Category: Inspiration

HOW TO SET UP AN HYDROPONIC GARDEN

HOW TO SET UP AN HYDROPONIC GARDEN Hydroponics is proved to have several advantages over soil gardening. The growth rate on a hydroponic plant is 30-50 percent faster than a soil plant, grown under the same conditions. The yield of the plant is also greater! Hydroponic gardening uses no soil; rather, plant roots are suspended …

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How to Cook an Old Rooster (or Hen!)

How to Cook an Old Rooster (or Hen!) There comes a time in the life of every chicken-keeper when you have to make some tough decisions and over at theprairiehomestead.com is what happened. Jill explains in the best way that it’s not her favourite part about homesteading, and she’s right, If we choose to eat …

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Pallet Project: DIY Rustic Trugs

Pallet Project: DIY Rustic Trugs We are over at lovelygreens.com again, I just can’t get enough! This lady is amazing and I’d love to be this creative! With this post you get a step by step guide and a video! Couldn’t ask for much more really. This is such a great idea, but its also …

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SEA SALT SOAP & ESSENTIAL OIL RECIPE

SEA SALT SOAP & ESSENTIAL OIL RECIPE Many people use sea salt soap and scrubs to cleanse and detoxify their face and body. Sea salts draw toxins out of the body, which will naturally lead to feeling refreshed. Sea salt is grainy and therefore makes for a great scrub, when showering or bathing with it, …

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Crock Pot Cranberry Butter

Crock Pot Cranberry Butter Cranberry Butter is like apple butter, only made with fresh (or frozen) cranberries rather than apples. I always do my own apple butter in the slow cooker and I like to let it cook for at least 12 hours.  I will put it all in the pot after dinner and then when …

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