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Crow Wyld – Herbal Teas & Concoctions
We are now offering various herbal teas and concoctions using plants we grow organically, forage, or procure from organic and sustainable sources. You can catch us online or in local markets (we will share our schedule and locations soon!) Be sure to check our Products page for current offerings. crowwyld@thepreserveatuppsala.com
Gardens, Dogs, and Toxicity…
We decided to fence our garden (but not fragment the deer trail!) It wasn’t because of critters in the garden; well, at least not wildlife. Some of our tomato, bean, and pepper plants were destroyed by “country dogs” (dogs with owners and homes but are allowed to roam.) After cleaning up the fifth pile of…
One goal down for 2021
One of my biggest challenges has been baking bread. I know, some of you are thinking, “what’s so difficult about that?” but it seems even with my scientist brain, all the right, clean tools, the yeast didn’t activate or the kneading was too much (by hand!) I made it a goal in 2021 to be…
$5 for eggs??
I recently had someone ask me, “why should I buy your eggs over ones from the grocery store that I can get for $2/dozen?” After explaining some differences, she walked away with two dozen eggs from our homestead. First off, I will say that the eggs our ladies produce are graded as Grade AA large…
Sawing into the new year…
There wasn’t any rain in the forecast today so we started making the most of it. Besides adding to and turning our compost pile, we started building more raised beds. The benefit of raised beds is that you can use whatever you want to build them (except treated lumber and some hardwoods.) We opted to…
2021.
I’m not making any resolutions for 2021. I looked back at 2020, and I am just going to keep doing the things that bring me and us joy and positive waves. I am going to stop doing things that don’t. The biggest thing I’ve learned in 2020 is that time is, indeed, precious and unpredictable.…
About Us
Welcome to our homestead. Ours is a unique homestead in that we live with nature versus against it. Our homestead is situated on six acres in the Appalachian foothills of Northwest Georgia. We (Andrew and Shelby Register) along with our dogs and our menagerie of animals call The Preserve at Uppsala our home. We have…
Sights on the Homestead
Our Instagram showcases the many sights around our homestead…
2021 Plans
2020 was a challenge for everyone around the world, and it continues to be a challenge as we all face something we’ve never faced before: a worldwide pandemic. Nonetheless, time moves on, and so are we! Our plans for 2021 include the following: Build our home on top of the hill Plant a vegetable garden,…
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