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Preparing Your Wood Stove For Winter.

Preparing Your Wood Stove For Winter.

  I have three wood-burning stoves: a wood-burning cook stove in the kitchen of my cabin, a box stove with a glass door in the living room, and a boxwood, cast iron stove in the garage. I’ve learned that some ...

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Forget Plucking! There’s A MUCH Easier Way To Process Chickens

Forget Plucking! There’s A MUCH Easier Way To Process Chickens

Processing chickens usually involves plucking feathers, which can be a long and tedious job, especially with some heavy-feathered traditional chicken breeds such as Cochins, Orpingtons and Wyandottes. Instead of inviting a herd of neighbors over to help pluck your chickens ...

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How to Inspect the Being-in-use Cars Before Purchase

How to Inspect the Being-in-use Cars Before Purchase

The question of how to examine a car before purchasing is still relevant for many drivers. If you have decided to buy a car, but you don’t have enough money for a new one, then to find a being-in-use car ...

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Cleaning With Oregano Oil – The World’s Most Powerful Disinfectant

Cleaning With Oregano Oil – The World’s Most Powerful Disinfectant

Keeping your home clean is important, especially as changing seasons typically hail the arrival of a new onslaught of cold and flu viruses. While sanitizing and deodorizing is important, did you know that many common household cleaners contain dangerous pollutants? ...

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Unusual Uses For Milk That Can Revolutionize Homestead Life

Unusual Uses For Milk That Can Revolutionize Homestead Life

Got milk? Although there is an ongoing debate about the complete range of health benefits that cow’s milk provides to humans, milk remains a staple beverage in many American households. A USDA study found that the average American drinks 20.4 ...

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12 Unusual Cornstarch Uses

12 Unusual Cornstarch Uses

Cornstarch is great in the kitchen, but you may not know that there are a slew of uses for cornstarch around the house. Let’s look at 12 such uses:   1. Window cleaner. Cornstarch is naturally abrasive and granular, so ...

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How To Drill Your Own Water Well Using Only PVC Pipe

How To Drill Your Own Water Well Using Only PVC Pipe

There’s something that our ancestors all had on their property, which we don’t often have today. No, I’m not referencing a barn, although that would be true. I’m referring to a water well. City water is something relatively new, at ...

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The Easiest Ways For Harvesting Down Feathers

The Easiest Ways For Harvesting Down Feathers

  Raising ducks and geese can be rewarding — in many ways. They’re social animals that play out a backyard soap opera on a daily basis. Many species of ducks produce just as many eggs as your average chicken. Duck ...

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Pallet Projects: 7 Things You Can Build For Free

Pallet Projects: 7 Things You Can Build For Free

  If you are looking for an inexpensive way to make a variety of wood projects on your homestead, look no further than shipping pallets. Many large retailers and distribution centers will let you haul away wood pallets they cannot ...

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