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Mary’s Heirloom Seeds Giveaway

We LOVE Giveaways!!!! This giveaway is sponsored by Mary’s Heirloom Seeds Mary’s Heirloom Seeds is a “mom and pop” small business created out

If you garden, you are most likely a seed hoarder as well. If your not, give it time…. You will end up with a

Summer is the season for outdoor living, but when mosquitoes ruin your relaxing backyard, what are you to do?!? Relax and turn to Nature!

Be it a flower or a vegetable, gardens are a wonderful place to introduce children to growing plants and enjoying nature. Gardens should be a

We have partnered with Mary’s Heirloom Seeds, which is a “mom and pop” small business created out of a desire to help people become more sustainable

Ladybugs have been valued as farmer’s helpers since medieval times, so it was only logical when we decided to combat our aphid problems this year,

A few years back, my mother gifted to me her old (aka missing pieces) pressure canner. After purchasing a few parts we had that bad

I love feeding the birds and the country kids love to sit at the window and watch them. I swear our back window is like

No one likes having their fingers smell like garlic, well at least I don’t! And no matter how much you wash, it just lingers…… like

If you garden, you know how important it is to have the right stuff in your “dirt.” Plants take nutrients from the soil in order

Recently the oldest country kid went to visit his grandparents for a few days….. and guess what he brought home with him? A tick. I

Gardening is a homesteading staple activity, but before you can start that garden, you have to be ready to plant. Let me tell you, there