We have compiled more than 10 years of Grit, bringing you all the best information to help you get the most out of living out where the pavement ends, and utilizing your backyard in town — delivered on a flash drive that plugs into the USB port on your favorite device. Questions about backyard chickens? No problem, use our search function to bring up all of Grit's relevant content! Whether cooking, crafting, woodworking, small-scale farming, gardening, livestock, pets or canning and freezing are on your mind, we have you well covered!

As publishers, it’s our privilege to bring you content designed to help you get the most out of your lifestyle. By bringing together a diverse collection of articles and illustrations, we get the chance to share our vast archives with you, and to celebrate the work that you, our treasured readers, have enabled us to accomplish over the years.

Today, as we forge ahead into a new and uncharted media landscape, we continue to invest in ways to deliver the most relevant and valuable content in the most efficient and innovative formats. This digital archive contains more than 7,800 articles formatted for optimal viewing on computers. From articles on growing the best heirloom tomatoes and which types of chickens you should raise, to stories that will help you choose the right machinery the first time, help with maintenance and show you how to choose and build fencing and so much more—you’ll find it all here! In addition to the ability to search the entire archive or browse by each month and year, the interface contains enhanced search features.

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We have just compiled 10 years of GRIT, bringing you all the best information to help you get the most out of living out where the pavement ends, and utilizing your backyard in town—delivered on a thumb drive that plugs into the USB port on your favorite device. Questions about backyard chickens? No problem, use our search function to bring up all of GRIT’s relevant content! Whether cooking, crafting, woodwork, small-scale farming, gardening, livestock, pets or canning and freezing are on your mind, we have you well covered!

You'll learn how to: -create what matters most to you -make choices that support your vision of health -choose foods that nourish your body -develop an exercise program you enjoy -identify and reduce stress in your life -pursue individualized health care -establish a collaborative relationship with your physician

Carpenter Spike Carlsen, his wife, and their recently blended family of five kids set out to build a cabin on the north shore of Lake Superior. Part building guide and part memoir, Cabin Lessons tells the funny, wry, and heartwarming story of their eventful journey -- from buying land on an eroding cliff to (finally) enjoying the hideaway of their dreams. Learning as they go, and learning about themselves and each other along the way, they find in the end that they’ve built a strong family as much as a sturdy cabin.

Abundant scientific evidence shows that four simple things (not smoking, eating well, being active and maintaining a healthy weight) play an enormous role in our health. Drawing upon the latest scientific evidence and decades of clinical experience, Katz arms us with the skills to make lasting changes in each of these areas. Disease-Proof equips readers with the knowledge to manage weight, improve immune function, reprogram our genes, and prevent and reverse life-altering illnesses.

Featuring 30 new designs by leading designer-makers from around the world, DIY Furniture 2 builds on the international success of the previous title, showing you step-by-step how to make unique designer furniture.

Including both conceptual objects and modern designs, the book showcases innovative processes using readily available materials commonly found at the local hardware store. Each project features diagrams with short, easy-to-follow instructions on how to build the piece.

The projects range from novice to experienced, allowing the reader to start where they are comfortable and work toward more difficult projects as they gain knowledge, familiarity with tools, and confidence.

The designs in this book will have you thinking about common materials in a whole new way!

Oleum Vera’s Do-It-Yourself Organic Body Care Kit is packed with everything you need to start your all-natural, organic beauty journey. Embrace organic skin care by creating 3 body butters, 4 body scrubs and 3 lotion bars at home, using the kit’s essential and plant-based oils, butters, waxes and reusable tools. How does it work? 1.Complete a simple test to identify your skin type - oily, dry, sensitive or combination 2.Pick a recipe for homemade body butter, homemade body scrub or DIY lotion bars that best suits your skin’s unique needs 3.Mix the natural oils, butters and waxes in your kit with everyday household ingredients 4.Your product is ready. Enjoy! Why not try out the following organic recipes? 1.Chocolate Orange Lotion Bar - For Normal or Combination Skin 2.Mocha Scrub Bar - To Reduce Visible Cellulite 3.Breakfast Body Scrub - With Oats and Vanilla 4.Lemonade Body Scrub - With Sweet Orange Learn even more about organic body care with our DIY Organic Body Scrub Kit! Contents Plant-based oils: •Grapeseed Oil* - This gentle, moisturizing oil helps to clear blocked pores, balance both dry and oily skin and calm breakouts. 2 fl oz (60ml) •Avocado Oil* - Moisturize dry skin with this luxurious, organic oil, which is one of the richest oil sources of vitamin C, E and provitamin A. With its hydrating and antioxidant properties, avocado oil is especially useful in regenerative and anti-aging skin care. 1 fl oz (30ml) •Kukui Nut Oil - This natural oil contains essential fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants that are ideal for dry skin. 1 fl oz (30ml) •Non-GMO Vitamin E - Antioxidant Vitamin E helps to keep your homemade beauty remedies fresh, and prolongs their shelf life. 0.5 fl oz (15ml) Essential oils: •Sweet Orange Essential Oil* - Antibacterial and aromatic, this organic, fresh-scented oil is ideal in a natural body scrub and for stimulating digestion and circulation. 0.17 fl oz (5ml) •Patchouli Essential Oil** - Keep skin glowing, healthy and vibrant with Patchouli essential oil. Renowned for its regenerative and relaxing powers, it’s an ideal ingredient in DIY body scrubs and butters. 0.17 fl oz (5ml) •Cedarwood Oil* - Ease inflamed skin the organic way with cedarwood oil. This natural, woody-scented oil leaves your skin feeling wonderfully firm and smooth. 0.17 fl oz (5ml) •Vanilla Extract - Naturally relax your body with vanilla extract, used to relieve muscle pain and balance hormones. 0.17 fl oz (5ml) Butters and waxes •Shea Butter* - Packed with natural vitamins and fatty acids, shea butter is often associated with reducing inflammation and promoting the skin’s natural elasticity. 2 oz (60ml) •Aloe Vera Butter* - Soothing Aloe Vera butter is best known for its ability to calm sunburn, but it can also be used to heal chapped and windburned skin. 2 oz (60ml) •Cocoa Butter* - Leave your skin silky smooth with a natural chocolate scent with cocoa butter, a powerful natural moisturizer linked to reducing the appearance of cellulite. 2 oz (60ml) •Beeswax* - Hydrating beeswax draws moisture to the skin and seals it in. It also helps to calm irritated skin while allowing it to breathe. 2 oz (60ml) High-quality accessories •Butter jar •Scrub jar •Silicone mould •Recipe booklet Organic and responsible ingredients While choosing only the purest ingredients for our kits, we are keenly aware of our impact on the environment. All our plant-based oils are cold-pressed and unrefined - you won’t find any synthetic oils or GMO products here. Besides the fun of making your own organic cleansing oils and masks, you can also be comforted by the fact that they are also environmentally-friendly, sustainable and responsible. The best part? All packaging is recyclable and the containers are reusable. *MMTUM, Inc. Montréal (Quebec) Canada H2G 1Z3 Certified organic by Ecocert ICO according to NOP Standards *100% of the total ingredients are from organic farming - COSMOS ORGANIC certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to COSMOS standard

Blend together seven customizable body scrubs from luxurious organic oils, white kaolin clay and rose petals for natural, gentle exfoliation that refreshes and polishes your skin. The Oleum Vera Organic Body Scrub Kit is the perfect introduction to beauty recipes for body and includes everything you need to combine the natural exfoliating power of organic ingredients with easy-to-find items from your own kitchen. The key to vibrant skin year-round, a regular exfoliation routine gently removes old skin cells to uncover the healthy new skin below, which helps your moisturizing products work more effectively and can even reduce the appearance of concerns like cellulite. How does it work? 1.Choose from dozens of body scrub recipes 2.Blend together our organic ingredients and oils with simple items from your kitchen according to the recipe 3.Enjoy your fresh, all-natural body scrub! Whip up these beauty recipes for body (and dozens more) Our natural beauty recipes for body use powerful ingredients like white kaolin clay, coffee, mint and rose petals to exfoliate alongside soothing organic oils to reveal beautifully healthy skin. •Lemonade Body Scrub with Sweet Orange Oil •Coffee Body Scrub to Reduce Visible Cellulite •Choco-Mint Body Scrub with Fresh Mint •Milk and Honey Exfoliant for Dry or Sensitive Skin Every Organic Body Scrub Kit includes: •Organic Sweet Almond Oil**- Give your skin a healthy glow with sweet almond oil, an organic, light oil that helps cleansing oils penetrate deeply into the skin and draw out impurities. 2fl oz (60ml) •Organic Sweet Orange Essential Oil* - Antibacterial and aromatic, this organic, fresh-scented oil is ideal in a natural body scrub and for stimulating digestion and circulation. 0.17 fl oz (5ml) •White Kaolin Clay - Gentle yet stimulating, White Kaolin soothes the skin while absorbing impurities and exfoliating dry patches. 0.7 oz (20g) •Organic Rose Petals** - The natural oils in rose petals help to moisturize and soothe sensitive skin, leaving the face soft and calm. As well as bringing a sweet aroma to your homemade cosmetics, these petals are also high in Vitamin C. 0.1 oz (3g) •Eco-friendly Reusable Scrub Jar Are you ready for an entirely green body care routine? Try our complete DIY Organic Body Care Kit for homemade lotion bars, creamy body butters and even more body scrubs. Organic and responsible ingredients While choosing only the purest ingredients for our kits, we are keenly aware of our impact on the environment. All our plant-based oils are cold-pressed and unrefined - you won’t find any synthetic oils or GMO products here. Besides the fun of making your own cleansing oils and masks, you can also be comforted by the fact that they are also environmentally-friendly, sustainable and responsible. The best part? All packaging is recyclable and the containers are reusable. MMTUM, Inc. Montréal (Quebec) Canada H2G 1Z3 *Certified organic by Ecocert ICO according to NOP Standards *100% of the total ingredients are from organic farming - COSMOS ORGANIC certified by Ecocert Greenlife according to COSMOS standard **98% of the total ingredients are from organic farming

The Oleum Vera DIY Organic Face Mask Kit is the perfect introduction to homemade beauty recipes for face, and includes everything you’ll need to design your own cleansing face masks from unique natural ingredients along with simple items that are already in your kitchen.

Our natural beauty recipes for face masks use powerful ingredients like avocado, honey, clay, lavender buds for deep cleansing alongside luxurious organic oils for glowing, healthy skin.

Masks Included:

• Deep Cleansing Lavender Face Mask
• Deep Cleansing Tea Tree & Oregano Face Mask
• Deep Cleansing Rose & Avocado Face Mask