernails, a bruised ego, and a garbage can full of emotions that need to go to…

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Highs and lows of lambing on our small farm. | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Major highs and lows of lambing.

It wasn’t an easy lambing season. Even on our small farm with just a handful of ewes, you have to face the issues that come – they’re inevitable with livestock….

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We're sick. Let's make some comfort food! | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

We’re sick. Let’s make some comfort food!

Really, there was never any hope of completely escaping it. We’re sick. Some of us are handling it better than others, alas, we’re here in our little cottage – together…

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Come clean the cottage with me! | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Come clean the cottage with me!

Come clean the cottage with me! Truth be told, there’s hardly a better way (in my opinion) to spend the day than cleaning the cottage. I know. Some of my…

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End of winter root cellar | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

All the food left in our winter root cellar.

It’s not glamorous – all the food left in our winter root cellar. The cabbage leaves have long gone a bit grey and moldy. The leeks are now spotted and…

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Bake Better Bread at Home eBook

And as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.

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