Are you looking to start building up an emergency food storage?
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How to Start Your Emergency Long-Term Food Storage

BySamantha

Are you looking to start building up an emergency food storage? Because long term food storage is a great way to prepare for emergencies like natural disasters, supply chain interruptions or any reason you need to be home for long periods of time and might not have the ability to purchase more food.  If the…

Most nutritious fall superfoods
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Best Fresh Fall Foods to Add to Your Meals

BySamantha

When it comes to feeding your family in the fall, when the harvest time is at its peak for many things, fresh and seasonally available foods are your best bet. After all, they are the most nutrient dense superfoods you can enjoy! You can still eat your favorite foods, but instead focus on adding in…

yummy food to stay cool in the kitchen this summer
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Keeping Cool in the Homestead Kitchen during Hot Summer Days

BySamantha

Us home cooks know that as the temperatures outside increase, the desire to cook decreases. This isn’t usually due to lack of wanting to cook, but instead, the need to keep the house as cool as possible. This is why baking is done mostly in the winter months and cool dishes are served during the…

In the summer, you are probably not wanting to eat heavy, hot meals, and are looking for lighter, healthier summer meals to stay cool.
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3 Light and Healthy Summer Meals to Stay Cool in the Kitchen

BySamantha

  During the summer months, you are probably less inclined to eat heavy, hot meals, and are looking for more lighter meals. The good news is that not only are these lighter meals much more pleasant to eat in 90 and 100-degree summer heat, but many of them are very healthy as well. Another bonus? It gets you…

7 Practical Tips to Make Gardening Easier
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7 Practical Tips to Make Gardening Easier

BySamantha

Gardening is no easy task, especially if you have put quite a lot of effort into it. It won’t take you long before tending to the flower beds, pruning and doing all sorts of other gardening chores starts to feel tiring and overwhelming. The purpose of gardening is to make you feel happy, not super…

Understanding Garden Terms
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Understanding Garden Terms

BySamantha

Do you find yourself confused by terms like: hybrid, genetically modified, heirloom, open-pollinated, heritage and microsystem? In this article we will go over some basics that will help clear up some of the confusion. First, let’s look at the difference between a microsystem and an ecosystem. To gardeners an ecosystem would be used to describe…

Delicious and creamy salted caramel and pecan ice cream is so easy and you don't even need an ice cream maker to make it!
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Salted Caramel & Pecan Ice Cream ~ No-Churn

BySamantha

Have you avoided making ice cream at home because you don’t have an ice cream maker and you can’t justify buying another piece of kitchen equipment you’ll only use on occasion? If so, you’ll want to give this easy 2-ingredient method inspired by the kitchn.com (see link below for attribution). This recipe builds upon their…