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Graphic by Aislinn Sarnacki Whether hiking a mountain or mowing your lawn, you don’t have to look far to find materials for a natural first aid kit. Medicinal plants are abundant throughout the country and have been used for centuries…
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Image by Kasjan Farbisz from Pixabay The right keepsake from your vacation can help truly commemorate an amazing trip. If you are making efforts to travel sustainably, though, making conscious choices when souvenir shopping is part of…
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Traveling is a wonderful way to unwind, see spectacular sites and expand your cultural horizons. Whether you are walking on the beach or exploring a new city, tourism leaves an indelible footprint. Putting time and effort towards more…
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The roots of bloodroot are vibrant red. They were used by some Native American tribes to make medicine and dyes. | Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki A woodland plant native to the eastern half of the United States and Canada, bloodroot has long…
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Whether you are dicing fresh vegetables, butchering backyard chickens or slicing homemade sourdough bread, having a quality set of kitchen knives can make all the difference in your culinary adventures. Caring for your kitchen knives,…
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Photo by Sam Schipani When the weather is pleasant, I love to run outside. I may even train for a race or a relay depending on how bold and uncharacteristically athletic I feel. As my daily workouts have increased in frequency, I…
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Grilling hot dogs. | BDN file photo The weather is warming, the mosquitoes are waning and the long summer days are stretching into balmy nights. In other words: round up your blue-ribbon grilling tips, because barbecue season is upon…
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It doesn’t take much to get Fritz Appleby, a retired Maine State Park manager, to wax rhapsodic about his love of classic cast iron cookware. Appleby owns a couple of hundred pieces of the heavy duty, long-lived pots and pans…
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Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Setting a homeschool schedule is one of the most challenging aspects of planning to teach your own children. For many parents, having a homeschool planner is an effective way to keep track of their…
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Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Forget canning or building or gardening -- time management is one of the most important skills you can have on a homestead. This is doubly true if you plan to homeschool your children. …
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The warm sun feels so good. Perhaps you took precautions. Perhaps you forgot. But now you have a sunburn. These natural sunburn remedies will help soothe the ache. Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Sunburns have a way of sneaking up. On…
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Photo by Sam Schipani If you are a good steward of the Earth and conscious of your waste stream, you probably make an effort to recycle. And that’s good news for the Earth, which could use more people recycling: though about 75 percent…
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