Every spring when the first spell of warm weather occurs, many beginning gardeners head to their local garden centers and nurseries, eager to get planting. When the temperatures rise and the sun is shining, it is tempting to want ...
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‘Kitchen Cures’ For The Common Cold
If you get a cold this winter, help is just a few steps away, right in your kitchen. While I can’t promise that these remedies will heal you overnight, they will definitely make you feel better and may reduce the ...
Read More »Chase Away The Cold And Flu This Winter With Tea
Thankfully for those living in the most extreme climates, winter’s frost and snow provide beauty during this cold, dark season of short days and long nights. When it comes to staying warm, hot tea has long been an excellent choice ...
Read More »Winterizing Your Homestead Even After It’s Too Late
Winter is inevitable. At times, it is a mild affair. At other times, snow piles up higher than a man. Preparing your homestead and farm are important if you want to ensure the highest chance of you, your livestock ...
Read More »3 Time-Tested DIY Tricks For Insulating Drafty Windows
When winter hits, you should not feel the difference in your home. If you’re feeling cold air leaking in, though, what that really means is that 10 to 20 percent (or more) of your heat is escaping through openings along ...
Read More »Cold-Hardy Chicken Breeds You Need For (Lots Of) Winter Eggs
One of the best ways to ensure you enjoy a good experience with chickens in cold climates is to choose a breed that is known for being winter-hardy. While most chickens are fairly cold-tolerant as a general rule, some breeds ...
Read More »Everything You Wanted To Know About Cold Frames (But Were Embarrassed To Ask)
There is a rhythm to the year-round garden. At no point are we without fresh food from the garden, though it changes quite a bit through the seasons. Here in Zone 5 and where potential frost days are six months ...
Read More »Here’s How Experts Keep Their Chickens Warm In Freezing Temps
Keeping chickens healthy and comfortable in cold temperatures is easy if you follow these simple tricks. Chickens, of course, are not mammals. They are birds, and thus, they maintain their temperature very efficiently if they are not subjected to extreme ...
Read More »The Little-Known, Simple Way To Keep Frigid Temps Outside Your Home
As the weather turns colder, thoughts are no doubt turning to adding insulation, sealing leaks, and pulling the wool rugs out of storage. Properly winterizing your home helps keep energy costs down and spirits high once Jack Frost moves in. ...
Read More »How To Build A Cold Frame Out Of Re-purposed ‘Junk’
When I was a kid, I assumed you had just a few months to plant, tend to, and then harvest plants and vegetables. I was wrong. When I started out working for a farmer I was introduced to the age-old ...
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