Comments on: HOMESTEADING + FOXFIRE http://alabamachanin.com/journal/2012/09/homesteading-foxfire/ Fri, 17 May 2013 19:37:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Claudia http://alabamachanin.com/journal/2012/09/homesteading-foxfire/#comment-83315 Claudia Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:14:58 +0000 http://alabamachanin.com/journal/?p=22624#comment-83315 I have three volumes of the Foxfire series, and they’re great. I’m glad they’re repackaging them, and I think that a lot of what I call the “noveau retro housewives*” will be into it. The more the merrier!

(*Note: I’ve been at this too long to be part of that group – I had to settle for Betty Crocker with a nosering).

]]> By: Jess http://alabamachanin.com/journal/2012/09/homesteading-foxfire/#comment-83241 Jess Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:20:15 +0000 http://alabamachanin.com/journal/?p=22624#comment-83241 The Foxfire books lived like old friends on the shelves in the “library” at my parent’s home. They were children of the DIY movement in the 70′s before being swallowed up by the roar of the 80′s. Now as an adult in my early 30s my husband and I have accidentally found ourselves as part of a new DIY movement while just being as we are. I grew up learning how to plant and grow much of our own food via my grandparents while maintaining the family business to keep the coffers full. Now we balance our commercial farm with our home farm and I have given myself over to canning/preserving/sewing/designing/younameit that comes with domestic life. Rarely is any of it photo worthy and my hair may resemble a Foxfire lady’s by the end of the day. But I love it. I love that I can clothe my children and have control over the ingredients in my dishes. My husband can build, grow, shoot and for that I am very thankful.

]]> By: jeanne kuskowski http://alabamachanin.com/journal/2012/09/homesteading-foxfire/#comment-83214 jeanne kuskowski Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:44:43 +0000 http://alabamachanin.com/journal/?p=22624#comment-83214 when we move to new hampshire we will have chickens also!

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