Written by: Jessica W Natural Health As the cold weather sets in, we find ourselves taking extra precautions to ensure we are not the next victim of the cold and flu viruses spreading around our communities. Perhaps we increase our vitamin intake or even obsessively wash our hands. And while those are easy to do …
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With a ram pump, you don’t have to worry about being waterless if your electricity goes out. [by Jesse Frost April 27, 2016 repost: http://www.hobbyfarms.com/this-water-pump-is-propelled-by-the-water-it-pumps/%5D Moving water has been a challenge for farmers since time immemorial. Water wants to flow downhill, and often, you need it to flow uphill. Your animals need it. Your garden …
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This easy-to-make, therapeutic herbal toothpaste has great texture and taste. By Faith Rodgers This toothpaste recipe comes courtesy Faith Rodgers, a certified herbalist and founder of The Little Herbal blog. It has been formulated and perfected over time—not only is it loaded with therapeutic herbs, but it has a great texture, taste and overall palatability. …
Reader Valinda Mullin shares a clever DIY hack that allows her to raise healthy, happy meat rabbits in a mobile pen. By Valinda Mullin I thought it’d be great to have a tractor for raising meat rabbits, just like people do with their chickens. I started by gathering up recycled supplies that I’d been saving …
4 oz Witch Hazel 4 oz White Vinegar 7 oz Water 2 tbsp Castile Soap 2 tsp Washing Soda 50-70 drops of Essential Oil (such as: lemon, orange, pink grapefruit, rosemary, tea tree, eucalyptus, peppermint, and/or lavender) Put your washing soda, essential oils and castile soap in the bottom of a 16 oz + spray …
Written by: Jacki Andre If you’ve been gardening for a while, you’ve likely heard that you shouldn’t use garden soil in containers or as a seed-starting medium. But garden soil is free and it’s right there for the taking. So, what’s wrong with using it? The short answer is that soil used in any kind …
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By Jennifer Poindexter, Morning Chores Imagine being able to enjoy fresh, organic produce year-round. Now imagine the same without having to pay outrageous off-season grocery store or farmer's market prices. What you have just imagined is called a "root cellar." The root cellar is increasingly becoming a fixture for both city and country people who …
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Let’s dig deeper into this subject so that you can fully understand the types of foods you select to produce/raise for your family and friends. Below is the graph you saw in the previous post, with the daily caloric needs filled in for each person and then the totals. Daunting? Yes… Do not worry. Now …
[repost from my Cappers Farmer blog: http://www.cappersfarmer.com/blogs/falcos-poultry.aspx ] We all enjoy a good bath, right? Well your birds are no different. They enjoy preening, bathing and cleaning themselves as well. It is an important natural behavior which keeps your birds healthy and happy. Waterfowl (Ducks Bathing) Ducks, geese and other waterfowl bath similar to the …
In the last couple of years, I have uttered to myself, "worst since the Great Depression" far too often for my liking. Frankly, it makes me nervous. The remedy to calm my nerves is homesteading. As homesteaders, or those of us who aspire to be, self reliance is our direction. I believe it is important …
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