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How to skin and gut a squirrel
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How to make powered alcohol
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Raw Milk. Good or bad?
I come from a small island where all the cows are grass-fed and where raw milk was always available. (As …
Aquaponics. A virtuous loop that delivers a lot of food.
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Seeds to plant in March
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Those silica gel packets? Don’t throw them out, use them everywhere!
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VIDEO: It’s lambing season and it’s so easy a kid can do it!
Watch three-year old Lily “pull” a lamb, her second of the season.
Looks delicious and easy – One pot chicken & rice
One-Pot Lemon Pepper Chicken & Rice Posted by Tasty on Monday, 15 February 2016
More handy household tips from 1900’s cigarette cards
These cards are super cool. They come from the New York Library Digital Collection and are British cigarette cards from …
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Juice up breakfast with warm liquid sunshine
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Buying & Storing Potatoes, cooking an egg in a spud, and more
Buying Look for clean, smooth, firm-textured potatoes with no cuts, bruises or discoloration. Proper Storage Store potatoes in a cool, …
Americans are all sweetness and lite!
You probably realize that eating too many sugary foods and gaining weight go hand in hand. What you may not …
Hey Alan! Here’s your gluten-free bread recipe.
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The health benefits of drinking
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Lignans Save Lives
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VIDEO: USA power grid attacked every four days
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Canned food: Its real shelf life and how to test it
We have all heard of the canned food that was still edible after 50, 75, or 100 years. Of course, …
Emily goes hunting – Seven Things Every Girl Should Know About Hunting
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Amazing invention – Tap your honey straight from the hive
Why crack open the hive and stress all the bees? Why move all the parts around? Why smoke the bees? …
Pulses! Great for fall. Great for when the SHTF.
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Why haven’t you heard of this carcinogen in your food?
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Video: Pizza Pinwheels
Go ahead! Treat your friends and family. Great party food, after-school snack or quick dinner. We love Pizza Pinwheels. And …
All you need to know about superfruit cranberries including how to grow them
Cranberries are a major commercial crop in the states of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, New …
The 3 ingredients white chocolate soufflé cheesecake.
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Preserving those golden fields of corn
September is the beginning of harvest season, which means that sweet corn will soon start to show up at roadside …
Another Perk for Drinking Coffee
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