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Homesteading, homestead design, gardening, frugal living, homegrown food, chickens, goats, livestock. Also food preservation, canning, food storage, pantry stocking, wholesome recipes. Please no brand name essential oil posts. (Non-brand-mentioned posts that include essential oils are fine.)
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With cold and flu season in full swing, everyone should keep this DIY Thieves oil recipe in their natural first aid kit to kill germs and prevent illness. Click to learn how to make it!
|Spiraea Herbs with Correne Omland| Looking for a cozy way to boost your health with herbal medicine? Turmeric milk, a golden elixir, is a staple in apothecary traditions, cherished for its soothing, anti-inflammatory and immune-supporting benefits. This creamy blend of turmeric, spices, and milk is the perfect addition to your herbal remedies, offering warmth and wellness in every sip. Ready to learn how to make it? Click here to watch!
|Spiraea Herbs with Correne Omland| Curious about an easy way to support your lymphatic health and boost your natural glow? Dry brushing is a simple, natural health practice that promotes circulation, exfoliates skin, and enhances detoxification. This ancient technique is perfect for invigorating your body and supporting overall wellness. Want to see how it’s done and learn all the benefits? Click here to watch!

Herbs & Health

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|Spiraea Herbs with Correne Omland| While making medicine with plants is a magical way to get to know herbs, sometimes creating for the sake of creating brings us closer to our plant friends as well. One of our favourite Yuletide traditions is to make Mullein torches from the old stalks of the plants. Join Correne in this video and learn how to create magic and warmth with Mullein. Click here to watch!
Are you looking for some gift ideas for a gardener. Here's 23 ideas that will help you find the perfect gift for the gardener in your life. #homesteadgardening #giftideas
Guide to viewing cherry blossoms in the United States. Details where to see cherry blossoms in the US, the best time to visit, the history of cherry blossoms in the US, tips for viewing these beautiful pink flowers, and more! Includes a list of cherry blossom festivals in the US including the National Cherry Blossom Festival in DC and more!

Family & Holidays

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Learn which chicken breeds will lay a colorful rainbow of eggs for your backyard chicken flock. These beautiful rainbow eggs will brighten up your egg basket and make raising chickens even more fun! Click to learn all the different chicken breeds we've been raising on our homestead for our gorgeous rainbow of eggs!
Learn the breeds of chickens that will lay a rainbow of colorful eggs for your egg basket. We’ve been slowly growing our flocks of chickens over the years specifically so we can have hens who lay a rainbow of colorful chicken eggs. I absolutely love collecting our chickens’ eggs everyday and seeing our egg basket overflowing with the gorgeous rainbow of colored eggs!
Across the globe, diverse cultures have treasured coconut oil as a culinary and wellness cornerstone for generations. Join us in celebrating the timeless traditions of coconut oil on our homestead and learn the many ways to use coconut oil to help our bodies and our animals live healthy, happy lives. #CoconutOilUses #CoconutOilforDogs #HowtoUseCoconutOil #WaystoUseCoconutOil #CoconutOilPulling

Small Farm Livestock

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Reduce waste with meal planning for your family’s healthy eating goals. Use our four simple steps to budget, plan, upcycle, and even preserve to rethink “wasted” food in your home. These frugal ideas are actionable – start this week!
|Spiraea Herbs with Correne Omland| Did you know you can make fresh fermented tomato salsa? While I love the shelf stability of homemade salsa, sometimes I want something with the amazing gut health benefits of fermentation. Learn how to support digestion and healthy gut bacteria with this simple and delicious recipe. You may never want to can salsa again! Click here to learn more.
The ultimate fast food is the food you preserve yourself! Crack open a couple jars of sloppy joes with meat for a quick meal after a long day. Let me teach you how to pressure can sloppy joes! #pressurecanning #mealsinjars #prestopressurecanner #foodpreservation #

Food Preservation & Storage

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How to grill vegetables and fruit perfectly! Grilling your garden harvest. How to perfectly grill your homegrown veggies and fruits. Grilled vegetables fresh from the garden are one of the best parts of summer! Here's how to grill up the perfect side dish!
These aromatic, Asian-style pork spare ribs for the crockpot are super easy and delicious every time, especially served with stir-fry veggies, cauliflower "rice" or a salad.
|Spiraea Herbs with Correne Omland| Did you know that milling your own flour can save you money in the long run? It’s also a lot easier to do than most people think. There are some amazing benefits to milling flour at home including working towards self sufficiency and improved health. To learn more click here to watch.

Healthy Recipes

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Growing beets in your garden can give you access to the many beautiful, tasty varieties of heirloom and specialty beets that you just can't get from the grocery store. Here's how to grow beets organically...
It is easy to grow a variety of potatoes in wonderful colors and flavors that you just can't find at the grocery store! Here's how to grow potatoes organically.
Learn how to grow a salsa garden in your backyard and make homemade, homegrown salsa. This tutorial is great for beginners new to growing a salsa garden. Learn salsa garden layout, planning and ideas for what to grow in a salsa garden, the best varieties of tomatoes, peppers and onions to grow for the most delicious salsa. Plus planting tips and how to grow a successful salsa garden in a cool climate with a short growing season

Growing Food

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