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10 Tips to Keep Your Sanity During a Home Renovation
10 Tips to Keep Your Sanity During a Home Renovation Do you have what it takes to keep your family together during a Home Renovation? Ironically, we have owned our own contracting business for the last 18 years. However, our recent renovation and major construction project has been pushing us to the limit. Have some…
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Beehive’s & Beekeeping Supplies on a Budget
Beehive’s & Beekeeping Supplies on a Budget If you have read my post about Getting Started with Bees ( click here if you haven’t read it yet) then you already know that getting started with beekeeping can be a pretty expensive initial investment, just two hives and safety equipment for two people can cost around $1,000-yikes!…
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Top 5 Ways to Get Honey Bees for Cheap or Free
Top 5 Ways to Get Honey Bees for Cheap or Free If you have read my post about Getting Started with Bees ( click here if you haven’t read it yet) then you already know that getting started with beekeeping can be a pretty expensive initial investment, just two hives and safety equipment for two people…
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Homemade Comet: All-Natural & Non-Toxic Cleaner Recipe
In a world full of harmful and toxic chemical cleaners there is actually a ray of sunshine, you can make your own all-natural and non-toxic cleaners! This homemade comet recipe is one of my favorite recipes and it is my biggest sellers at the market. I call this the Everything Scrub because I literally use…
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Adding Backyard Chickens- What You Need to Know Before Your Buy
Adding Backyard Chickens- What You Need to Know Before You Buy They say that chickens are the gateway livestock, and it’s true. Ever heard of chicken math? If not, you will find out shortly. We all want food independence and freedom to raise our own food. Raising chickens is a great and affordable way to…
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Top 5 Reasons to Move Off Grid
Our Top 5 Reasons to Move Off Grid What does ‘Off Grid’ mean? Well, it means many different things to different people and believe it or not, the simple definition of living ‘Off Grid’ causes arguments within the Off-Grid communities. To me it means: to be independent from electrical, water, and gas, it means reducing…
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Plant a Mosquito Repelling Garden & Enjoy The Outdoors Again
Plant a Mosquito Repelling Garden & Enjoy the Outdoors Again Do you love the outdoors but the biting insects just wont leave you alone? I may have a solution for you that will solve your bug-biting issue and get you back in the dirt, plant a mosquito repelling garden and enjoy the outdoors again! Not…
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Save Electricity & Money by Line-Drying Your Clothes
Save Electricity & Money by Line-Drying Your Clothes Do you think line-drying your clothes is a thing of the past? With climbing electric bills and massive energy consumption, many people are turning back to the old ways in order to save electricity & money. Going old-school and line-drying our clothes saves our family of five…
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3 Easy Ways to Dehydrate Herbs Off-Grid
3 Easy Ways to Dehydrate Herbs Off-Grid. Drying herbs has to be one of the easiest things to do to preserve your harvest and save money. You can use your dehydrated herbs for: gifts, tea blends, spice mixes, potpourri and so much more. I love projects that take very little time and effort but have…
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