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Grow a Great Garden

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Apples – Which Variety for What?

controlling potato beetles organically

Controlling Potato Beetles Organically

use soil blocks to grow super healthy seedlings

Use Soil Blocks to Grow Super Healthy Seedlings

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All About Chickens

Should Fresh Eggs Be Washed or Left Unwashed

Fresh Eggs – Washed or Unwashed?

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How & How Fast Chickens Molt (with illustrations)

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Fall Decorations Are Natural Chicken Dewormers

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goats, goats, and more goats!

Giving Goats Injections

Giving Goats Injections

Identify & Control Goat Internal Parasites

disbudding goats

Disbudding Goats (Two Methods)

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bramblestone’s busy bees

Beekeepers Best Resource

Beekeeper Associations – Beekeepers Best Resource

How to Start Honey Bee Hives (or How To Hive Package Honey Bees)

Substituting Honey for Sugar in Baking

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Farm News and How-Tos

Creating Bluebird Habitat & Free Bluebird House Plans

Creating Bluebird Habitat (& Free Bluebird House Plans)

2023 chicken calendar cover

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

Keto-Friendly Indonesian Ginger Chicken

balsamic strawberry panna cotta

Balsamic Strawberry Panna Cotta

ultimate cheater pulled pork (slow cooker)

Ultimate Cheater Pulled Pork (slow cooker)

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the preserver’s pantry

making hot pepper (chili) oil

How To Make Hot Pepper (Chili) Oil

make tomato juice from fresh tomatoes easily

Make Tomato Juice from Fresh Tomatoes Easily (w/Kitchenaid Mixer)

Ways to Preserve Fresh Summer Berries

3 Ways to Preserve Fresh Summer Berries

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homemade goodness

Weed-Be-Gone, A Safe & Easy Homemade Weedkiller

Weed-Be-Gone – A Safe & Easy Homemade Weedkiller

Here's an easy recipe for homemade bird suet that can me made and put out in either summer or winter - it holds up even in the heat.

Summer or Winter Homemade Bird Suet

natural pine cone ornaments

Easy DIY Natural Pine Cone Ornaments

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