I’m a big fan of kitchen gadgets, having bought just about everything that has come out in the past 40 years: food processors, bread machines, rice cookers, even special margarita blenders! You know what I have discovered lately? Most ...
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How To Make Sure Your Pond Never Dries Up, Freezes Or Gets Algae
A fish pond can be an attractive and rewarding addition to your land that helps to attract wildlife, stores water in times of drought, and provides a swimming hole for your kids — all while producing fish for your table. ...
Read More »Just About Everything You’ve Heard About Eggs Is Wrong
The American Egg Board launched “the incredible, edible egg” as its marketing slogan in 1976, and then five years ago it aired a new version in radio, TV and social media. Long maligned as a contributing cause of high cholesterol ...
Read More »How To Fulfill Your Homesteading Dreams By … Renting?
Have you always dreamed of homesteading or living off the grid, but can’t do so since you don’t own any land? There’s good news: There’s a variety of ways you can start homesteading without necessarily owning acreage. After my family ...
Read More »5 Brilliant Homestead Hacks Grandma Never Taught Us
If your grandmother was anything like mine, it seemed like there was nothing she couldn’t do. She could sew just about everything, grow just about anything, and seemed to know just about everything! This is because my grandmother raised children ...
Read More »Grid-Free Climate Control: 3 Innovative Ways To Keep Your Home’s Temperature Comfortable
Spring is perhaps the best time of the year to experiment with super-efficient heating and cooling systems, since the temperature can flip from chilly one day to warm the next. However, another reason why spring may be a good time ...
Read More »How To Homestead Without Going Bonkers
Most people today lead busy lives. Between work, kids, house, errands, religious and civic organizations, volunteering, and personal time, there is usually not enough time in the day to squeeze it all in. And if that were not enough ...
Read More »7 Modern Things Our Great-Grandparents Didn’t Have (That We Don’t Need, Either)
Technology is wonderful, isn’t it? I mean, every day, someone is coming out with something new that they claim everyone just has to have. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about the latest app for our smartphones or the latest ...
Read More »The Strange Truth Behind Those ‘Natural Flavors’ Labels
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “natural” as “being or composed of ingredients that are from nature and not artificial.” With that definition in mind, it makes sense that when you see the words “all natural” or “natural flavors” on a food ...
Read More »9 Forgotten ‘Everyday Survival Skills’ From Grandma
Our grandparents didn’t spend their spare time watching TV or playing video games. The truth is they didn’t have spare time. Keeping the family fed, fields tended, livestock healthy and a roof over their heads kept them busy from dawn ...
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