You may have heard about a food swap before, but wondered how it works? I wasn’t sure what to expect myself, but when I found out there was going to be one near me, I had to try it. So, here’s a basic rundown of what we did, and how a food swap works. Here’s
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Perhaps the easiest, and most common thing to learn to can is applesauce. You only need a few things to get a shelf full of yummy apples for winter, apples, water, a blender, jars, and a canner. True Story: My first experience with canning was with applesauce. I didn’t have a real water bath canner,
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Dealing with a broken bathroom mirror is one of those household repairs that will often wind up being far more difficult than you might imagine. Mounted in a medicine cabinet or directly to the wall, removal and replacement is tricky, and can be quite dangerous. It does not have to be an exercise in frustration
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Our garden ALWAYS includes red bell peppers. Eating them fresh as a snack or as a side dish with dip, cut up into salads, or sauteed in a stir fry, is there any other veggie so versatile? Of course, to preserve them, you could freeze or dehydrate them for later use, but my favorite preservation
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My friend has 4 sweet little chickens. I know they are wonderful because they were part of our flock originally. We wanted to get her set up with some fresh eggs from her own backyard quickly and that was the best way possible. She called me about a week ago, and said that one of
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Water kefir is a probiotic drink that gets fizzy like pop. It’s a great way to get you and your family off of pop if that is an issue for you, since its fizzy sweetness has that “pop” feel. Easy to make at home, in any size batches, your kefir starter “grains” will multiply to make larger
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Ketchup is almost a food group in our home. My kids and husband could practically drink it and they put it on everything. There are weeks when we can go through 2-3 pints of homemade ketchup. Seriously. We can’t stop drinking it. Why lacto fermented ketchup? The benefits of fermented foods are amazing. They include:
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If you’re curious about how to get started with hydroponics, you’ve come to the right place. When most people think of hydroponics, they think of a highly complex, scientific process that is the most modern of all growing techniques. In reality, hydroponics has been around practically forever. Both the Aztecs and the Babylonians have done
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Papercuts and slivers are small wounds that hurt way too much for their size. I’ve learned to patch up the paper cuts with liquid bandages, which usually helps quite a bit. Working in the garden and around the woodpile (often without gloves), I pick up slivers in my fingers on a regular basis. The most
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Known as vermicomposting, raising worms specifically for the purpose of harvesting the castings to use as garden fertilizer is both an organic and effective method for giving your vegetables the nutrients they need to thrive. Castings are worm poop – waste – what worms “cast off” as excrement, and to a gardener, it is pure black
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