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10 Easy to Grow Herbs for the Kitchen Garden

You’ll be surprised what you can create with just 10 herbs! Seasoning our food with herbs and spices is a matter of personal preference. Fortunately, many of herbs you love can easily be grown and preserved for later. Reduce your grocery budge, improve your cooking, and help save the bees by planting these 10 easy to grow …

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How to Maximize Garden Shed Space

As gardeners, we all wish for more gardening space. Imagine if you had room for an additional raised bed? Perhaps a few fruit trees? What about a large strawberry bed? Oh yes, daydreams abound when it comes to garden space. But let me ask you this, do you ever dream how to maximize a space …

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How to build toad and frog habitats

Frogs and toads are wonderful for your garden. They eat lots of insects such as mosquitoes, slugs, and beetles. They’re also super fun for children to observe and touch and bring music to your summer nights. So, let’s help them out a little bit by building some frog habitats in our gardens and yards. For …

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25 Ways to Use Lemons for Food and Healing

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. …

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15+ Organizing Hacks for the New Year

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 …

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Beginner’s Guide to Roasting Chestnuts

When it comes to fall and winter holidays, seasonal eating abounds. Yes, buffet tables are loaded down with pumpkin pies, sweet potato casseroles, cranberry relishes, roasted Brussels sprouts, and other delectables. But once the turkey carcass lies in ruins and the final pie crumbs licked from plates, consider roasting chestnuts as a post-meal snack. This …

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Tame Your Budget With a Lined Zippered Pouch Tutorial

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 …

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Meal Planning When Things Are Crazy

Meal planning is more than just making a list of recipes. Learn how to make a simple 14-day plan that your family will love! Everyone has those crazy times of life. It might be for just a few days or a week, or it could be for much longer depending on what the source of …

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12 Natural Cold and Flu Remedies

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 …

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How to Save Seeds from Homegrown Vegetables

Successfully saving seeds from homegrown vegetables, fruits, and herbs is easy with these tips. Save money on seed purchases and have a steady source of seeds to plant for years to come. Seed saving is a skill largely lost these days. With seed packages widely available, who needs to save seeds anymore? You can simply …

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