Archive - Homestead Rebel

Newsletter #304 2025 Apr 14 Monday

Lots of spring cleaning, F250 repairs, updated chick pics, and a Tart Cherry Pure Maple Syrup update; "5s" in the garage/workshop complete, now to…

Apr 14 •

Newsletter #303 2025 Apr 07 Monday

Milling logistics, de-tapping, and fence repair for starters, updated chick pics, and a Tart Cherry Pure Maple Syrup update; "5s" in the garage/workshop…

Apr 7 •

War On Poverty: Never-ending?

Arguably, the War on Poverty has had zero impact on the poverty rate, all the while destroying families. What are we doing?

Apr 7 •

March 2025

Newsletter #302 2025 Mar 31 Monday

A busy week; two milling jobs completed, one planned; Tart Cherry Pure Maple Syrup in the bottle; "cleanup" largely completed and dump-trip scheduled…

Mar 31 •

Newsletter #301 2025 Mar 24 Monday

The Pure Maple Syrup season came to an abrupt end. I can hypothesize, but I do not have an answer. I'm doing some spring cleaning; most around the Sugar…

Mar 24 •

The Political Power Problem

We have super-empowered the Executive, and until we dismantle that structure, we will be forever at each other's throats

Mar 20 •

25:15

Newsletter #300 2025 Mar 17 Monday

Collecting sap and evaporation came early in the week, hauled out the portable sawmill midweek, and loaded the Solar Kilns late in the week. All that…

Mar 17 •

Newsletter #299 2025 Mar 10 Monday

It has been a big week, and a good week. Of course there were challenges, but I am pleased with the work we did get done.

Mar 10 •

Sap Collecting Job Description

Sap collecting is typically performed 10-14 days within the 4-6 week season

Mar 9 •

Newsletter #298 2025 Mar 03 Monday

It has been a big week, and a good week. Of course there were challenges, but I am pleased with the work we did get done.

Mar 3 •

Support for Ukrainians?

You don't have to be a Putin or Russia apologist to hate war

Mar 3 •

Foolish Idea: Sovereign Wealth Fund

Sheer idiocy might be a better description of support for a U.S. sovereign wealth fund

Mar 1 •

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