Beat the Heat with Drinks from Your Garden
Summer is a time of year everyone looks forward to. The garden is growing. Children are on holiday. There are reunions, picnics, backyard cookouts. Everything is great, with the possible exception of the heat. One way I've found to beat the heat is with fun and delicious homemade drinks made from ingredients growing in my yard. They're great to drink…
The Secret to Cuddly Chickens
If you have ever raised chickens with the intention of pets, you have likely experienced the joy of forging a bond, only to discover the heartbreak of rejection the second you moved them to their coop. This textbook scenario is the very reason many chickenkeepers give up on a flock of cuddly pet chickens and settle for the usual transactional…
Enzymes for Plants: The Secret to Boosting Harvests and Blooms
A great secret to a thriving garden, enzymes make nutrients in the soil more available for plants to use. They are sometimes used as an ingredient in expensive plant sprays and fertilizers in gardening stores and catalogs. Though actually, these enzyme plant potions are simple to make at home. The recipes were given to me by a friend, who worked…
Beat the Heat with Drinks from Your Garden
Summer is a time of year everyone looks forward to. The garden is growing. Children are on holiday. There are reunions, picnics, backyard cookouts. Everything is great, with the possible exception of the heat. One way I've found to beat the heat is with fun and delicious homemade drinks made from ingredients growing in my yard. They're great to drink…
The Secret to Cuddly Chickens
If you have ever raised chickens with the intention of pets, you have likely experienced the joy of forging a bond, only to discover the heartbreak of rejection the second you moved them to their coop. This textbook scenario is the very reason many chickenkeepers give up on a flock of cuddly pet chickens and settle for the usual transactional…
Enzymes for Plants: The Secret to Boosting Harvests and Blooms
A great secret to a thriving garden, enzymes make nutrients in the soil more available for plants to use. They are sometimes used as an ingredient in expensive plant sprays and fertilizers in gardening stores and catalogs. Though actually, these enzyme plant potions are simple to make at home. The recipes were given to me by a friend, who worked…
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