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Homemade Chicken Feed for Healthy and Inexpensive Backyard Flocks

LivestockProduce

With an increase in awareness of the damage of many medicated commercial feeds and genetically modified food sources, some backyard chicken owners are trying their hand at growing their own chicken feed.


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Recycling in the Vegetable Garden

Yard and Garden

Home vegetable gardens make recycling easy. Not only will you feel good that you are recycling, but your garden will thrive, as well.


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Healthy, Yummy and Easy Snacks for Toddlers and Preschoolers

ParentingProduce

Getting your child to eat healthy foods doesn’t have to be boring or an unpleasant experience. Here are a few tasty ideas to turn snack time into a fun, hands-on experience for your child. Your toddler or preschool-age child will enjoy these quick and easy-to-prepare snacks that include plenty of fruits and vegetables. And the best part is that they’re good for you, too!








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Puppies and Kids: Introducing a New Puppy Into a Home with Children

Pet Care

Kids and puppies seem to be natural together. What kid does not fall in love with a new puppy? However, without the proper planning and care, bringing a new puppy home can end in disaster rather than being a pleasant experience for the family.


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Do-It-Yourself Haircuts: A Review of Wahl Color Pro Trimmers

ReviewSelf-Sufficiency

If you're like me, you hate taking the family to the barber shop or hair salon.  For this reason, I do my best to cut my boys' hair at home to save time and save money. 

So enters the Wahl Color Pro Trimmer set, a complete hair-trimming kit.


How to Save Money During Christmas- Best Ways to Reduce Holiday Expenses Without Skimping on Gifts and Fun

OrganizationSelf-Sufficiency

Use these tips to save money during the Christmas Holidays, and year around, and reduce gift-giving expenses without giving up holiday fun. 


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A How-To Guide to Blanching and Peeling Tomatoes

ProduceYard and Garden

Tomatoes are a fast-multiplying garden vegetable and can be used in a variety of ways. When your tomatoes are ripening faster than you can eat them, take an afternoon to blanch and peel them for future use. This way, when recipes call for crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, you’ll always have some on hand!


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How to Make Homemade Freezer Salsa

CookingProduce

When it comes time to pick tomatoes from your garden, take an afternoon and make some homemade freezer salsa. This is a great how-to for those who are beginners at making and freezing food. This salsa recipe is great for dipping or for use in other recipes. It is easy to make and oh so tasty!


Picking Beans and Saving Seeds

Yard and Garden

Are you new to the world of beans? Learn how to grow beans, when to pick them, and how to save bean seeds.


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Calendula (Pot Marigold) as Herbal Medicine

Home RemediesYard and Garden

You'll see these happy ladies with their bright heads in cottage gardens and flower beds everywhere. Native to Southern Europe, Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a hardy annual that reseeds freely and is a very easy plant to grow. What you may not know is that throughout history, it's been an extremely versatile herb.


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