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DIY Herbal Gifts For The Holidays (Video)

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Share your herbs with loved ones this holiday season by making DIY herbal gifts. In this video, learn to craft infusions, body care products and fragrances!

Make Your Own Pain-Relieving Herbal Salve

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Whether you're at home or on the go, this simple herbal salve will bring topical relief with just three ingredients—lavender, white willow bark and cayenne pepper!

How To Make Paper From Milkweed Fiber

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After the season's bees and butterflies have gone, why not transform those dried-up milkweed stalks into handmade paper? Here's how to make some of your own.

Farm Storehouse: 10 Products To Help Your Farm Run Better

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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These farm storehouse products—from a calf blanket to winter nesting boxes and more—are designed to make your farm life work better!

20 Pointers For Preserving Food For Winter Storage

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Follow these tips for preserving food in a variety of methods to keep eating fresh from your garden long after harvest.

Growing Native Perennials Successfully From Seed

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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You can grow native perennial wildflowers from seed for vibrant, sustainable fencerows that are a pleasure to both you and local pollinators.

10 Tasks To Prepare Your Hobby Farm For Winter

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture | Urban Farming |
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When winter weather sets in and the garden dies away, it's time to clean things up, focus on what will remain and (most importantly) get ready for next year's garden!

From The Herb Garden: Mint Is Seriously Cool

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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An ancient and wildly diverse herb, mint makes a refreshing tea, brings cooling freshness to dishes and provides a wealth of health benefits.

Follow These Tips For A Truly Beneficial Compost Pile

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture | Urban Farming |
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Keeping a healthy compost pile is about more than tossing scraps and clippings. Here are some tips for composting right for a beneficial pile.

Going Off The Grid With Ron & Betsy Spomer

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Ron and Betsy Spomer took the leap and moved off the grid to a remote area of Idaho. And they have some advice for other people also looking to go off-grid.

Lamb’s Quarters Are A Controversial Forage Find

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Foraging | Homesteading |
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Once grown widely for both its seeds and leaves, lamb's quarters has fallen out of favor in recent years. But foragers know the plant's true value.

Ease Chicken Stress With These Hen-Calming Tips

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Eliminate natural and manmade stresses to put your hens at ease and to ensure consistent laying. Here are some pointers for cutting stress in the chicken coop and run.

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