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How To Dry Rose Petals - Our Urban Farmstead

Drying Rose Petals

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Daniel and Courtney Shevchenko

Our house came with nearly 20 full-grown rose bushes as part of the landscaping. I knew immediately that I wanted to use the roses for as many different things as I possibly could as part of our efforts to be more self-sustainable. Yesterday, we had a huge storm come through our area, and it knocked…

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Welcome to Our Urban Farmstead! We are Daniel and Courtney Shevchenko. Our goal is to become as self-sufficient and sustainable as possible on our 1-acre urban neighborhood lot before moving on to bigger pastures.

We will be sharing our home renovation projects, the making of our mini-farm, boondocking tips and tricks, and other snapshots of the various adventures we experience in our day-to-day life on our farmstead.

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