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Cooking with the Sun
June 20, 2022 · · Homesteading

Do you enjoy cooking outdoors? Then stretch those outdoor living skills by cooking with solar energy.

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Black Currants: America’s Delicious Forbidden Fruit
June 16, 2022 · · Growing

Black currants are easy-to-grow, requiring very little care, which was perfect for us! One spring, we were buying baby fruit trees at our local nursery and were excited about starting a small orchard on our 10-acre homestead.

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What Can Pigs Eat Out of Your Garden?
June 15, 2022 · · Pigs

One common question I get is “What can pigs eat out of my garden?” The short answer to this question is pigs can eat pretty much anything, and a better question might be “What won’t they eat?”

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How to Build a DIY Barrel Smoker
June 14, 2022 · · Self-Reliance

Barbecue competitors know all about building a DIY barrel smoker. Smokers can be built from many different humble beginnings.

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Buying a 4-H Pig – Making the Right Choice
June 14, 2022 · · Pigs

If only buying a 4-H pig breed was as easy as grabbing the first piglet you see and raising it to market weight! Wouldn’t that be hilarious and interesting?

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Incorporating Homesteading and Homeschooling
June 13, 2022 · · Homesteading

We homestead and homeschool with our eight children. Incorporating the two lifestyles just comes naturally. I’m a huge proponent of life schooling.

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Ten Ways to Simplify your Life
June 7, 2022 · · Self-Reliance

Here are 10 ways making good choices can simplify your life. Some of these suggestions are relatively easy, some are unbelievably difficult, but all will contribute toward a simpler life.

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How To Build A Permanent Home Herb Garden 
June 7, 2022 · · Growing

Herb gardens are one of my very favorite things to have around our homestead. They serve so many purposes, including beauty, pollinator attractors, herbal teas, medicine, and seasonings.

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Fried Fruit Pie Recipe
June 6, 2022 · · Recipes

I think most folks can agree that pie is a crowd-pleasing dessert. These fried pies are sure to be the dessert that you and your loved ones didn’t know you were missing!

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Easy Brunch Panini
June 3, 2022 · · Recipes

Brunch is a meal that doesn’t get enough acknowledgment. This brunch panini is exactly what brunch should be: a little breakfast and a little lunch and I sure hope you enjoy them.

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So, You Want to Raise Farm Kids.
June 3, 2022 · · Homesteading

I only really thought about the benefits of rural life and didn’t consider the potential drawbacks. Like most things in life, there are both good and bad things about raising farm kids, just ask my teens!

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Families Learning Together
June 3, 2022 · · Homesteading

Deep in Appalachia lies a verdant paradise of sustainability. The brainchild of Eustace Conway, mountain man and naturalist, Turtle Island Preserve now serves to teach forgotten skills back to the community while protecting a pristine environment that would have otherwise become a development for the wealthy.

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Be Careful With Plants: They May Be Toxic!
June 3, 2022 · · Growing

Some plants are toxic to people or pets. So before handling plants afield, bringing home that new houseplant, or growing that new addition to the garden, do research about any dangers that might exist.

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10 Best Herbs for Stress Relief
June 3, 2022 · · Growing

Are you stressed? These are 10 of the best calming herbs for stress relief.

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A Simpling Garden Offers DIY Herbal Remedies
June 2, 2022 · · Growing

In the early days of our country, certain herbs were grown and used for the household and for simple medicinal, herbal remedies. There was no drug store around the corner so whether one was rich or poor, every household had what was then known as a garden of simples.

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