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So you’re planning to go solar. This is a great option for a number of reasons. After all, solar is an amazing renewable resource that is quite effective at powering a home. However, since it is one decision that will ...

You may think that the only good that horses can bring to a sustainable farm is to fill up a pasture and “look pretty,” but in actuality, equine can serve a very practical role on any homestead. Putting equine to ...

Fences may not necessarily make good neighbors, but they do offer privacy to your living space. Fences can act as a windbreak and provide a microclimate for some of your delicate plants right next to it. They are useful for ...

Garlic is the trailblazer member of the onion family in the health department. With its favorable action against cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and what not, garlic leads the way in fighting numerous ailments. While people who have ...

There’s nothing like fresh herbs to perk up a dish. But even when we know that a bit of this and that will make all the difference between a good dish and a great one, we often go without them ...

I remember when I was a child how the front porch was my favorite place to read while swinging in the porch swing. My mother would be out in her flower garden digging up weeds and my siblings playing in ...

Orange essential oil has a pungent citrusy smell that you can easily recognize from anywhere, and its bitter sweet notes have a freshness that is felt immediately. The essential oil is derived from the skin of the orange. In aromatherapy, ...

Fermented foods and drinks may seem like a new food fad, but most of them have evolved over thousands of generations before they were handed down to us. Every culture, old or new, and every region in the world has ...

An under-active thyroid may be the reason why you have difficulty getting up in the morning and staying awake afterwards. Lack of energy, irritability, aches and pains in the joints, and feeling cold all the time are the most common ...

Gardening is more or less a continuous affair with just a small break during the coldest of cold days of winter. Even the plants and wild animals go to sleep then, but often after an elaborate ritual of preparation. Likewise, ...