You're scared? Do it anyway! How I became a "writer"
We have been following a well know organization in the homesteading circle for a while. We had know about the Homesteaders of America,...
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Nicole Hughes
- Mar 27
- 3 min
A Beginner's Guide to Goat Farming
A beginner's guide to goat farming. Where, what, when and how
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Nicole Hughes
- Mar 20
- 3 min
The AMAZING health benefits of PINE | the lost ancient uses of pine
Per Florida's State Park webpage, the state of Florida once encompassed a vast 27 million acres of virgin forest, but today that number...
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Nicole Hughes
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Usnea - Old Man's Beard - The amazing antiviral you can find in your back yard
Usnea was a new medicinal plant for me when I moved to Florida. But it is an absolute power house! Not only does it pack a punch with all...
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Nicole Hughes
- Mar 8
- 3 min
Bee Keeping for the Lazy!!
When we first moved onto our land we wanted to have everything. All the gardens, all the livestock, all the things. And off we went to...
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Nicole Hughes
- Feb 22
- 2 min
Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) and it's wonderful properties
One of the wonderful things I grew up with was foraging, and spending time in nature. Not only was this dear to my grandparents as we...
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Nicole Hughes
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Farming as a Working Family
We get this question ALL THE TIME: How do you do it all? We do it as a family. Homesteading and practicing "old skills" is a commitment...
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Nicole Hughes
- Jan 22
- 3 min
Waste not - Want not (a story on garden to table cooking) - QUICK & SIMPLE Prociutto Arugula Pizza
My garden was a bit of a disaster in 2022. Admittedly, mostly due to my work travel and not being able to check on it and care for it...
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Nicole Hughes
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Authentic German Potato Soup
Authentic German Potato Soup. The way grandma used to make it!
Instructions and recipe included
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Nicole Hughes
- Jan 3
- 2 min
New Years resolutions or staying on our path?
It's been a bit strange this holiday season. I'm a huge fan of the holidays, the slower pace, the extra family time, the sparkly lights,...
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Nicole Hughes
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
Vanilla Sugar - My secret baking ingredient
When I made the move from Europe the the United States it came with many changes and adjustments along the way. I grew up in a home where...
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Nicole Hughes
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
Something old... something new... Learning how to make soap
We had so many different things we wanted to do when we first started on this homesteading journey. We wanted to grow as much of our own...
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Nicole Hughes
- Dec 10, 2022
- 4 min
Only for Christmas...
Authentic German Vanilla Crescent Cookies!
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Nicole Hughes
- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
Summer is in full swing - Can I get a break?
Gardening in the summer heat
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Nicole Hughes
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
Nostalgia and traditions
My 13 year is right in the middle of teenage mood swings and emotional turmoil. We've had many conversations, so we all know what is...
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Nicole Hughes
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
The thing about Farmer's Markets
When we started our homesteading journey, Farmer's Markets where not part of our agenda. We wanted to build up a family farm, on which we...
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Nicole Hughes
- Apr 17, 2022
- 2 min
Spring has sprung!
Gardening did not come naturally to me. Though I did indeed grow up with a big garden, food preservation and foraging, as I grew up and...
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Nicole Hughes
- Apr 2, 2022
- 1 min
Blogging? What's that?
Welcome to the Hidden Oaks Homestead Blog! We Garden. We Preserve. We Forage. We Farm Livestock. Blogging? What's That? Writing and...
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