Category: Self Sufficiency

Simple Instructions for Water Bath Canning Fruits & Vegetables

Simple Instructions for Water Bath Canning Fruits & Vegetables Water bath canning is the process most people use to can fruits, vegetables, jams, jellies, and pickles at home. Unfortunately, the canners rarely come with directions, and the instructions in many canning books can be complicated and hard to follow. Home canning is a safe, economical way …

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Herb-Infused Balms for Healing + Headaches

Herb-Infused Balms for Healing + Headaches A balm is a mixture of herbal infused oils, some form of wax and essential oils.  Balms tend to be more aromatic because the higher amount of EOs used for their healing properties releases a cloud of soothing vapors upon application. Peppermint – Cooling, analgesic, antispasmodic, anesthetic, decongestant, febrifuge, insecticide, stimulant – clears thinking …

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10 Weird Intensive Gardening Methods That Really Work

10 Weird Intensive Gardening Methods That Really Work When it comes to having fresh food on hand and beautiful flowers at your disposal, it is important to have your own garden. Intensive gardening is an option that you should look into because it is proven to work for foods and flowers, and it is easy, ensuring …

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Transform Your Leftovers, Eliminate Waste

Transform Your Leftovers, Eliminate Waste As the shopping trollies are filled each week with food for the family, it can almost be guaranteed that some of it will just go straight in the bin. In the U.S. alone, we waste about 40 percent of our food, amounting to about $165 billion per year! WOW! How …

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20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing

20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing

20 Things You Can Use Twice Before Tossing Although you probably wouldn’t, you could easily find out what a household has been using and getting rid of by a simple peek at their trash bins. More often than not we toss old coffee grounds, uneaten food products, un-recyclable bottles and cans – and the list …

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