How To Make Homemade Feta Cheese

“I have been promising to bring you my homemade feta cheese recipe for a while. Today is finally the day. You may be wondering why I bother making

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How To Make A Food Storage Shelf

“When harvest time comes, you need somewhere to dry all of your produce and store it for the winter. If taken care of properly, you could be enjoying

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How To Make Hand-Dipped Beeswax Candles

“A short introduction to making candles with beeswax a few years back was an inspiration enough to dabble with my own candle dipping project on a hot August

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Raising Animals As Gardening Allies

“When I go into the garden first thing in the morning, fuzzy, yellow ducklings race into view. Running around cheeping, they take a bite from the feeder, have

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How To Raise Tilapia In The Backyard

“Tilapia ranks as the second most cultivated fish in the world, after carp. Tilapia is one of the most popular farmed fish in the world and its production is increasing.

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How To Make Your Own Totally Organic Plant Fertilizer

Worm castings, worm tea, and worm leachate are 3 of the most powerful organic fertilizers one can use in the garden, and you can keep an endless supply

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Seed Starting In Egg Cartons

“It’s finally time to start seeds again! After months of winter garden dreaming, action at last! First come the onions. We’re planting a bunch this year, maybe not

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DIY Project – Build Swings Around A Campfire

“Summer is a great time for relaxing outside and what better way to do that than with a porch swing? How about if you had several porch swings

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How To Make Depression Era Homemade Bread

Have you seen Clara of Depression Coooking with Clara on the news lately? She is 93 years old and has her own blog and several videos on youtube.

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How To Make Homemade Yogurt

“Why should you bother making yogurt at home? Well, homemade yogurt is ridiculously good, ridiculously cheap, and not very complicated to make. Basically, you… heat up milk cool

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Dehydrating Eggs For Long Term Storage

“A few years ago I started dehydrating my extra eggs over the spring, summer, and fall. The main reason I did this was because from about November until March

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How To Make A Bamboo Polytunnel

“We used a local renewable material, caña (like bamboo). You could use anything long and bendy – we would  like to try it with hazel next time we are

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The Top 5 Uses for Spent Coffee Grounds

“Coffee grounds have been used as a gardening aid for centuries, and groups such as Ground to Ground are out there reintroducing the practice to a new generation.

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How To Build A Tee-Pee Garden Trellis

As you stand amidst your lush garden, envision a structure that not only adds height and beauty to your landscape, but also supports the growth of your climbing

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Building A Covered Greenhouse Garden

“Since we’ve moved here, we’ve had some windy nights and some CRAZY 30mph windy nights. On top of that, the neighbors all comment on the foggy summers. So

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Understanding Heirloom Vegetables

“The term “heirloom” has always confused me. What determines if a plant is considered an heirloom or not? In the cut flower business most blooms are from hybrids

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How To Build A Solar Panel Tracker That Follows The Sun

“For a class project I decided to try making a low cost PV (photovoltaic) tracker. Being able to follow the sun’s path through the sky can raise your

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Bubble Wrap Window Insulation

“I’ve used bubble wrap on windows for  two three+ years now, and I’m amazed how quick and easy it is. This year, we are even covering the windows in

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How To Make Homemade Sunscreen Lotion Bars

“If you didn’t already know, commercial sunscreens can be toxic due to potential endocrine disruptors and other nasty chemicals. I was inspired by Robin Konie of Thank Your

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How To Build A Bee Hive

“A warre hive is a vertical top bar hive that is simple to build and easy to use. The cost is about one-third to one-fourth the cost of

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