Medicinal plants and natural home remedies is something that I want to learn more about as we slowly become more self-sufficient on our homestead. Relying on pharmaceuticals for every simple ailment – while they do have their place, is not what I want for my health or for my family’s health. The more we can […]
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Everyone says owning chickens is easy, and for the most part it is relatively easy. They’re fairly low maintenance, but still require work just like any pet. When we moved to the country, we knew we wanted to get chickens. While my husband had experience with chickens growing up, he wasn’t old enough to truly
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As the nights lengthen and light frosts are upon us, prepping your strawberry bed in late autumn can mean the difference between a slim harvest and one that bursts into berries next June. On our little homestead in Ontario (Zone 5-6), I’ve walked the path of cracked crowns, hungry deer, and over-winter losses – and
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Every fall, our freezer starts filling up with homemade pumpkin purée. After growing pumpkins all summer, curing them so they’ll last for months, and roasting a few for purée, I always end up wondering what to make next. Pumpkin pie is great, but I don’t need five of them sitting on my counter. These pumpkin
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Everyone loves the intoxicating, aromatic smell of basil. It’s a versatile culinary herb that’s been adopted by many different countries around the world. The variety of basil most of us cook with in North America is the Genovese basil plant that originated from Italy. This is the variety I’ll be talking about in this article.
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