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Have Hammer, Will Travel
By Leah
Beef Pot Pie Recipe
By Traci Smith
Summer Time Is Harvest Time
By Leah
The Vanishing Icon
By Leah
Trip to the Fair
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Have Hammer, Will Travel
By Leah
Beef Pot Pie Recipe
This savory pot pie makes a spectacular meal, and can be prepared in advance, so everything is ready to be put together on any given night.
Summer Time Is Harvest Time
The many things that keep one busy throughout the summer
The Vanishing Icon
A look at barns in my area and how they are vanishing from the landscape.
Making Low Sugar Jam With Agar Agar Instead of Pectin
By Lori Havens
Canned Hamburger Dill Pickles
A quick and easy dill pickle recipe.
History of the Old Outhouse
A look at the privy's history, such as outhouse designs, including the two-story outhouse, as well as outhouse construction.
Repelling Snakes
Don’t panic. Follow these tips for safely removing snakes from your home.
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Making Low Sugar Jam With Agar Agar Instead of Pectin
By Lori Havens
Canned Hamburger Dill Pickles
By Erin Sheehan
History of the Old Outhouse
By Dorothy Rieke
Repelling Snakes
By Andrea Dawn Lopez
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Farm And Home
3 Time-Tested, Multipurpose Herbal Remedies
Stock your home apothecary with time-tested herbal remedies to treat common ailments. Choose multipurpose herbs, like echinacea and garlic, which are easy to grow and will cover your most basic needs.
The Barn Gets a Whole New Front
With a new front, new beams, and a complete steel roof, the barn was saved!
Save the Seeds!
Celebrate the practice of saving heirloom seeds, emphasizing the superior taste and genetic diversity of these varieties of corn, tomatoes, squash, beans, and more.
Recipe Hide and Seek
Use these tips to find and interpret old family recipes.
Yard And Garden
Shrubs for Difficult Garden Soil
Try your hand at growing privacy shrubs and ornamental shrubs, no matter if you have clay soil, alkaline soil, or acidic soil.
Planning Your Fall Garden
Start planning your fall garden by knowing the first fall frost date for your area and what crops grow well during the cooler months.
Oh, deer! What can the matter be!
Deer are beautiful animals. But they can be hard to keep out of your garden, even with more than one form of repellent.
Tips for Balcony and Roof Gardening
Is balcony or roof gardening practical?
Food And Entertaining
Individual Chocolate Coffee Soufflé Recipe
Make this fun little coffee soufflé recipe the next time you have a dinner party.
Perfect Foods for Social Gatherings
A great menu for a get-together should include a combination of tasty treats.
Amish Honey Bars Recipe
You can use molasses or honey to make this sweet honey bars recipe.
Gingerbread People Recipe
Make these classic holiday gingerbread cookies to share with friends and family over the holidays.
Recipes
Amish Honey Bars Recipe
Individual Chocolate Coffee Soufflé Recipe
Banana Nut Bread Recipe
Gingerbread People Recipe
Non-Traditional Holiday Recipes
Cornbread Turkey Pot Pie Recipe
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