How to Dry Fresh Herbs at Home – Two Ways!
Drying fresh herbs at home has many benefits, and it’s so easy there’s really no reason not to! Drying your own herbs is certainly more cost effective than buying them …
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How To Hard Cook Fresh Eggs So They’re Easy To Peel (HINT: Don’t Boil Them!)
If you’ve ever tried to hard cook then peel farm fresh eggs, you know how difficult and frustrating it can be. The egg white sticks stubbornly to the shell and …
10 Ways To Use Bok Choy That’s Not A Stir Fry
When you grow your own produce, it’s sometimes difficult to determine how much to plan for. There are dozens of factors that can affect production, and you might find yourself …
How To Make Apricot Jam Without Sugar
When apricots are deliciously ripe and in season, there are three ways to take care of the overabundance quickly: 1. Eat them fresh. 2. Dehydrate them. 3. Make apricot jam …
How to Make a Sourdough Starter from Wild Yeast
If you’re looking to explore the wild side of baking, there’s no better style to master than sourdough. This fizzy, fermented bread has a tang like no other, and you’ll …
Canning 101 – A Beginners Guide To Get Started Canning & Preserving Food
When life hands you too much of a good thing, the sweetest sun-ripened strawberries or a bounty of heirloom tomatoes for instance, there is no way that you are going …
45 Practical Wood Ash Uses In The Home & Garden
When your primary heating source is wood, you find yourself cleaning out the wood stove quite a bit during those colder months of the year. Before long you’re dumping out …
Homemade Spruce Tips Syrup, Tea & More Great Spruce Tips Uses
Growing up with a nature-focused grandmother meant I could have the entire garden in her pantry and the whole forest in her apothecary, from spruce tips salve to Jimsonweed tinctures. …
15 Brilliant Uses For Eggshells In The Home & Garden + How To Eat Them
An eggshell is more than just a useful container for the nutritious yolk and egg white inside: it is a prime example of nature’s perfect packaging. Eggshells are beneficial for …
12 Reasons To Move Into A Tiny House (& 15 Reasons It Might Not Be For You)
Are you looking to simplify your lifestyle? It might be time to think small. The tiny house movement is taking over the world, and the hashtag #tinyhouse generates more than …
11 Things You Need To Know About Raising Backyard Ducks
If the idea of raising backyard ducks makes your heart instantly go pitter-patter at the thought of little webbed feet waddling determinedly through the yard, then keep reading, this article …
8 Common Weeds Your Chickens Will Love (& 8 Poisonous Plants To Avoid!)
Did you know you no longer have to grumble and groan when you find weeds popping out of the lawn? You can feed those very pests to your chickens for …
Bantam Chickens: 5 Reasons To Raise “Mini Chickens” & How To Care For Them
Bantam chickens – or mini chickens – are all the rage, especially for urban and suburban chicken keepers. These tiny chickens are the ideal addition to any flock, and we’re …
3 Ways To Dehydrate Fruit At Home & 7 Delicious Recipes
Dried apples, bananas, apricots, plums and fragrant strawberries all make for happy, healthy snacks that can be added to your breakfast muesli or eaten on the go. Kids just happen …
10 Reasons To Leave The City & Move To A Homestead
When the city lights have lost their luster and the so-called conveniences of urban life are beginning to feel more and more inconvenient, both for you and the Earth, it …
5 Things That Work To Get Rid Of Flies In The Chicken Coop (& 3 That Don’t!)
Waking up to find an infestation of flies in your chicken coop is not only enough to turn your stomach, it’s incredibly frustrating. We’ve been there, we’ve tried everything, and …
How To Use Crabapples: 15 Delicious Recipes You’ve Probably Never Tried
Many people are surprised to hear that crabapples are edible straight from the tree. While you might find them too tart to pluck from the tree and pop straight in …