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Gardening can be an expensive hobby, fun, but expensive. If you hope to raise enough food for your family it can be difficult to find space suitable for growing large quantities of vegetables. Use these ideas to turn your upcycle items into garden pots. You’ll be surprised how much can be grown if you think …
Create an efficient and low cost kitchen by taking advantage of price breaks found by secondhand shopping at thrift shops and yard sales. Whether we’re starting out in our first apartment or expanding our cooking skills, we need to stock our kitchen with the essential equipment. In some cases that equipment can be expensive investments …
When we painted our daughters’ room about four years ago, both girls wanted a lot of color. Since our oldest was 13 at the time, I tried to not be too much of a downer and so I allowed more color than I really wanted. It turned out to be beautiful and was just what …
If you’re getting into backyard chickens, there’s a good chance a large portion of your decision is because you care about the food you’re consuming. Maybe it’s the fact that grocery store eggs can be several weeks old and washed in bleach when you bring them home. Maybe it’s the antibiotics being forced into unhealthy and unhappy chickens’ …
Winter is the season for citrus. Even for folks living in the great white north, citrus fruits are usually easier to find and less expensive this time of year. Lemons are among some of the most versatile foods on earth. Full of bitter and tart flavor lemons lend themselves well to sweet and savory dishes. …
Life gets hectic. It gets stressful, and it gets cluttered. Organizing your home can be overwhelming, but thanks to these Organizing Hacks for the New Year, it doesn’t have to be. Check out these great ideas for organizing your home, your garden, your kitchen, and start off the New Year right! Organizing Hacks on the Homestead …
Even in our digital age many people still use cash for certain things, like groceries, gasoline and clothes. It’s a great way to stay on budget, but there are challenges too. Keep track of your cash with this lined zippered pouch tutorial. Our family has used the envelope system since before Dave Ramsey made it …
It’s that time of year when many households are faced with battling some kind of illness. Thankfully we can find some relief of those various symptoms and shorten the duration with natural cold and flu remedies. While there are herbal remedies that take time and special ingredients, all of these can be made relatively quickly …
There’s something deeply satisfying about making your own candles from pure beeswax — the soft glow, the light honey scent, and the knowledge that you crafted something natural and clean-burning. This guide will walk you through the entire process from sourcing the wax, melting tips, choosing the right wick for beeswax, plus safety and troubleshooting …
As the weather cools and the daylight shortens huddle up at home and make some fall crafts to pass the time in fun and creative fashion. The slower months of fall is the perfect time to learn new crafts or teach others crafts you know. It’s so important that we teach the next generation the …