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Anna Hess dreamed about moving back to the land ever since her parents dragged her off their family farm at the age of eight. She worked as a field biologist and nonprofit organizer before acquiring fifty-eight acres and a husband, then quit her job to homestead full time. She admits that real farm life involves a lot more hard work than her childhood memories entailed, but the reality is much more fulfilling and she loves pigging out on sun-warmed strawberries and experimenting with no-till gardening, mushroom propagation, and chicken pasturing.

She also enjoys writing about the adventures, both on her blog at WaldenEffect.org, and in her books. Her first paperback, The Weekend Homesteader, helped thousands of homesteaders-to-be find ways t
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Anna Hess I somehow missed this question when it first appeared --- sorry! That recipe shows up in the November edition of Weekend Homesteader, and I have simil…moreI somehow missed this question when it first appeared --- sorry! That recipe shows up in the November edition of Weekend Homesteader, and I have similar recipes in my Farmstead Feast series. Enjoy! :-)(less)
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“you have to plant things even if you don't think you'll get to see the harvest.”
Anna Hess, Watermelon Summer: A Romantic Young Adult Adventure

“How will you know if your pollinator population isn't up to par? If you find cucumbers fat at one end and skinny at the other, baby summer squash that are rotting at the blossom end, blackberries with only a few plump lobes, or lop-sided apples with a big side and a little side, your garden isn't seeing proper pollination. In some cases, inadequate pollination can be due to bad weather during bloom time, but if you notice problems, your first step should be to ensure that you're providing the proper habitat for wild pollen movers. (There's not much you can do about a cold spring.)”
Anna Hess, Bug-Free Organic Gardening: Controlling Pest Insects Without Chemicals

“As you can probably tell by now, I'm a very hands-on incubationist, so the advice in this section will fly in the face of conventional wisdom.  However, as long as you keep the humidity and temperature at the right levels using the tips in the last section, you can be as hands-on as you want with no ill effect.  In fact, helping chicks when they need it will increase your hatch rates and decrease your angst as a chick struggles and then perishes in the shell. On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend helping chicks out of the shell unless all of the following criteria apply to you: You have some sort of critical care unit prepared.  Chicks you help out of the shell are likely to be weak and will need some extra time in a warm spot where they can't be picked on. ”
Anna Hess, Incubating and Hatching Homegrown Chicks: Perpetuate a Self-Sufficient Backyard Flock!

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