How Often Should You Feed a Sourdough Starter?
Making a homemade sourdough starter is a fairly simple process, but it can also bring up some questions, and one of those questions is how …
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How to Grow Your Own Saffron
Of all of the herbs and spices in the spice aisle at the grocery store, saffron is almost always the most expensive one you can …
Old-Fashioned Herbal Hair Rinse for Shiny Hair
If you’ve ever tried to use store bought shine-boosting serums, you’ve probably found that they tend to be on the pricier side and that they …
The Best Online Sources for Heirloom Seeds
Heirloom seeds are becoming increasingly more popular, but even so, they can often be difficult to find in garden centers and other places that sell …
How to Make Your Own Maple Syrup – Part 2: Boiling Down the Sap
If you have a few backyard maple trees and you live in a climate where it’s below freezing at night and above freezing during the …
How to Make Homemade Maple Syrup: Tapping Your Maple Trees
There are some aspects of homesteading that are definitely more challenging for those of us who live in suburban areas with small yards, but if …
How to Store Apples to Last for the Winter
One of the many reasons why apples were such a popular fruit in previous centuries is the fact that they are one of the few …
