Dyeing yarns and fabrics can be creative and enriching, especially if you have raised the wool and spun the yarn or woven the fabric. While your garden is growing, you may be able to imagine the bounty of your harvest ...
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7 Tips For Frugal Gardening
Gardening is what you make of it. It can be a chore, or it can be a relaxing and invigorating activity. It can be a necessity and a way of life, or it can be a useful hobby. Gardening can ...
Read More »Gluten-Free Prepping
For general prepping, information abounds as to what foods to set aside for emergency situations and meal preparation when living off the grid. For the person with gluten or wheat issues, however, the selection of foods is often drastically narrowed. ...
Read More »Why Frog Populations Are Declining And What You Can Do About It
No matter where you live, some types of frogs and toads are native. These amphibians live throughout the world, but unfortunately, they are on the decline. Various environmental threats are causing them to become fewer in number, and worried environmentalists ...
Read More »Mother Nature’s First Aid Kit: 10 Backyard Plants For First Aid And General Wellness
Living in modern times, most of us reach for a bottle or tube of purchased product to help us when we get hurt or when we want to improve our well-being. I would like to share with you ten options ...
Read More »The Many Uses Of Turmeric
Turmeric has been a trusted spice with a variety of uses over the last thousand years. It is best known for its culinary use in curries; however, its uses reach far beyond merely flavoring and coloring food. While it has ...
Read More »10 Ways To Use Honey
Honey is one of nature’s most delightful creations. This gooey, sticky liquid that can range from dark amber to light gold in color is a miracle creation made by our friends the honeybees. Honey is not only tasty, it is ...
Read More »Baking Bread: The Search For Simplicity
Not much can compare to home-baked bread. The aroma of bread baking can transform a house into a home. Slathered with fresh butter and homemade preserves, the absolute pinnacle of gustatory pleasures may be reached. But what constitutes simple? French ...
Read More »Natural Remedies for Your Hay Fever Allergies
Spring and summer bring warm weather and sunny days. Unfortunately, for allergy sufferers, these days are often accompanied by pollens, molds and other things that cause environmental allergies known as hay fever. Doctors often recommend taking an antihistamine (of which ...
Read More »Making Cured Meats At Home
Curing meats is a great way to preserve them. It may seem like a difficult chore to get into, but in reality, curing meat is not that complex. Curing simply means preserving meat. For thousands of years, people have cured ...
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