In the last couple of months, in an effort to reach out and appeal to more people, I did a few new things: I joined Top Mommy Blogs I began offering Ever Growing Sponsor Ads on my sidebar and, in turn, been able to offer you all a few awesome giveaways I applied to be a Village Green Network featured…
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Just when I thought that summer was on it’s way quickly into fall, we’ve had two steady weeks of heat. Go figure, right? The garden is in full production mode, though everything is later than it was last year, and even the year before that…I still haven’t even harvested any corn. I mentioned in my last Grow, Harvest, Eat post…
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It is officially the Time of Bounty again. You’ve sown your seeds, cared for their sprouts, transplanted and top dressed the healthiest growers and are now harvesting a bounty of tomatoes and squash and corn and maybe even peppers from your garden several times a week if not every day. This wonderful process leaves you full of pride while feeding…
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MATERIALS: Pretzels, a bar of milk or dark chocolate, your favorite egg-shaped candies, a double boiler, wax paper, a cookie sheet, a large mixing bowl. In addition to pretzels, you can also use nuts (almonds, peanuts, cashews, etc), coconut flakes or sunflower seeds, depending on your preferences or allergies. These little nests make great gifts for friends or treats at…
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Teeny, tiny flies…tons of them…in our chicken scratch. We’ve been keeping chickens for a few years now and I have never seen this before! I first saw them on Saturday when I went out to feed the Ladies. I opened up the Scratch Bin and noticed a few tiny flies, but didn’t think anything of it. Then, as I scooped…
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Today I will talk about Every Day Carry Bags, but first, I just want to talk a bit about the process of preparing for SHTF/emergency situations…When I first started looking at our preparations for potential SHTF situations, I felt quite comfortable with the process, thinking we were pretty prepared, but the more that I think about it, the more I…
