2017 Spring Gathering!
May 20, 2017 will be the date of the Spring Gathering hosted by Modern Missouri Pioneers. This is our third event an has the potential of the being the best yet! We have a varied slate of demonstrations and presentations which include such topics as raising meal worms, knife making, blacksmithing, spinning/fibers, outdoor water bath canning, rope making, raising mushroom logs, raising pigs for food and profit, outdoor oven cooking, bee keeping, soap/basic cleaner making, planting in a deep mulch garden and more!
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Whole Hog Sausage: A Family Affair
The learning, doing and teaching that has gone on at our homestead over the last two years has begun to affect our extended family as well as us. This past weekend my brothers, their wives, my mother, my son and friend all got together and butchered a sow and created more than 200 pounds of whole hog sausage to divide among our families.
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new section has been added to Modern Missouri Pioneers. Chicks from the Sticks is a collection of posts, projects and discussions created by myself and two of my best friends, Bree and Melody. While we are all in various stages of life, we all...
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A Tribute
The purpose of this story is not to seek sympathy, not to defend my lack of posting for the past 4 months, nor to encourage others to be more diligent in taking the symptoms of loved ones more seriously. Although it may have those effects as well, the following words are meant to be a tribute to my Dad, the man who helped raise me and my brothers, who helped to shape us into the people we have become today, the man who was a loyal son, husband, father, and friend; a man who loved his country life, his cows, his tractors and his family.
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2016 Fall Gathering is Huge Success
wice a year, beginning this year, my husband and I offer up our farm as a gathering place for people to come to to share ideas and information about modern day homesteading. Although the Gatherings are a new concept in our area, the idea has been...
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Fall Gathering Morning Activities
n addition to the afternoon sessions, discussed in more detail, here and here, we have several working exhibitions lined up for the morning hours of the 2016 Fall Gathering. Join us from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the Matthews homestead near Miller for...
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More about our Speakers…
An introduction to 4 more of our speakers for the activities during the upcoming Fall Gathering at the Matthews homestead. Join us on October 29, 2016 for food, fun and learning.
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Introducing…..
With the 2016 Fall Gathering quickly approaching, it is time to introduce some the topics that will be covered in the afternoon educational sessions. Today you will meet half of the presenters and see what information they will be sharing. Topics being covered by...
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Fall Gathering
n Saturday, October 29th, we will be hosting the 2016 Fall Gathering at our rural Miller farm. We have several local people collaborating to provide a morning of educational exhibitions on various topics that support a self-sufficient lifestyle and...
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Canning Carrots Without A Garden
love growing my own food in the garden to can, but let's be realistic for a few minutes. There are times when there is a "crop failure" and you simply do not get enough of one item to can up for your family. There are also those that are unable...
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