Do you want to keep birds and other animals out of your garden? Did you forget which row the carrots are? Here’s how to use dollar store toy pinwheels to solve those problems! Imagine it. Digging into the warm, moist soil in the Spring and carefully planting your seeds and seedlings. You water them, mulch
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Ah, the sight and smell of mint… It is a surefire sign of spring being here to stay for me. Mint has always been sort of a nemesis for me, and I often refer to it under it’s “scientific name” of yardus-interruptus. I had a friend plant one single, little, tiny, lonely plant in my
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Here are our sweet silkie chickens… My daughter has these babies as “show chickens” for 4H. Aren’t they adorable? We had them separate from the other hens since they were show birds, and their coop was just an open box. It did the trick, but we wanted to make sure they were better protected. With
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The humble strawberry boasts an amazing amount of Vitamin C (139% of the RDA) with only 49 calories per cup. It’s low glycemic, making it a perfect food for just about anyone. They can be eaten raw, in smoothies, salads, ice cream or in cakes and pies. Simple strawberry recipes that feature the red jewel
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Are you a fan of buying pre-packaged bread products from the store? If so, you’re not alone. However, you may not know that making these products at home can be quite simple and save you money in the process. Bread products are a staple in most households but they can also be a major expense.
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Raising chickens for meat, either as broilers or roaster chickens is one way to be assured of the quality of chicken you are feeding your family. Let me show you some tips from what we learned on how to raise chickens for meat. Our family raises 150 meat birds each year, and we will can
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Are you curious about the benefits of keeping the compost bin in the chicken coop? Don’t worry – this post will tell you all that you need to know! We decided to move our compost bin from our garden to our chicken area recently… Here are some of the biggest advantages of keeping your compost
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When your garden is overflowing, you want a way to preserve all your vegetables. You can dehydrate or freeze them for later, but what other options do you have? What if your freezer is full, or you don’t have the extra space to begin with? With so many people gardening and wanting to preserve their
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We love gardening, and are fortunate enough to be able to raise about 75% of our own produce each year… That’s accounting for all the produce we freeze, can and dehydrate as well as eat fresh. We use a combination of containers, raised beds and “conventional” ground gardens to accomplish this. Is digging down into
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There are a lot of homesteaders that can and will hatch their own chicks, either by incubator or broody hen, and there are those of us without roosters that will be ordering more chicks. Either way you choose to add to your flock, there are a few things you need to do to get ready
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