Start Small Spring greetings from your local unqualified homesteader! As I’ve contemplated homesteading ideas to share with Lewis County Scoop readers, I’ve frequently found myself dazed at the breadth of topics I could cover. Since starting our homestead from scratch in 2016, we have been on a veritable rollercoaster of learning, building a house, adding…
Makers and growers from our community are excited to kick off a second season selling their unique, fresh, and local goods at the Ewing Farmers Market Saturdays from 9am-2pm. The market takes place at the Ewing Community Park throughout the summer. Community members were enthusiastic about the Ewing Farmers Market in 2023 during its inaugural…
As we round out the month of February, we find the days getting longer and the hope of spring on the horizon. Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself, but I feel it coming! I’ve noticed some of the flower bulbs the children and I planted last fall poking their heads through the soil, teasing thoughts…
As I began to draft a homesteading article to kick off the new year, my rose-colored glasses were firmly on and I was ready to sing of a glorious lifestyle that you would most certainly love and should most definitely pursue. I was halfway through an enthusiastic piece on “When to Take the Leap” into…
Christmas is upon us and I’m so thankful for the mild weather we’ve enjoyed so far this winter (which technically began today but let’s be real, from Thanksgiving on IT’S WINTER.) I have a love-hate relationship with the holiday season for a variety of reasons: LOVE HATE So ultimately there are two holiday options available…
“…Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.” —1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 I have been sharing our family’s…
The Lewis County Scoop introduces one of our contributors & team members, Shannon Slee, who shares her story from growing up in Quincy, Illinois, to building a homestead in Lewis County, Missouri. From Quincy to Ewing Shannon grew up in Quincy surrounded by a loving family. Her high school days were bustling with track and…
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