One thing that many homesteaders often like to try is making their own soap. It is truly a lost art and a must if you love beautiful, fragrant, artisan style soaps. These fancier soaps can run up to $10 a bar in higher end shops. If however, your idea of soap is the stuff you can buy at the dollar store (raising a hand here) then this may be something less budget friendly but certainly fun and useful to try. They make great gifts during the holidays too! There are two kinds of soaps you can … [Read more...]
Raising Sheep and Goats: A Source For Natural Products
The search for safe, reliable products can be very difficult at times. We can't always get enough information to know whether the things we buy for our families will satisfy our standards for purity and quality. The natural response many of us have had is to produce these things ourselves, and many of us have started with fruits and vegetables. Creating home gardens and orchards to feed our families keeps us from buying products that may have been contaminated with pesticides or bacteria, and … [Read more...]
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