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Comfort Baking for the Pioneer Farmer

Posted on January 27, 2014

Well, LHF Kids, it is still pretty cold outside! The cold weather often makes people want to stay inside and bake yummy treats! Do you think the first settlers to Iowa in the 1850s did…

Keeping Warm on the Farm!

Posted on January 21, 2014

It has been a cold January so far at Living History Farms! Many people ask how our horses, cows, sheep, and other farm animals stay warm when it is really cold outside. Farm animals do…

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