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Welcome to our blog! Here, you’ll find recipes for herbal remedies, chicken keeping, gardening tips, DIYs, and all the tips, tricks, lessons, and skills you’ll need to manage a homestead and become more self-sufficient. Whether you’re new to this lifestyle or you’ve been doing it for years, we hope you find our content entertaining as well as educational.
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Gifts to Give - Lavender Lemonade Cocktail Kits
As we get closer and closer to Christmas, the time for DIY gifts is running short, but there is still time to put together these lovely...
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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Gifts to Give - Mulling Spices
Nothing says cozy like a warm glass of mulled wine or cider, and what could make a better teacher or hostess gift than a bottle of...
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Gifts to Give - DIY Cuticle Oil
Welcome to another edition of our Gifts to Give Series . If you love making DIY gifts, be sure to check out the rest of the posts in this...
Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Natural Crystalized Holiday Decor
I love the look of frosted or crystalized holiday decor, but I hate the chemicals and sometimes unsavory ingredients used to create that...
Nov 12, 20242 min read
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Gifts to Give - Spoon Butter
It’s that time of year again when we start to whip up all our homemade gifts for the season and share our favorite homemade Gifts to Give...
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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DIY Boot and Shoe Deodorizer
As winter boot season draws near so too does smelly shoe season. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that when your feet spend all day...
Oct 25, 20243 min read
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DIY Spooky Halloween Eyeball Orbs
Halloween is sacred at my house. Every year, I spend months (sometimes longer) turning every inch of our home into a spooky, witchy...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
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Our Autumn 2024 Botanical Anthology Feature
The Botanical Anthology Autumn 2024 issue launched yesterday! This is the second time we’ve been included in this beautiful publication...
Sep 3, 20244 min read
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Botanical Anthology Summer 2024
I am so excited to share that yesterday was the launch of the Summer issue of Botanical Anthology! The amazing team at Plant Wonder...
Jun 11, 20244 min read
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DIY Wall o' Water to Protect Your Tomato Seedlings
If you’ve been following us, you know that our Colorado homestead is in USDA planting Zone 5B, which has a short growing season. This...
May 15, 20242 min read
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Preserved Dandelion Puffs
Making preserved dandelion puffs has to be one of my favorite spring activities. I have done this project every year since we moved to...
May 10, 20243 min read
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DIY Canning Ring and Lid Holder
Between our new Apothecary Business, canning, and general food storage, the bottles, rings, and lids in our house were starting to get...
Jan 29, 20242 min read
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Gifts to Give - Christmas Gin
Have you ever made your own gin? It’s a really fun and simple project, plus it’s so much fun! Don’t worry; you won’t need a distillery or...
Dec 14, 20232 min read
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Gifts to Give - Juniper Berry Meat Rub
Do you have an avid hunter or chef in your life or on your Christmas list this year? Delight and surprise them with this Juniper Berry...
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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Gifts to Give - DIY Lavender Bath Salts
Giving the gift of relaxation is the ultimate way to say you care. These soothing, relaxing, and healing bath salts are quick and easy to...
Nov 4, 20232 min read
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Holiday Gifts to Give - Herbal Infused Hot Chocolate Mix
Homemade hot chocolate mix makes a delicious gift to give, but take it to the next level and turn this sweet treat into a decadent and...
Nov 1, 20235 min read
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8 Do’s and Don'ts For World Naked Gardening Day
The first Saturday in May is World Naked Gardening Day! This year (2023), it falls on May 6 (tomorrow). And since we are living our lives...
May 5, 20232 min read
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DIY Fire Starters
This year, we’ve started a new tradition of giving only handmade gifts to family and friends. We have a large family, and in years past...
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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DIY Firewood Tote
If you use a wood stove or fireplace to heat your home in the winter, a firewood tote is essential. For us, we have wood stacked on the...
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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DIY Chicken Treat Ornaments
Tis’ the season to “peck the halls” and no self-respecting homesteader can consider the halls officially decked until the coop is...
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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