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Cranberry Pear Spoon Cake

Cranberry pear spoon cake is easier to make than a boxed cake mix and highlights winter fruits for a simple, seasonal dessert. Use fresh fruit for this tasty dish or hit your pantry for preserved versions to make the most of your stock. Fruit Choices Fresh or frozen cranberries will work just fine. If using …

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Providing Supplemental Chicken Coop Lighting

Experiencing the ebb and flow of egg production? You can safely provide supplemental chicken coop lighting when you take these factors into consideration. If you keep chickens, you have experienced the ebb and flow of egg production. Spring and summer are the glory days. These are the peak months where every hen is laying like …

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How to Make Pumpkin Puree from Scratch

Organic pumpkin puree can be pricey. Whole organic pumpkins and other local winter squash can often be found for a deal this time of year. Thankfully, learning how to make pumpkin puree from scratch is easy. This basic process is relatively hands-off and results in a yummy puree to begin many sweet and savory dishes alike. …

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40 Homemade Pumpkin Spice Recipes

Official pumpkin spice season might be limited to October, which is a shame because pumpkin spice can be enjoyed all year long. With these pumpkin spice recipes, you can enjoy the warming spices of fall whenever you need a little bit of comfort and coziness.  Make your own Pumpkin Spice While you can certainly buy pumpkin …

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Kitchen Herb Garden Cold Remedies

Once a cold or flu hits your home, it’s a bugger of a thing to fight and get on top off. Of course, are numerous remedies and medications available at the local pharmacy. However, you can also find natural relief by making herb garden remedies right from the abundance in your backyard or on the windowsill. …

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Your Cold Climate Garden is Possible!

Have you ever wondered how people in Alaska or northern Canada garden? Isn’t it cold all the time? Not quite! A cold climate garden is very possible and very rewarding. Gardeners in Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 have all learned how to work with their climate and soil. They know how to make the …

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Keeping Chickens in Cold Climates

Raising chickens, whether egg layers or meat chickens, can be a challenge at times. Predators, sick animals, cleaning out the coops, or even just being home for feeding times can make life tough which is why you need solid chicken coop plans. Add freezing weather and snow to that mix and you get a whole …

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Fall Gardening – Without the Overwhelm

Do you think fall gardening is too much work? It doesn’t have to be. Learn how to grow food for your family in the fall in any gardening zone. Let’s be honest, fall and winter gardening can be tough. When you need to plant your fall garden, you’re probably knee deep in harvesting and putting …

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