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4 Practical Ways to Save Money on a Tight Budget​
Discover four effective strategies to cut expenses and manage your finances better. From installing a rainwater tank to learning basic sewing skills, these tips will help you save money and live more sustainably.​
You don't have to own a lot of land to homestead. You can start right where you are right now! Here are 15 tips on how to start homesteading no matter where you currently live. Everyone's homesteading journey looks different. Your's could be in an apartment, under an HOA, in a subdivision, or in the rural country. #homesteading #selfsufficiency #skillstolearn #preparedness #homesteadskills
15 Homestead Skills to Learn NOW!
You don't have to own a lot of land to homestead. You can start right where you are right now! Here are 15 tips on how to start homesteading no matter where you currently live. Everyone's homesteading journey looks different. Your's could be in an apartment, under an HOA, in a subdivision, or in the rural country. #homesteading #selfsufficiency #skillstolearn #preparedness #homesteadskills
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20 Best Pollinator Plants for the Vegetable Garden
Pollinators are the backbone of our ecosystems and food systems, yet they struggle for survival in our modern, ever-changing world. These insects and small animals can use all the help they can get, making it essential we add something to our gardens to provide a little boost in their environment. Planting a few varieties of the best plants for pollinators can really help out.
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Cover Crops & Their Benefits
There are a lot of ways you can improve your soil any time of year. But utilizing cover crops in the fall can improve your soil in so many ways. And the best part? They’re so easy to work with.
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Growing Bush Beans in the Backyard Garden
While pole beans have their place in the garden, growing bush beans have a lot of benefits. They’re easy to grow, prolific producers, and don’t take up much space making them perfect for beginning gardeners, especially those with limited space.
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Foraging for and Cooking Fiddleheads
As spring begins showing signs of beginning, so does some of the best foragings of the year. Fiddleheads are a favorite among foragers but have an incredibly short season. These furled up ends shoot up from the dirt in late spring. And they are incredibly delicious.
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24 Edible Weeds Right In Your Garden
Weeds, we all have them growing all over our yards and gardens. They're found in abandoned fields and amongst the woodlands and so many try their hardest to get rid of them. Yet, there are so many edible weeds.
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Growing Tomatillos: A Complete Guide
A distant cousin of the tomato, tomatillos (physalis ixocarpa) originated in central America and are found growing wild there quite frequently. Growing tomatillos is pretty easy and they’re quite productive.
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Top Spring Garden Vegetables: A Guide to Cold-Hardy Crops for a Thriving Spring Harvest
Spring is the perfect time to start planting cold-hardy vegetables that thrive in the cooler temperatures. From crisp lettuce to sweet peas, these spring garden vegetables will bring fresh flavors to your table in no time.
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9 Tips to Naturally Get Rid of Japanese Beetles
They were accidentally introduced to the United States just earlier this century, and they have got to be one of the most obnoxious garden pests in existence. I don’t like to use synthetic chemicals at all, but especially on my food, so these methods will work without having to use stuff I don’t agree with.
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Traditional Homemade Fire Cider Recipe
Fire cider is a popular herbal remedy that has been used for centuries for its health benefits. This spicy, tangy tonic is made by infusing apple cider vinegar with a variety of herbs and spices, including ginger, onion, horseradish, and cayenne pepper.
Cozy up by the fire with these handmade DIY wax fire starters! Made with natural soy wax, pinecones, cinnamon sticks, and dried lavender, they’re the perfect rustic touch for your hearth. Easy to make, eco-friendly, and aromatic, these fire starters also make great gifts or camping essentials! Save this pin for later and learn how to make your own!
DIY Wax Fire Starters – Easy & Beautiful Fire-Starting Solution
Cozy up by the fire with these handmade DIY wax fire starters! Made with natural soy wax, pinecones, cinnamon sticks, and dried lavender, they’re the perfect rustic touch for your hearth. Easy to make, eco-friendly, and aromatic, these fire starters also make great gifts or camping essentials! Save this pin for later and learn how to make your own!
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How to Grow Lettuce
Lettuce is an easy to grow, cool weather loving, annual crop that should be included in every spring and fall garden. Learning how to grow lettuce is pretty straightforward and these tips will have you harvesting an abundant supply of greens within one month and full heads of lettuce within two.
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How to Grow Lettuce
Lettuce is an easy to grow, cool weather loving, annual crop that should be included in every spring and fall garden. Learning how to grow lettuce is pretty straightforward and these tips will have you harvesting an abundant supply of greens within one month and full heads of lettuce within two.
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The Complete Guide to Growing Peas
We love snacking on the pods of our sugar snap peas while working in the garden in the spring. As one of the first crops planted in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked, the plants are usually bursting with their sweet, tender deliciousness while planting our late spring crops. Growing peas is pretty easy, let’s walk through the process.