Raising chickens instead of buying eggs is a great way to live more sustainably. Here's how you can do even better and raise eco-friendly chickens!
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How to Make Easy Vanilla Sugar Scrub
This Vanilla Bean Sugar Scrub is easy to make and smells deliciously rich! Whip up a batch for your own daily skincare or make some to give away!
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Easy Pumpkin Butter Recipe Sweetened with Maple!
Make a batch of homemade pumpkin butter from your homegrown pumpkins! Make a delicious and treat that is inexpensive when using real pumpkins!
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DIY Peppermint Foot Balm – Easy Recipe
This peppermint foot balm is easy and inexpensive to make. Apply to tired, cracked feet to help soothe and heal your skin. Use on hands, and face too!
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Sweet Maple by Michelle Visser is a Sweet Read!
I read 'Sweet Maple: Backyard Sugarmaking from Tap to Table' by Michelle Visser and loved it! Brings back memories of visiting the family sugarbush!
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DIY Flower and Veggie Row Markers
Create your own flower and veggie row markers for your garden! These garden row markers were made with scrap wood and painted for free and simple stakes!
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How to Make Peach Freezer Jam from Fresh or Frozen Peaches
Make a batch of easy peach freezer jam using fresh or frozen peaches and less sugar than most freezer jam. Bonus: Mango-Peach jam -no pectin or white sugar!
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Grow the Best Pumpkins for Your Homestead!
What are the best pumpkins to grow on your homestead? Pick the best pumpkins for cooking, autumn decor, giant pumpkins, or start a pumpkin patch!
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How to Make Money from Your Homestead – 101 Ways to Earn an Income!
How to Make Money from Your Homestead - Over 100 ideas to earn extra income from your homestead or small farm. Supplement or replace your paycheck!
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Maple Spice Applesauce – Easy Recipe!
This maple spice applesauce recipe is a delicious twist on traditional applesauce. Lightly sweetened and flavored with maple, cinnamon, and nutmeg...yum!
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Select the Best Fruit and Nut Trees for Your Homestead
Select and plant the best fruit and nut trees for your homestead! What size trees will fit in your space? Planting for pollination and selecting hardy trees
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How to Make Gardening Hand and Skin Salve
Make your very own batch of garenders' hand salve for healing dry cracked skin or for giving as a gift to the gardener or DIY expert on your list!
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DIY Non-Toxic Air Freshener Spray with Essential Oils
You can make your own non-toxic air freshener spray with as few as 2 ingredients! It couldn't be any easier to make and you don't have to worry about breathing in artificial chemicals.
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How to Preserve the Harvest Like a Pro!
Learn to can, dehydrate, pickle, freeze, and ferment your food! Save money and live a more self-reliant life by putting up the harvest from your homestead!
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How to Prepare Your Garden for the First Frost in Fall
Prepare your garden for the first frost in autumn to increase your harvest. Get ready for a killing frost and your garden will continue to produce!
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50+ Ways to Save Money on the Homestead
These ideas to save money on the homestead aren't just for homesteaders! Many of them can be used by anyone, anywhere! Share your tips too!