Do you have a jar of pickle juice sitting in your refrigerator with one last pickle in it or just plain empty? Wondering what to do with it? Don’t just pour it down the drain. Pickle juice has a multitude of uses, the first being to make more refrigerator pickles....
Dr. Leo Sharashkin www.HorizontalHive.com Did you know that insect pollination, mostly from honeybees, is critical to a third of the world’s food supply? Did you know that honeybees were not present in North America when the first European settlers arrived? When they...
Botanical name: Allium schoenoprasum Common name: Chives Family: Liliaceae Parts used: Leaves and flowers Native Region: The Chive is the smallest, though one of the finest-flavored of the Onion tribe, belonging to the botanical group of plants that goes under the...
When you have more summer veggies than you know what to do with, this simple recipe will solve your problem and give you a pot full of deliciousness, hot or cold, on its own, or accompanied. Ingredients 3 Tbs...
Have you ever given any thought to the symbols, graffiti or the clothing worn by people around you? These items are considered icons and are used to communicate beliefs and affiliations. Gangs, insurgents, terrorist groups, and individuals use iconography as a symbol...
homesteading.com Billie Nicholson, Editor July 2018
Don’t Miss the Boat! Off Grid with Doug & Stacy have organized a Homesteading Life Conference in Hannibal, Missouri, August 12 & 13, 2018. Two info packed days filled with homesteading skills that will help you return to your family survival roots. This...
Ready.gov & USGS A volcano is an opening in the Earth’s crust that allows molten rock, gases, and debris to escape to the surface. Alaska, Hawaii, California, and Oregon have the most active volcanoes, but other states and territories have active volcanoes, too....
Botanical name: Anethum graveolens Common name: Dill Family: Apiacae Parts used: Young leaves, flowers and seeds Native Region: Found in the Mediterranean region and southern Russia, and as a weed growing in corn fields of Spain and Portugal Botanical Description: The...
Women in the Florida Panhandle have continued to work to create sleeping mats for the homeless using recycled shopping bags. The Emerald Coast Bag Ladies conduct weekly work sessions, creating “plarn” (plastic yarn) out of clean, used grocery bags and crocheting this...
