Homesteaders naturally have a long list of things that can be learned to improve their self-reliance, the state land-grant university can help. Homesteaders naturally have a long list of things that can be learned to improve their self-reliance. Things like building compost bins, planning a terrific garden, and preserving the harvest along with animal care and building fences. Most of…
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Do you long to embrace from scratch living and bake, grow, make, discover and simplify your daily routines? Even as a child, while I was growing up I had very specific ideas about how I wanted to live my life when I became a wife and mother. It was my grand plan to homestead before I knew it was even…
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Deciding where to place the culvert and driveway on our property took some planning, there were many options to choose. Having a blank piece of property is daunting but exciting. There are a lot of basics to plan; where the house will sit, where to locate the gardens (of course), and even how to drive on and around the property….
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These home-baked sweet potato muffins are a healthy snack. If you’re looking for a tasty, low-fat alternative to store-bought muffins, this is it. Due to health issues this past year, my family has been on a quest to reduce the amount of fat in our diet. The thing is store-bought low-fat food pretty much tastes like cardboard. Since we…
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Sweet potatoes are one of my favorite fall vegetables. Their colorful orange flesh is not only tasty but good for you, containing carotenoid pigments that fill you with a surprising amount of vitamin A and antioxidants. Although sweet potatoes may be best thought of as part of the Thanksgiving tradition, be sure to add these wonderful naturally sweet vegetables to…
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