01:55 am | Growing your own herbs will always be the best way to get herbs and spices at their peak of freshness. Ginger is an easy places to start and is almost fool proof ...

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10:14 pm | Fireplace cooking is a derivative of cooking on the old woodstove or an open fire. Many of us live in modern homes without the benefits of a woodstove but we do have that...

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09:59 pm |     One of our favorite tricks to save time, money and effort is oven cooking.     Some days there is just no way to prepare a full meal and have it on the table at supper time. Many a...

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09:49 pm | Seasonal cooking is simply a term coined for cooking what is in season. From what grows in your garden to hunting season, cooking what is easily obtained and abundant is cheaper! During hunting season...

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08:12 pm | There is more than a little bit of truth to the old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” (the dentist too!) – As with many old sayings or wives tales...

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07:25 pm | 1 Pie crust, top & bottom 1 lb Rhubarb, washed, cut into 3/4 inch chunks 1 pt Strawberries, washed, hulled 1 1/4 c sugar 5 Tbsp. Flour, all purpose 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg, freshly ground 2 Tbsp. Butter or margarine Prepare...

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The Business Of Homesteading

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Sunday evenings around the hom… 02:34 am | Sunday evenings around the homestead is reserved for taking stock of life and making plans for the future. http://bit.ly/d514nM 0 people like this post. Like  ...

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Natural Guide to Cost Efficient Living »

Natural Guide to Cost Efficient Living 01:28 am | Most families spend money without thinking about it. This guide is designed to help you see where your money goes and offer alternatives to the spending what cash...

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New post on the Creative Homes… 01:03 am | New post on the Creative Homesteading website. Stop by to read up, and don’t forget to join the Creative… http://bit.ly/dBHPaD 0 people like this post. Like  ...

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Easy to Grow – Do it Yourself Herbs: Ginger »

Easy to Grow – Do it Yourself Herbs: Ginger

01:55 am | Growing your own herbs will always be the best way to get herbs and spices at their...

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Feel Good Foods! »

Feel Good Foods!

12:44 am | Foods are often the most overlooked of all ‘natural remedies or ‘prevention methods’ of treating many modern...

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Financial Survival In Today’s Modern World »

Financial Survival In Today’s Modern World

12:08 am | Where is the money? These days it’s safe to say it’s scarce. No matter where you look...

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Grooming & Caring for Rabbits »

Grooming & Caring for  Rabbits

01:13 am | Many people think Rabbits are tough little critters able to endure many extremes in weather and treatment,...

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Cuttings From Crepe Myrtles »

Cuttings From Crepe Myrtles

12:48 am | Propagation by cuttings is a cost effective way to ‘create more plants’  to sell or for your...

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Cut the Electricity Bill »

Cut the Electricity Bill

12:03 am | As more and more people focus on reducing their cost of living, reduction of the electric bill...

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The Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar »

08:12 pm | There is more than a little bit of truth to the old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” (the dentist too!) – As with many old sayings or wives tales there is often more there than meets the eye. The truth is that apples are among the most health-giving fruits available as...

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The Health Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Easy to Grow – Do it Yourself Herbs: Ginger »

01:55 am | Growing your own herbs will always be the best way to get herbs and spices at their peak of freshness. Ginger is an easy places to start and is almost fool proof With little skill and no ‘tools’ anyone can grow ginger. It is a perfect balcony or window plant, adding a decorative...

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Easy to Grow – Do it Yourself Herbs: Ginger

Livestock

Grooming & Caring for  Rabbits

Grooming & Caring for Rabbits »

01:13 am | Many people think Rabbits are tough little critters able to endure many extremes in weather and treatment, but that is far from the truth. If you look at the structure...

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Skinning a Deer with a Golf Ball

Skinning a Deer with a Golf Ball »

10:38 pm | I read this in a magazine, I don’t remember which one now, but it claimed to be the cleanest way to skin a deer. We decided to ‘road test’ this...

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In the Garden

Cuttings From Crepe Myrtles »

Cuttings From Crepe Myrtles

12:48 am | Propagation by cuttings is a cost effective way to ‘create more plants’  to sell or for your own pleasure. Regardless of your...

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Growing Garlic from Seed »

Growing Garlic from Seed

11:29 pm | Garlic grows very well in almost any climate. Cold climates are no exception, in fact the best quality garlic grows in places...

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