Natural Chicken Care

Natural Chicken Care

A lot of people are hoping to become more “natural” in their daily life.   How can you reduce toxins and chemicals?  How can you eat more organically?  Where can you buy products that are more natural? This can be just as important for your animals, as well?  Especially for those animals that … Read more

Homemade Mustard

Homemade Mustard

Making food from scratch can take a bit of time, but it is so worth it. Not only do you know what ingredients are going into your meals, but your family will also appreciate the extra effort you’ve taken to make sure they are eating the healthiest foods available. This homemade mustard … Read more

Starting Seedlings

Starting Seedlings

Spring is coming.  It may seem like it’s taking a long time to get here, but it is coming. What this means is that it is about time to start thinking about starting seedlings. If you’ve been gardening for long, it seems that starting seedlings is a no brainer.  However, you may … Read more

Staying Healthy This Winter with a Natural Probiotic

Staying Healthy This Winter with a Natural Probiotic

Staying Healthy This Winter with a Natural Probiotic Did you know it is almost the first day of spring?  Yep.  It is.  The first day of spring is usually March 19 or March 20th.  However, maybe you’re still experiencing snow and freezing temperatures.  Lots of you are still stuck inside most of … Read more

Prepping for Beginners – Top 5 Tips

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Are you a “prepper?”  Know what a prepper is?  Think “prepping” is just for those “crazy” people who worry about the armageddon, zombies taking over, and/or the world coming to an end? For those of you who don’t know – a prepper is generally considered to be a person who takes seriously … Read more

Health Benefits of Mushrooms

Health Benefits of Mushrooms

Mushrooms.  You either love them or you hate them but are they healthy? The definitive answer is YES, mushrooms are very healthy.  The health benefits of mushrooms are numerous. Health Benefits of Mushrooms As you can see from the graphic above, there are many health benefits of mushrooms.  However, not all mushrooms … Read more

Homemade Ranch Dressing

Homemade Ranch Dressing

Ranch Dressing There, we said it.  Are you salivating? Many people have loved ranch dressing since they were a kid. Others have joined the ranch dressing crave later in life.  For most people, the only way you enjoyed ranch dressing was store-bought and in a bottle. When you’re young, you most likely … Read more

How to Make Mint Syrup

How to Make Mint Syrup

Oh, mint. Some people love it, some people hate it. Some people have a love/hate relationship with it. On one hand, you smell lovely and you make things taste delicious.  On the other hand, you invade gardens and pop up EVERYWHERE that you do not belong.  You are like an ex-friend who … Read more

Planting Potatoes in Your Garden

Planting Potatoes in Your Garden

We recently wrote a post on preparing seed potatoes for planting and it was one of the most popular posts. Perhaps there are a lot of gardeners who are looking to grow their own potatoes. With that in mind, here’s another post on how we planted our seed potatoes into our potato growing … Read more

Choosing Good Coconut Oil

Choosing Good Coconut Oil

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, chances are you’ve already jumped on the coconut oil bandwagon. It can be used in place of all other oils in recipes (save a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil here and there) and have started using it in place of butter sometimes, as … Read more