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Month: August 2018

Making Chicken Bone Stock or Broth from Food Waste and Scraps

August 24, 2018 LadyLiu

*Imported from old blog.  Am not currently pregnant.  Baby born and amazing. Want delicious chicken stock (mostly bones) or broth…

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Posted in: Cooking, Home Filed under: bone broth, cooking, homemade stock, using food scraps, using food waste

Temporary Goat Fencing Using Carabiners and Cattle Panels For Clearing Brush

August 22, 2018 LadyLiu

So I have 3 dairy goats.  I didn’t even get a full season of milk from them, since about a…

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Posted in: Goats, Homestead Filed under: fencing carabiners, goat fencing, goat fencing using cattle panels, goats

Lighthouse Kids Company Cloth Diaper Review

August 20, 2018 LadyLiu

If you’ve been around any cloth diapering groups, you’ve probably heard a bit of excitement around a brand called Lighthouse…

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Posted in: Cloth Diapers, Parenting Filed under: cloth diaper absorbency, cloth diaper review, cloth diapering, cloth diapers, crunchy, lighthouse diapers, lighthouse kids company, lkc, review

Hoop House: A $30 or less Greenhouse Made With PVC Pipe and Plastic for Your Melon Needs

August 17, 2018 LadyLiu

Growing Melons in a Short Season Cool Climate is Perfectly Reasonable Back in January when my newborn was still completely…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: cheap greenhouse, extending growing season, gardening, greenhouse, hoop house, melons

Ways to Buy Cloth Diapers on the Cheap

August 15, 2018 LadyLiu

So if you ended up here, you’re probably considering using cloth diapers.  Great!  You’ve also likely heard a lot of…

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Posted in: Cloth Diapers, Parenting Filed under: cloth diapering, cloth diapers, diaper charities, environmentally friendly parenting, fluff butt

Self-Propagating Heirloom Onions – Egyptian Walking Onions Planting Time!

August 13, 2018 LadyLiu

My buddy at Shady Side Farm and I were discussing my onion woes.  Mainly, every seed packet I saw convinced me…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: egyptian walking onions, heirloom onions, heirloom vegetables, onions, self-propagating onions

How to Get Dried Joint Compound or Limestone Out of Your Sink

August 10, 2018 LadyLiu

Recently, I made a terrible mistake. I asked my husband to clean our mudding supplies. In part of our unending…

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Posted in: Cleaning, Home Filed under: dried joint compound, dried mud, unclog, unclog sink, vinegar and limestone, vinegar as cleaning product

How to Make a Chicken Waterer with Gallon Milk Jugs and Nipples

August 8, 2018 LadyLiu

I originally watered my chickens with a $30-something metal hanging waterer I got at the feed store (which you can…

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Posted in: Chickens, Homestead Filed under: chicken, diy, do-it-yourself, recycled materials, waterer

Mycology 101: Growing Oyster Mushrooms on Cardboard from Home

August 6, 2018 LadyLiu

Finding Fresh Mushrooms Back in the fall, I found some beautiful chanterelles growing outside in my front yard, and since…

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Posted in: Gardening, Homestead Filed under: grow food, grow mushrooms on cardboard, mushrooms, mycology, oyster mushrooms

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