Vintage Americana

Today, we're going to take up the topic of "Farm-Fluencers" - those beautiful "homestead" accounts we follow on Instagram and Youtube.

Are they setting an impossibly high standard? Presenting a fake vision of the Homesteading Movement? Is it doing a disservice to people who are just starting to make first steps into slow living?

Jill Winger of The Prairie Homestead voices some concerns on her podcast, "Old Fashioned on Purpose." I think slavish devotion to cooking like Mrs. Crocombe, or setting up a genuine Victorian Farm a la the BBC might, indeed, be carrying things too far. But might there, at the same time, be some genuine value in those gorgeous images - even if there IS a filter making those eggs look so blue?

Have an opinion? Leave a comment, or share your thoughts on Instagram, and tag me!

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Let's explore the variaties of traditional Easter baked goods, from Hot Cross Buns to Paska.

Paasbrood with Apricots and Pistachios

An Alsatian Lamb Cake mold

Judas Buns

Osterzopf

Koulourakia

Bunny Buns

Don't forget to share your favorite Easter bakes, and tag me on Instagram

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Today is a discussion of farmland preservation, land use issues, and how they impact rural culture.

The Change.org petition

USDA NRCS Farmland Protection Policy

American Farmland Trust

Farmland Information Center

An Example of Local Farmland Preservation Initiatives from Wake County, NC

Farm Bureau Michigan Centennial Farm Program

Regenerative Farms of America

Joel Salatin, of Polyface Farm

Gabe Brown, of Understanding Ag, LLC

Emmet Van Driesche (who I called Ethan on the podcast. Sorry, Emmet)

Spindles and Wheels for yarn making at home.

Change.org petition to protect Michigan's Farmland

Straddle Creek Spins

The Spanish Peacock

Kromski Spinning Wheels

Athena Spinning Wheels

For used wheels, your best bet is one of the many social media groups set up for buying and selling them.

Canadian Production Wheels

Twisted Sister Sock Workbook

The Mitten Handbook

Shave 'Em to Save 'Em

Today's episode is a brief survey of American barn styles, construction methods, and the cultural aspects of barns in community.

And we'll even touch a little on reclaimed barn wood.

Barn Plans and Outbuildings Book

Louden Barn Plans Book

Sears and Roebuck Barn Kits

An Early Dutch Barn

Everybody's Paint Book

Barn Geek Linseed Oil Paint, in Barn Red

A recipe for a homemade version, from Sweden

A little conversation about folkways, and why we shouldn't surrender them to the blandification of the overculture.

Martin Shaw

Rosemaling Masters

Folk Schools

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Genetics, breeding systems, and are EPDs all they are made out to be?

A Breed Apart, by Adam Henson

Best Yet AI

Dutch Creek Angus

A more in-depth look at EPDs

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How can you try to go home in a homeless world.

And why you need to.

Homestead Festival 2023

Russel Kirk's essay on Mecosta, MI

Aaron Renn Where Should I Live?

Blog post on Domicide and the Resistance to Rootedness

Does what you wear while you homestead matter? Who is "really working" and who is "just cos-playing"?

Some pattern lines to get you started if you are interested:

Fig Leaf Patterns

Black Snail Patterns

Folkwear Patterns

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Back onto the topic of education - I know, me and everybody else. Today, we'll talk about options outside the standard public schools.

Abeka Academy

Bob Jones University

Time4Learning

Memoria Press

Well Trained Mind

Hillsdale Homeschool Resources

Christopherus

Lavender's Blue

Sonlight

Ambleside Online

List of Charlotte Mason Curricula