Simple Living

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Q & A: Negative Family and Friends

Q & A: Negative Family and Friends

The Great Sugar Deluge, Part 1

The Great Sugar Deluge, Part 1

Rural Homesteading: Four Things I Wish I Had Known

Rural Homesteading: Four Things I Wish I Had Known

This is my story... what's yours? | Coming out of high school, I was all about “healthy living” -- except I had no idea what healthy was. I exercised excessively and ate low-fat vegetarian. I lived by and obsessed over an unhealthy desire to be stick thin. I chased after accolades and accomplishments. The cost was high. Here's my story... what's yours? | GNOWFGLINS.com

This is my story… what’s yours?

Lunatic Tours at Polyface Farms

Lunatic Tours at Polyface Farms

How To Homestead Without 100 Acres & A Cow | 'I really want to homestead, but we're waiting until we can afford to buy an acreage.' I hear that comment a lot, and here's my response: 'If you have a home, you have a homestead.' Today I will share ways you can start homesteading wherever you are, regardless of where you live or the resources you have (or don't have). | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

How to Homestead Without 100 Acres & A Cow

Quick & Easy DIY All Purpose Pine Cleaner | I'm not going to sacrifice cleanliness just because I own and operate a muddy homestead. So, I whipped up my own DIY All Purpose Pine Cleaner to keep on top of muddy floors. Not only are the ingredients familiar and easy-to-find, the recipe is quick and my floors smell of fresh pine. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Quick & Easy Homemade DIY All Purpose Pine Cleaner

How to Make A DIY Butterfly Feeder | Here's how to make a DIY butterfly feeder that makes a wonderful addition to any garden or flower bed. This simple feeder, made from a mason jar, some twine, and a piece of sponge, will help attract these friendly insects to your garden and give them a place to refuel. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Garden DIY: Make A Butterfly Feeder + DIY Garden Project Round-Up

In all my years of cooking outside, I've learned a thing or two. Here are my 8 best tips for cooking over an open fire. Whether you're just getting started or you're a seasoned off-grid cook, I can't wait to hear your best tips. Be sure to share in the comments! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

8 Tips for Cooking Over an Open Fire

Your Word For 2016, Plus SMART Goals | At the beginning of each year, I like to choose a word. It’s usually very personal and has to do with my character or what I need in my heart. In 2012, I chose Grace. In 2013 and 2014, I chose Confidence. In 2015, I chose Best. This year, I’m choosing…. First, a story. Plus, we're talking about making SMART goals. | KnowYourFoodPodcast.com/144

Your Word For 2016, Plus SMART Goals (KYF144)

What is a linen couche proofing cloth? How can it be used to bake sourdough bread? Watch, listen, or read to learn about one of my favorite kitchen tools, plus how to care for it!

What Is A Linen Couche Proofing Cloth? + How To Use & Care For One! #AskWardee 023

Herbal bath tea is incredibly easy to make AND can be made in endless variations to suit many different purposes. Not to mention, they make unique gifts! When herbs are added to a warm bath, the soothing or healing benefits of the herbs are absorbed through the skin.

How To Make Relaxing Herbal Bath Teas

Want to use herbal extracts ... but not if they're made with alcohol? Judy B. is in the same boat... She has small children and prefers not to give them alcohol. Watch, listen, or read to learn how to make powerful herbal extracts -- without alcohol! | AskWardee.tv

How To Make An Herbal Tincture (aka Herbal Extract)

Want to try some sprouting? A sprouting screen will run you about $7. If you want 4 jars of sprouts going at the same time, that's $28 It adds up! Or, you can do what Morgen did and make DIY sprouting lids for just 5 cents each! Here's how!

DIY Sprouting Lids {for just 5 cents!}

Did you know that you can use your gas grill as an oven? Yes, you can! Bake cookies, cakes, breads, pizza, and casseroles outside, all summer long, without heating up your kitchen! Bonus: this is a way to cook for your family in case of a power outage, too!

10 Tips For Using A Gas Grill As An Oven

How To Cook Real Food In A Tiny House (& what it's like living in one!) | Our family of 5 has been living in a tiny house for 3 months. I'm learning to live and love anew, including how to cook real food in a tiny house! Here are my top 2 tips for tiny house kitchens, plus how I'm staying fit, active, and young because of this lifestyle!

How To Cook Real Food In A Tiny House (+ what it’s like living in one!)

man's hands holding a compost bucket of food scraps, including citrus and onion peels

The Best Guide To Easy Worm Composting & DIY Bokashi Bucket

Merry Christmas, dear friends and family! In addition to the unspeakable gift of Jesus, we have much to celebrate this year! The picture holds a clue... :-) | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Merry Christmas 2016!

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