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Colander Gardens for Kids
May 30, 2023 · · Growing

Add to Favorites Are there children in your world who are “greens challenged?” If this sounds familiar, you know how stubborn they can be about eating salad greens. Maybe it’s …

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Moving the Goal Post
May 30, 2023 · · Self-Reliance

Add to Favorites By Sherri Talbot While goal setting is important for farming, the first thing to remember is that farms have different functions, depending on their product and output …

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Garbanzo Bean Coffee
May 30, 2023 · · Canning & Kitchen

Forget the fair trade or locally-roasted stickers: you can’t get much more locally produced than your own backyard!

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Success in the Kitchen Starts with Good Knives
May 30, 2023 · · Canning & Kitchen

No matter what your background is, what cultural dish you are preparing, or where you live, the key to success in the kitchen all starts with good knives.

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Why a Former Teacher Chose Homeschool
May 30, 2023 · · Self-Reliance

After seeing the inner workings and cultures of dozens of schools, I made a firm resolution: I would homeschool my own children by any means necessary.

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Old-Fashioned Potato Candy
April 3, 2023 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

With few ingredients and the right touch of vanilla, it is an old-fashioned potato candy that proves you should never judge a candy by its title.

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Tornado Season in East Texas
March 1, 2023 · · Self-Reliance

Lucky for us, we have not just one tornado season but TWO in my part of Texas, with surprises sprinkled throughout the year. Being prepared and knowing the risks, dangers, and options available to you are the biggest hurdles come tornado season(s), even if you aren’t in Texas.

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Landrace and Heritage Horses and Cattle
March 1, 2023 · · Cattle, Horses-Donkeys

It’s time to step away from highly specialized livestock and machinery to manage them and re-look at heritage and landrace breeds.

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Leaf Function and Anatomy: A Conversation
March 1, 2023 · · Growing

Leaves perform three essential functions, and the most critical one is producing food for the plant.

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Breeding and Lambing in Soay
February 10, 2023 · · Sheep

For those new to sheep, the ease of Soay lambing can be great for a beginning shepherd and certainly makes it worth considering this unique breed.

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Healthy Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups Recipe
February 8, 2023 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Skirt artificial ingredients, high-fructose corn syrup, and high prices by choosing your own favorite fruits and making your own fruit roll-ups recipe.

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A Garden Vegetables List for Weight Loss
February 8, 2023 · · Growing

This garden vegetables list is packed full of easy-to-grow vegetables to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight.

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Kombucha Tea Benefits for Your Health
February 8, 2023 · · Canning & Kitchen

Learn how fermented kombucha tea benefits your health. Find out why kombucha has been called the “Immortal Health Elixir.”

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Can You Eat Dandelions?: Benefits Root to Fluff
February 8, 2023 · · Self-Reliance

Can you eat dandelions? Benefits of these nutrient-rich greens, flowers, and roots are within reach in your own yard.

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Top 5 Bladed Tools for the Homestead
February 7, 2023 · · Homesteading, Tractors & Farm Equipment

Recently, someone asked me what I thought were the top tools to have, the ones that I could not do without. At the top of the list were bladed tools and that list is the basis of this article.

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