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Dog Gone Fleas (A Natural Alternative)

Dog Gone Fleas (A Natural Alternative)

Posted on July 8, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

My dog has fleas and no, I am not trying to tune a ukulele! Seriously, look it up and that’s all you get, people teaching

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged critter, DIY, Homestead20 Comments on Dog Gone Fleas (A Natural Alternative)
Making Homemade Jam

Making Homemade Jam

Posted on July 1, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

There is nothing in this world like homemade jam on your toast in the morning. Strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry, and the list goes on. Maybe

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead, Recipes14 Comments on Making Homemade Jam
Homemade Pie Crust

Homemade Pie Crust

Posted on June 24, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Too often today, when someone makes a pie, they buy the crust. While I know it might be simple to just throw one in the

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead, Recipes, Thanksgiving20 Comments on Homemade Pie Crust
How to Get Rid of Flies… This is War!!!

How to Get Rid of Flies… This is War!!!

Posted on June 17, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Flies…. those little insects who have no respect for your home or yard. They fly anywhere they feel, sit on your counter and rub their

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead29 Comments on How to Get Rid of Flies… This is War!!!
Adventures in Home DIY: Replacing a Sub-floor (Yeah We’re Nuts)

Adventures in Home DIY: Replacing a Sub-floor (Yeah We’re Nuts)

Posted on June 13, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Our house is over 100 years old… it has “character.” But sometimes that character becomes, well, beyond acceptable. For instance, our bathroom floor…. it was

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead19 Comments on Adventures in Home DIY: Replacing a Sub-floor (Yeah We’re Nuts)
The Ins and Outs of Composting

The Ins and Outs of Composting

Posted on June 3, 2014April 1, 2019 by Mindie

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

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Posted in GardeningTagged DIY, Garden, Homestead19 Comments on The Ins and Outs of Composting
Can I Sell My Backyard Eggs?

Can I Sell My Backyard Eggs?

Posted on May 29, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

This week’s question comes from Nola and she asked me: “I keep hens for eggs. I got them for fun and to have natural, healthy

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Chicken, Homestead37 Comments on Can I Sell My Backyard Eggs?
Homemade Pancake Mix

Homemade Pancake Mix

Posted on May 27, 2014April 9, 2019 by Mindie

  Nothing starts the day out right like a nice stack of pancakes! But why grab a box of store bought pancake mix when you

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Posted in RecipesTagged Homestead, Recipes33 Comments on Homemade Pancake Mix
Clean Your Washer and Dryer

Clean Your Washer and Dryer

Posted on May 20, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

Look! Money!!! I’m rich!  If you have kids, critters and garden like we do, you have dirty laundry….. lots and lots of dirty laundry. That’s

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead45 Comments on Clean Your Washer and Dryer
What Are Tomato “Suckers” And Should They Be Pinched?

What Are Tomato “Suckers” And Should They Be Pinched?

Posted on May 15, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

This week’s “Ask the Farm Girl” question comes to us from Vanessa. She wants to know “How do you identify the ‘suckers’ to pinch off

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ask the Farm Girl, Garden, Homestead37 Comments on What Are Tomato “Suckers” And Should They Be Pinched?
Makin Bacon

Makin Bacon

Posted on May 13, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

With so many “things” in store bought food, the desire to grow or make more of the food on your own plate is growing for

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged DIY, Homestead, Recipes22 Comments on Makin Bacon
Do we eat our own?

Do we eat our own?

Posted on May 9, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

This weeks question to the Farm Girl (that’s me!!) comes to us from Rebecca. She want to know: Do you eat your chickens? If so

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ask the Farm Girl, Chicken, Homestead41 Comments on Do we eat our own?
Why You Should Consider Backyard Ducks

Why You Should Consider Backyard Ducks

Posted on May 6, 2014February 8, 2018 by Mindie

The popular trend the past few years is to have a few chickens in your backyard for egg production. And don’t get me wrong, I

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ducks, Homestead33 Comments on Why You Should Consider Backyard Ducks
Michigan did NOT lose the right to farm this week!!!

Michigan did NOT lose the right to farm this week!!!

Posted on May 5, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

This week there were changes made to the Michigan Right to Farm Act…. and a lot of misinformation is spreading across the internet like wild

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Homestead24 Comments on Michigan did NOT lose the right to farm this week!!!
Farmer’s Markets and CSAs

Farmer’s Markets and CSAs

Posted on May 1, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

One of the best ways to get fresh produce, if you don’t grow your own, is to go to a farmer’s market. There is nothing

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Farmers, Homestead20 Comments on Farmer’s Markets and CSAs
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