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Photo by Pixabay via Pexels School at home puts public or private school curriculums into the hands of the…

Photos by Mark Colwell and Adam Davis This is not the kind of tea you want in a warm mug to drink. Compost tea…

Photo by Julie Kieras The Charlotte Mason homeschool method is based on the creator, Charlotte Mason’s…

Making reusable makeup remover wipes and DIY makeup remover helps to reduce waste in your beauty routine and also…

Photo by Julie Kieras Homeschooling comes with so many different options from curriculums to goals to…

BDN file photo In Maine fresh berries are available throughout the summer. With strawberries appearing in June,…

Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Finding space for your garden is one of the greatest challenges of urban…

A sheep at Savage Hart Farm in Vermont. | Photo by Peggy Allen There’s nothing quite as idyllic as a flock of…

Compound butter and mix-ins. | Photo by Sam Schipani One of the easiest ways to make your home kitchen seem…

Photo by Linda Coan O’Kresik For most of us, the days of the milkman are long gone. You can no longer leave…

A rain garden in Maryland. | Photo by Amanda Rockler As rain pours down rooftops, through gutters, across lawns…

New research is shedding light on what might make people more likely to recycle. Could changing the message…