Since we have limited growing space, we have to think outside the box often in our gardening. We do this by using buckets, pots and containers to grow tomatoes. Growing them in containers is a great way for just about anyone to have a garden fresh beauty for sandwiches, salads or just munching on. Pros of
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Are you looking for a new hobby to keep you busy in your backyard this summer? Why not consider beekeeping? It’s a great way to get outside, learn about how bees live and work, and enjoy the benefits of your own honey harvest! Honeybees and beekeeping are becoming another popular hobby, next to keeping “backyard”
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My family loves potatoes, there’s no way around it. We often get potatoes from our local farmer, but they aren’t organic. I know, I know…they are usually on the dirty dozen list each year. But, it’s a cheaper way to fill my hungry teens. The biggest issue with growing our own has been space. Potatoes take a
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Summer is my favorite season. Truly. Everything in the garden is in full swing, the chickens are laying eggs non stop, new life is growing all around the homestead. It’s a great time to experiment with new recipes with veggies from the garden as well. But, the heat in the kitchen from cooking is unbearable
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Whether you call it “soup” or “Home cooked health”, Grandma had it right. Soup is food for not only the body, but the soul. Bone broths can be protein sparing, which means that meat goes a lot further when eaten in a broth. Think chicken noodle soup, right? This is great on the budget. Bone broths
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When Spring comes, preparing the garden beds for planting, tilling the soil happens. This will loosen the dirt to allow the roots a place to grow. When you are tilling the garden beds, there is a lot of loose dirt. Cats love to scratch the dirt. They scratch at the litter when using the litter
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Got tired, achy muscles after a workout, or a day in the garden? Soothe those tired, achy muscles naturally with this herbal arnica muscle pain relief balm. After a long day outside gardening, you can get tired, achy muscles. Digging, planting, bending over, getting up and down, even lifting and hauling heavy items can play havoc
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We jumped in without even looking, really. We spent nearly 20 minutes on research, and asked just a few questions and felt we were ready. We just knew we wanted goats. I mean, we became parents without any prior knowledge or experience, and our kids turned out okay, right? Well, turns out that goats just
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Blue hyssop is a beautiful perennial that blooms in the summer with clusters of light blue flowers. Plant it in your garden and enjoy its beauty, or use its leaves and flowers for herbal remedies. Learn more about growing blue hyssop, using it, and harvesting it here. I’ll tell you everything you need to know!
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If you do a lot of baking or homemade cooking, you will use a lot of extracts… Your needs can range from homemade cookies, French toast, homemade coffee creamers, and so on. Buying commercial extracts is usually okay, but you take the chance with it being full of corn syrup and artificial flavor. Why spend
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