New Beginnings

What can I say? I’m excited about all of the changes happening around SongCroft.
With the launch of this new website, you will have “the skinny” on what’s happening on our land and in our business.
Yes, that’s right, Marilene will be blogging.
Now for folks who have known me for a while, you already know that I [...]

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Self-Sufficiency and Food

Part of self-sufficiency, to me, is not purchasing processed foods. Our family is not 100% with this yet. Some pleasures that we do not make or grow ourselves are ancestral foods, for example. We try to stay with homegrown, then local and organic but we do sometimes fudge on things like miso, coconut milk and [...]

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How SongCroft Got Its Name

As I sit outside on this January evening, it strikes me as unusually warm. In the darkness, I can hear the gushing sounds of the wind as the trees bow in submission. It is likely we will lose power as we have many times before.
I am thankful that we have felled some old alders and [...]

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Winter Hens at SongCroft

It got pretty cold here in November, with temperatures hovering around 10 degrees for a spell. In the Pacific Northwest, that’s pretty chilly.
I decided to head out to our hens’ winter home to see how they were doing. I’m sure many of you will also appreciate our special “fashionista” treatment of one naked-necked hen.

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Winter 09 Newsletter is Ready!

One of the most gratifying things about practicing self-sufficiency is teaching it to others. The gleam and excitement that take over a person when they take control of key parts of their lives is powerful and inspiring.
It is that sense of empowerment that inspired us to create the SongCroft Quarterly Newsletter. Four times a year, [...]

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Space Remaining in 2010 Self Sufficiency Course

There is one space available in the Self- Sufficiency Apprenticeship program that begins January 16th.(We might consider a couple) Apprentices will have a full year of lots of creative experiences that will help them to move towards a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

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