A friend of mine cursed blessed us with a mint plant when we moved into our house 8 years ago. Naïve being that I was, I planted it right into the ground…no pot, no borders, nothing. I thought “oooh… lots of fresh mint”. Yeah. I have since learned that was a mistake. Mint, or yardus
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With all the information out there on herbs, it’s hard to know where to even start. While it’d be great to be able to run out and forage for, or purchase all the herbs known to mankind, it’s just not that feasible in the budget for most of us. In many cases, it’s not necessary
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Homesteading is very popular right now. It is best defined as “living off the land you have”. There are a lot of people turning to a self-sufficient lifestyle. They are taking a small space of property and turning it into something special. If you look in some backyards, you will see gardens, fruit trees, greenhouses,
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Chickweed, or Stellaria media is also known by the names “scarwort”, “star weed”, and “satin flower”. It’s a common weed, easily found all over the world. It’s edible and has an abundance of nutrients, including protein, vitamins and minerals. But be aware of chickweed lookalikes because some of them can be toxic. Externally, it is
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Living “The Amish Lifestyle” is a common phrase these days, especially among homesteaders. To many, it conveys a simpler lifestyle, with whole foods, family, and faith combined into daily living… Many see the Amish as eating only organic foods, not vaccinating their children, living off their land only, and living the life we all dream
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Cookies are a staple of life. Well, at least they are in MY house. My kids could easily scarf down an entire box of cookies in one setting, if I let them. Due to the amount of sugar in them, that’s a big no-no. Not wanting to be “that” mom, I knew that they would
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In an effort to clean out our freezers for the upcoming gardening, chicken and turkey “season”, I have been making a lot of jerky lately. After all the canning of chicken, making of soup for the pantry and broth galore, I needed to do something else with it. So, chicken jerky came to be in
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Each year, we purchase a side of beef, or a whole cow, depending on prices. While it’s awesome to have all that meat, storing it used to present a problem. I don’t have a lot of freezer space. And there was this one time that the freezer went out on me days after I got the
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It’s no secret that we love pizza in our house. We could eat it for lunch or dinner or both every single day. However, having just plain “cheese” or “turkey pepperoni” can get boring, so we are experimenting with different flavors and foods we love. After all, just about anything can be a pizza, right?
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I was a teenager in the 80’s, the decade of decadence. I grew up to believe that you should get what you want, when you want it. Why wait for anything? A new car, a new outfit, that new pair of shoes was as close as your nearest credit card or loan. My parents were
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