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Grow a Great Garden

winterize your garden for success

Winterizing The Vegetable Garden (+ let chickens do the work!)

Why Compost Is Good For Gardens

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Free Garden Seed Catalogs Links for 2022

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All About Chickens

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When choosing among chicken coop designs, consider these important basics

Chicken Coop Design – Important Features

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Control Chicken Winter Egg Production

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goats, goats, and more goats!

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Goat Fetal Development

freezing colostrum

Freezing Colostrum (or Colostrum Banking)

Wethering (Neutering) Nigerian Dwarf Goats via Banding

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bramblestone’s busy bees

How To Extract & Bottle Honey

How To Extract & Bottle Honey – Bramblestone Farm

Buy raw, local honey to benefit from it's many healthful properties.

Reasons To Buy Raw, Local Honey

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Making Bee Candy

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Farm News and How-Tos

Creating Bluebird Habitat & Free Bluebird House Plans

Creating Bluebird Habitat (& Free Bluebird House Plans)

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How To Get A Free 2023 Chicken Calendar

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The Homestead Barn (Important Questions Before Building)

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Favorite Recipes

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Easy (keto-friendly) Cabbage and Kielbasa Soup

Linda's Chicken Salad can't be beat for a great basic chicken salad recipe - sometimes the simplest things can't be beat!

Linda’s Chicken Salad

Easy Curried Couscous Salad Recipe

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the preserver’s pantry

Making Goat Milk Butter (with a KitchenAid mixer)

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Homemade Sun Dried Tomatoes (oven dried really)

Ways to Preserve Fresh Summer Berries

3 Ways to Preserve Fresh Summer Berries

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Homemade Lavender Wands (Natural Insect Repellant)

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Easy Homemade Bath Salts Recipe

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Easy Homemade Glass Cleaner

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