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Natural Ways for Dealing with Cold Temperatures
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges, California Let’s start from the beginning. Let’s start with you and what you do and what you wear when it gets cold outside. Then we’ll …
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Farming, to the Nth Degree
Add to Favorites By Doug Ottinger, Minnesota Academia, I learned, is not all about laptops and college football games these days. In a few corners around the country, universities and …
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Identify and Store Nuts for the Winter
Add to Favorites Scarlet leaves are among us as the nights become cooler. If you are starting to feel a little squirrelly, you are not alone. It is the chilly fall …
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Solar Gadgets on the Homestead
Add to Favorites By Alexis Griffee Often times, solar power is viewed as a desired, yet unaffordable option to the farmer and homesteader. While a full solar system may not be …
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How to Build a Bar
Add to Favorites Story & Photos by Romie Holl, Wisconsin I want to thank my co-worker Steve Zwolinski for letting me tell his story of how he built this bar. There …
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Life in a Domespace
Add to Favorites By Linda Fletcher A movement is taking place all over the world in natural, alternative, sustainable building techniques and architecture. There is an incredible array of building …
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Sweetgrass Holds a Special Place in the Hearts of Charlestonians
Add to Favorites By Anita B. Stone Homesteaders, country crafts and cultural traditional art seem to thrive in a parallel universe across the globe. Regardless of location, everyone has become doorkeepers …
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Essential Oils, Non-Toxic Bug Repellents and More
Add to Favorites By Melissa Mink, The Homestead Moma To most homesteaders going green, natural or organic means that you are trying to reduce toxins that have crept into your everyday …
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How to Keep Cool This Summer
Add to Favorites By Alexis Griffee With summer fast approaching, we look forward to longer days, barbecues and more time to enjoy our family and farms. Despite our appreciation for summer, …
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Homestead Hints — Control Ants
Add to Favorites By Lil Roberts, California This is the time of year when the ants decide it might be great to come in the building to see what they can …
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Water Doesn’t Burn, Does It?
Add to Favorites By Ben Hoffman Not unless you break H2O down into H and O, both of which are highly flammable, and that doesn’t happen in your stove or furnace. …
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El Niño and La Niña
Add to Favorites By Rhonda Crank, The Farmer’s Lamp I’m not a meteorologist magnet; nor am I a weather wizard. But as a sustenance farmer, the weather plays a large part …
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Make Your Own Simple Drying Rack
Add to Favorites By Daniel Strauss, Lockport, New York It was my sister-in-law’s 50th birthday and my wife wanted to give her a practical gift of a drying rack for …
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Naturally Cozy — Washable Feminine Hygiene Product
Add to Favorites By Patrice Lewis Gentlemen, please skip this article. You’re probably not going to be comfortable with the subject matter. Ladies, let me ask you a question: What would you do if …
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Preparing For Power Outages
Add to Favorites By Jim Cobb As the weather starts to warm, we typically see an increase in stormy weather. Along with the thunder and lightning comes the threat of …
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