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Winter usually means the end of the growing season, shorter daylight hours, and possibly bitter cold temperatures. That means your livestock will need to be handled very differently. The preparation leading up to winter will determine how well your livestock ...

You may rather reach for blankets when you look out your window during the cold months, but there are some good reasons to pull on some boots and go for a walk. Cold temperatures and some snow should not stand ...

It can be tough to stay healthy during the cold months of winter – especially if you’re doing everything wrong. For starters, avoid certain foods when you are stick with the cold or influenza. Milk, ice cream and puddings are ...

I’ve instructed a number of field classes on foraging for wild foods and have written about it quite a bit, too. The classes always took place in the spring, summer or fall and the articles focused on plants, berries and ...

Have you ever had the disappointment of planting your favorite vegetable but found it just didn’t grow? This may be why: It may have failed because the vegetable was not suited to your Hardiness Zone or because you were simply ...

Our ancestors’ homes usually were heated by wood-burning stoves. While any wood stove will keep a certain space warm, the ability to heat a whole house – particularly one that is two stories — diminished with distance and range. Sitting ...

Reflections on the strength and endurance of human history will yield a picture of Inuits and Native cultures around the world surviving the most extreme climates and the harshest weathers. The older we become, the more we recognize the real ...

I vividly remember growing up in Colorado. We lived in Lakewood, a suburb on the west side of Denver, which put us right up against the mountains. We used to have a saying in Denver: “If you don’t like the ...

Cold and flu season is here, and many Americans are stocking up on over-the-counter medications to help fight sickness. In fact, according to the research organization Euromonitor International, retail sales of cough, cold and allergy remedies in the US are ...

When most people catch the common cold, they drive to the local pharmacy and stock up on drugs packed with chemicals. But an ever-increasing number of Americans are trying all-natural remedies, and as we’ll discover on today’s edition of Off ...