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Guide to Canning: What You Need to Know  Are you interested in learning how to can? Canning is one of the top ways to preserve your garden harvest each year, turning it into delicious recipes. Homesteaders and gardeners alike started canning decades along. So, let’s jump right in with our …

Our 10 best pumpkin recipes Don’t just throw them out! Did you know pumpkins are part of the squash family and you can eat its contents instead of just for carving eyes and a scary mouth? Not only is this fall signature squash versatile to use in the kitchen, but …

20 Frugal Ways to Keep Your House Warm  It’s a very nice tradition to present gifts to owners of a new home – a “housewarming,” but did you know that you can extend this custom anytime you significantly make a change to your home? Yes, you can, so, take the …

How To Prepare Your Garden for Winter The term “Fall gardening” doesn’t mean sitting in a lawn chair and watching the stalks of your spent vegetable plants tip over. In fact, as the summer gardening season comes to a close, the work in your garden is far from over. The …

12 Fall Camping Tips You Must Remember The crisp autumn air and changing leaves mean that it’s the perfect time for fall camping. Camping in the fall is beautiful. Sunsets have a beautiful, golden hue, parks are less occupied, and the bugs aren’t out in full force. Whether you are …

11 Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Inside This Winter When you are a gardening lover, the winter times can bring about some serious blues. You have nothing fresh growing, no plants to tend! The garden sits empty, and you stare longingly wishing for spring to arrive. Did you know those …

5 Yummy Candy Apples Recipes  Everything you need to know to make perfect candy apples every time!  These easy tips and techniques are your ticket to amazing candy apples that are sure to wow any crowd.  Top off a classic red candy apple with your favorite candy pieces for a …

8 Common Foods That Help You Fight Pain Naturally More than one third of adults suffer from chronic pain; that’s over 100 million Americans. Over the counter pain relievers comprise the highest profits of the pharmaceutical industry and, while pain pills can reduce suffering, they can also produce side effects, …

The Easy Way to Make Your Own Charcoal It’s summertime, and you probably are using a lot of charcoal to cook on the grill and enjoy fires. Did you know that you can make your charcoal? While the process is a bit lengthy in time, the hands-on time for you …

Debunking 7 Myths about Living a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle Living a self-sufficient lifestyle means different things to each person. Some people desire to produce everything they need, but others narrow down their goals. Their goals might be to grow all of their fruits and vegetables required for their family each year. …

10 Vegetables You Can Grow Indoors During Winter Did you enjoy your investment in the cultivation of a vegetable garden during the summer? Good! The good news is that, whether you’re in the polar region or the temperate region, you can still keep yourself busy in the winter by growing …

Survival Tips – How To Find Water In The Wilderness You can survive about 3 weeks without food. However, you can die if you go for three days without water. So, imagine a situation where you are lost in a wilderness, like an unknown forest to you. Alternatively, let us assume …