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A lot of people don’t think about roses as a food source but around here, they are an important part of our perennial food landscape. We use both the petals…

Did you know that you can tap birch trees for their sap? Birch sap is rich in minerals and antioxidants and has been used as a heath tonic by a…

You can cut your food bills by 25% or MORE by adopting some simple money saving strategies. Before grocery stores and super markets came along, people needed to be a…

There was a time when craftsmanship was a source of pride. Furniture used to be both aesthetically pleasing and built to last for generations. When we were deciding on what…

Birch trees are remarkable: they can keep you warm, nourish you and even heal you. They have a multitude of traditional uses, all of which remain practical in this modern…

Creating a household budget used to be a common practice within every home. People actually knew what they could afford, and how long it would take to save up and…

This salt soap bar stimulates the body and senses with coffee, cocoa and essential oils. It exfoliates and cleanses, removing toxins from the skin. Not only that but the salt…

When the days get colder, you can help to winter proof your home and fight the chills with these easy to make draft stoppers. They are long, weighted fabric tubes…

Hay box or retained heat cooking  is a very old fuel saving technology, dating back to medieval times. You’ll find reference to this type of cooking method in many vintage…

You don’t need chickens clucking in the back yard to be a homesteader. It just takes a certain mindset to start the journey. There is no real set definition of…