Essential Oils on the Homestead
“Mama, where’s the peppermint oil?” My 9-year old son had eaten something that didn’t agree with him and was looking for relief. As is usual around here with all sorts of health maladies, we didn’t reach for pharmaceuticals or the...How to Prep for Pet and Livestock Emergencies – The Basics
We recently had our first chicken illness. Or so we thought. Turned out it wasn’t a disease after all, but the whole process was an eye-opener for us – and more than a little stressful. And it got me to thinking – how many people add livestock (or...Challenges & Benefits of Country Living – Part 1: The Cons/Challenges
If you can count on me for anything, it’s to give you the straight goods on country living. No fluff. You’re not going to find me waxing poetic about how la-de-da wonderful everything is every moment of every day – especially when it comes to the...Getting it all Done – Goal Setting for Modern Homesteading
I spent the last week looking over my goals and accomplishments from 2011. What worked, what didn’t, what I’d never, ever try again (like putting too many things on my to-do list!)… My iMac screen is covered with mindmaps, to-do lists, videos and...Rural Property – 5 Ways to Give Rural Real Estate the Safety Test
It’s getting cold here. The ground is rock solid frozen and we’ve gone full into ‘winter mode’. Now that we’ve got livestock (chickens), it adds a whole new dimension to preparing our rural property to keep everyone (and everything)...AS SEEN ON…
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