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Easy Melt and Pour Soap Recipes for Holiday Giving

December 7, 2022 · Marissa Ames · Holiday, Soapmaking

Want a fun project that kids can do? Try easy melt and pour soap recipes for holiday giving.

Making a Wreath

December 7, 2022 · Countryside Contributor · Holiday, Homesteading

An old-fashioned holiday tradition is to hang an evergreen wreath on your door to welcome family and friends.
Wreath making is quick and very inexpensive.

How to Save Electricity at Home During the Holidays

December 7, 2022 · Marissa Ames · Holiday, Self-Reliance

As beautiful as the holidays can be with lights and displays, it can also get pricey. Here’s some tips on how to save electricity through the holiday season.

Cross Stitch Patterns: Personalized Christmas Stocking Tags

December 7, 2022 · Kathleen Cubley · Holiday, Homesteading

Learn how to make cute, personalized cross stitch Christmas decor and stocking tags.

8 Frugal Holiday Tips

December 2, 2022 · Rhonda Crank · Holiday

Make some changes by using these eight frugal holiday tips to keep it simple and simply wonderful!

Do You Need Some Dough?

November 30, 2022 · Countryside Contributor · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Contrary to what most people think, homemade bread is both easy and fun, and allows us to control the price and quality of our bread.

Preventing Cold Stress in Cattle

November 22, 2022 · Heather Smith Thomas · Cattle

Cold stress in cattle adversely affects cattle health and well-being. Providing adequate nutrition to cows and calves can reduce illness or loss of animals.

Diagnosing and Treating Hardware Disease in Cattle

November 22, 2022 · Countryside Contributor · Cattle

Hardware disease in cattle occurs when a sharp object penetrates the gut lining, damages some other organ, or creates infection within the abdomen.

How to Take Care of a Newborn Calf

November 22, 2022 · Heather Smith Thomas · Cattle

After a calf is born, especially if it was a hard birth or you had to pull him, ensure he’s breathing.

How to Create a Cattle Pasture

November 22, 2022 · Abbey Smith · Cattle

Creating the right blend of forages and grasses in a pasture to finish (fatten for slaughter) cattle is not as simple as turning the cattle out to grass. It requires timing the “finishing season” for maximum flavor and health benefits.

Tips on Properly Giving Cattle Injections

November 22, 2022 · Heather Smith Thomas · Cattle

Cattle injections are often necessary. Vaccines, antibiotics, injectable vitamins, scours, etc. should always be administered properly to be effective.

How to Make Vinegar and Other Vinegar Basics

November 17, 2022 · Countryside Magazine Contributor · Canning & Kitchen

Learn how to make vinegar (and its interesting history!) in this article.

DIY Seasoning Blends

November 17, 2022 · Countryside Contributor · Canning & Kitchen

I’d like to share a few of my favorite homemade seasoning blends, including ideas on what to grow yourself.

Bone Broth Recipe: A Hot Trend in Modern Health

November 17, 2022 · Rita Heikenfeld · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Learning how to make bone broth is easy. Next time you have a leftover poultry carcass or bones from a roast, don’t relegate them to the trash. Use them in a bone broth recipe!