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What to Do When Your Goat Develops a Precocious Udder
Read on to learn about the causes of precocious udders in goats, the symptoms to look out for, and some ways to manage this condition.
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How to Combat Mold or Fungus on Seed Starting Soil
How to Combat Mold or Fungus on Seed Starting Soil
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How to Grow Salad Greens in a Window Box
Growing salad greens in a window box is an excellent way to use a small space for growing food. Once it is planted, you only need to water and harvest the plants. This summer, you can have fresh salads at your fingertips by growing lettuce, spinach, kale, and other greens in a window box container garden.
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Can You Start Your Seedlings with LED Lights?
two chickens standing next to each other in the grass with text overlay reading how to care for older hens in their golden years
Tips for Keeping Your Aging Hens Happy and Healthy - ImaginAcres
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Step-by-step tutorial for restoring and re-seasoning a rusty cast iron skillet!
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Lacto-fermented Garlic Scapes
Fermenting scapes preserves them for later use, and adds probiotics to your diet. The fermented garlic scapes may used in any way that you would use them raw. #gardening #homesteading #fermentation #scapes
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Homemade Lavender Soap Bars
If you're looking for an amazing soap that will relax you after a stressful day, homemade lavender soap bars are for you. So perfect for gift giving, too! #soapmaking #lavender
Pine and Honey Moisturizing Lip Balm is perfect for dry winter lips, and with that fresh-from-the-forest-scent, it's perfect for gift giving. But it's more than that; it really is the best moisturizing lip balm! Lip Balms, Natural Cosmetics, Best Moisturizing Lip Balm, Winter Lips, Lip Balm Recipes, Face Scrub Homemade, Homemade Beauty, Moisturizing Lip Balm, Homemade Face
Pine and Honey Moisturizing Lip Balm
Pine and Honey Moisturizing Lip Balm is perfect for dry winter lips, and with that fresh-from-the-forest-scent, it's perfect for gift giving. But it's more than that; it really is the best moisturizing lip balm!
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Lacto-fermented Blueberries
Fermenting fruit is a little more challenging than fermenting vegetables. Because of its high sugar content, fruit ferments much more quickly than vegetables, and can quickly turn to alcohol. Using whey helps to steer fruit towards lacto-fermentation, rather than an alcohol ferment. In addition, a short fermentation period is used. Foraging for food is fun and delicious! #fermentation #foraging
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Make Your Own Healthy Ginger Ale
Ginger ale doesn't have to be an unhealthy beverage. Not when your make your own and lacto-ferment it so that it's full of probiotics!
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Oven Roasted Potatoes
Oven roast some potatoes over a bed of pine boughs for an amazing aroma and taste this winter! #pine #potatoes #foraging