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Which Chicken Breed is Right for Your Homestead? What Chicken Breed is Right for Your Homestead? If you are just starting out on your homesteading adventure, chickens are a great way to begin with livestock. Whether you have a budding, city backyard or a bustling, rural acreage, getting a coop …

16 Genius Reasons To Keep Your Old Tea Bags Being sustainable and eco-friendly means using things that you already have available to you, including used tea bags. To many people think that tea bags are a one-time deal; one bag is one cup of tea, right? Not exactly! You will …

3 Wines You Can Make at Home 3 Wines You Can Make at Home Did you know that making wine at home isn’t as difficult as people and companies might make you think? Making homemade wine started thousands of years ago without fancy equipment, and you can do the same. …

How to Pick the Firewood that Puts Off the Most Heat As winter creeps closer, you might wonder what wood is the best for heating and burning to keep your house toasty warm. The best results and more heat per wood volume come from burning the highest density, or heaviest, …

How to Make Gummy Bears How to Make Gummy Bears /shutterstock Have you ever wished that you could make your own gummy bears? Making homemade regular and sour gummy bears is surprisingly easy, and you only need a few ingredients! Compared to the ingredients on the package from the store, …

Mustard Making Made Easy: Your DIY Recipe Mustard Making Made Easy Mustard — the versatile condiment that adds a zing to our meals, is more than just a humble yellow smear on a sandwich. This beloved condiment has a rich history spanning centuries, its origins rooted in ancient civilizations where …

Budget Countertop Ideas Everybody would love to have a gorgeous new kitchen, but spending $1000s remodel is not an option for so many of us. With home values not rising as they once did, investing in a high-end custom kitchen may not make economic sense. The good news is there are some ways …

Copycat Red Lobster Biscuit Recipe Copycat Red Lobster Biscuit Recipe / shutterstock If you’re a fan of Red Lobster’s delectable offerings, chances are you’ve fallen in love with their legendary Cheddar Bay Biscuits. These warm, fluffy, and cheesy delights have captured the hearts (and taste buds) of countless seafood lovers. …

20+ Household Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide Nearly every home has a bottle of hydrogen peroxide sitting in the medicine cabinet. Long used as a first aid treatment for cuts and scrapes, this bubbly mix of water and H2O2 has been shown to heal infections as severe as gangrene through simple …

Easy Monkey Bread Recipe Easy Monkey Bread Recipe If you love to bake, you most likely know the feeling of being addicted to finding the best dessert recipes. Who does not love to have a yummy dessert recipe up their sleeve to wow guests and hosts? We all know that …

How to: Make a ram pump If you like to do DIY projects, you can benefit from your fun hobby by applying your enjoyment to helping you outside of preoccupying your spare time. For example, some projects can help you save money on your bills or perhaps make conveniences of life …

Health WARNINGS Your Fingernails May Be Showing You Shannon Kringen via flickr Fingernail can tell us a lot about our health, the texture and color can reflect a variety of health conditions. Investigate your fingernails on a regular basis and you may see unobtrusive varieties in the color or texture – …