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How to Bake Sourdough Bread

Sourdough bread is the perfect starting place for a beginner baker, especially on the homestead. It’s simple, time-honored, and doesn’t rely on store-bought yeast—just flour, water, and the wild yeast already in your home. Learning to bake sourdough connects you to old ways of doing things: slow, seasonal, and deeply satisfying. It might take a […]

Maintaining your Sourdough Starter

Maintaining your sourdough starter is easier than you think, and can last for decades with minimal care.

Rehydrating Sourdough Starter

After you receive a pack of dehydrated Hickok Farms sourdough, you'll need to rehydrate it. It's an easy process, and your starter will thrive in no time.

Seed Buying 2025

It isn't too early to start seeds for a successful 2025 garden. Here is what you need for success indoors, and healthy plants ready to transplant in spring.

Seed Starting (Basic Version)

Seed starting indoors doesn't need to be intimidating, and you don't have to have specialty equipment to get started.

Why Raise Your Own Chickens for Meat?

There are many great reasons to raise your own meatbirds. We dive into those reasons, break down the actual costs, and talk about the realities involved with taking a chicken from a chick to the dinner plate. Honestly, and candidly.