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How to Make a Gourd Bowl

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Inspired by the three-sisters garden, this Southwest-style bowl is perfect for storing dried peppers or other produce.

How to Make a Rustic Egg Basket

Homesteading
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Transport your eggs (or spinach or tomatoes) from the farm to the kitchen with this basket made from farm-based materials.

How to Make a Twig Trug

Homesteading
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Clean up the twigs from your farm property and put them to use in this garden-tool carrier.

How to Make a Garlic Basket

Homesteading
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Keep garlic close at hand on the kitchen counter with a small, loosely woven container.

Wild (and Useful!) Herbs

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Mom once portrayed a mixed-blood Ojibwe-French lady called Susanne Bouche when working at the Minnesota Historical Society. One of the things Susanne did was gather wild plants for food and medicine. Mom loved that part!

Farm and Garden at Esalen Institute

Homesteading
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Perched between the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, rests one of the most prolific 4 acres of farmland in Big Sur, if not the entire California Coast.

How To Make A Scarecrow From Farm Materials

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Homemade scarecrows can do more than serve as harvest-time décor. Use these step-by-step instructions for a scarecrow that has both form and function.

Roses for Esme

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Mom's making greeting cards like her Christmas holiday cards featuring Esme to give her friends as gifts.

52 Conversation Starters for Farmstead Gatherings

Homesteading
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Break the ice at your next farmstead gathering with questions that prompt guests to open up about their lives on the farm.

Homemade Soap: Milk and Vegan Options

Homesteading
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Add nutritional value to your homemade soaps using milk or vegetable-based ingredients, and leave your skin feeling soft and moisturized.

How to Make Soap with Milk

Homesteading
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Make homemade soap from milk using this basic recipe from soapmaker Martha Enriquez of Pine Lane Soaps.

Pickling Spice

Homesteading | Recipes |
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Many vegetable-pickling recipes call for "pickling spice.” You can buy this in the grocery store, but you can also make it yourself.

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