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A woman spraying bug repellant on a small child.

Natural Insect Repellent (Do They Work + Recipe)

Read moreNatural Insect Repellent (Do They Work + Recipe)
Multiple bucks in a grassy field.

Bridging Heritage and Health: Hunting 101

Read moreBridging Heritage and Health: Hunting 101
A woman showing dried beans on a vine.

How to Preserve Food When it’s Too Hot to Can

Read moreHow to Preserve Food When it’s Too Hot to Can
Peaches on a wooden surface.

Working Bees & How They’re Relevant Today

Read moreWorking Bees & How They’re Relevant Today
Sunflower seeds in a bowl with sunflower seed oil in a bottle.

Pressing Your Own Seed & Nut Oils at Home

Read morePressing Your Own Seed & Nut Oils at Home
Chamomile flowers.

How to Harvest Herbs for Medicinal Purposes

Read moreHow to Harvest Herbs for Medicinal Purposes
A vertical shot of a large head of cabbage in the garden.

What to Plant in August (For a Fall Garden)

Read moreWhat to Plant in August (For a Fall Garden)
The Modern Homesteading Conference event at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.

Modern Homesteading Conference

Read moreModern Homesteading Conference
Scottish Highland Cow grazing in a field with a woman by a truck throwing out feed.

How to Take a Vacation When You Have a Homestead

Read moreHow to Take a Vacation When You Have a Homestead
Homemade dehydrated apple chips with cinnamon sticks and two whole apples sitting on a wooden countertop.

Freeze Drying vs. Dehydrating Food (Which is Best?)

Read moreFreeze Drying vs. Dehydrating Food (Which is Best?)
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A jar of fermented hot sauce on a counter next to fresh peppers.

The Best Fermented Hot Sauce Recipe

Three jars of peppers in fermenting jars.

The Ultimate Guide to Making Fermented Peppers

Apple dump cake in a cast iron pan with fresh apples.

Recipes for Dump Cake

Two jars of homemade cake mix on a wooden counter top.

Homemade Cake Mix Recipe


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My Health Update & Need for Surgery

How to Make Herbal Tea

DIY Mixes in a Jar

Our Broken Food System

Books

  • Everything Worth Preserving
  • The Family Garden Planner
  • Handmade
  • The Made from Scratch Life
  • The Family Garden Plan

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  • Organic Gardening Workshop
  • Home Fruit Preservative Canning e-course
  • Home Canning With Confidence
  • Homemade Bread & Baking Class
  • Natural Homemade Bath and Beauty
  • Pioneering Today Academy


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