https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/around-our-homestead 2017-12-25T19:22:04-05:00 weekly https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/storing-the-biennial-beets-for-the-spring-grow-out 2018-02-10T20:55:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/20171102_root_background_aee5a927-7810-40bc-b774-b6ee646ccfd9.jpg?v=1518314118 Storing the biennial beets for the Spring Grow Out! several beet roots are in our root cellar for the Spring grow out https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/a-lil-optimism-on-a-cccold-michigan-afternoon 2018-01-05T21:01:53-05:00 weekly https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/adventures-in-barley-dehulling 2022-12-06T11:49:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/Grainmaker_flour_and_dehulling_plates.jpg?v=1518313986 Adventures in barley dehulling dehulling plates discussed for barley, oat & rice dehulling experiments https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/versatility-at-its-sweetest 2020-03-12T21:43:54-04:00 weekly https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/adventures-in-upland-rice-dehulling-with-the-grainmaker-kit 2022-12-06T11:49:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/2018-02-04_Ruborskian_Rice-21_clicks--rubber-rubber.jpg?v=1518313821 Adventures in upland rice dehulling with the Grainmaker kit Rubber dehulling plates in our Grainmaker No. 99 flour mill https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/adventures-in-dehulling-hulless-oats 2022-12-06T11:48:28-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/Hulless_Oats_dehull_recipe_SS-nut_hose_RR_winnow.jpg?v=1518313157 Adventures in dehulling "hulless" oats https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/the-muddy-season-begins 2018-02-22T18:30:44-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/Ukrania_winter_wheat_2018-02-22_closeup.jpg?v=1519342230 And so begins Mud Season! 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Make these! https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/dosas_fermented-lentil-and-rice-crepes_recipe 2020-03-12T21:40:58-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/20200307_115615.jpg?v=1583603582 Our Latest Adventure into Staple Crop Culinary Creations – Dosas! 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A humble bean pot of slow-cooked Kenearly Yellow Eye beans grown by Sheridan Acres in Michigan's thumb https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com/blogs/on-a-michiana-homestead/pollinators-love-buckwheat-and-you-can-too 2021-03-12T19:49:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2600/9462/articles/20210121_Slice_of_Buckwheat_chocolate_cake.jpg?v=1611242756 Pollinators LOVE Buckwheat! 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