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Why We Grow/Raise Our Own Food- America is Failing

By Jen Sharpin 16 Comments

Why we grow/raise our own food | The Easy Homestead (.com)

CANCER… Enough said. Okay- just kidding. There’s lots to be said. There’s also heart disease, obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, & many more leading causes of death in the U.S. (source). Most that can be changed from a simple task. Changing the way America eats. Going back to our roots when these diseases existed but were almost non-existent… 

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DIY Potting Soil

By Jen Sharpin 10 Comments

Real dirt smells so good I could eat it…. But I won’t. ;). Kinda. But for reals y’all- when you get that perfectly smelling soil in your hands you can hear the angels singing from above. This is what we had at our old homestead. But, since we recently moved  we are dealing with 42 acres… 

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Seed Starting Simplified – an Online Video Course Review

By Jen Sharpin 2 Comments

I have a confession to make… I have a black thumb. Yep- the complete opposite of a green one, y’all. …and I’m a farmer/homesteader. Those two things don’t really go hand-in-hand. Ya feel me? In fact, it’s a running joke in our family that everyone is surprised I can keep my children alive. I know,… 

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Filed Under: Gardening, Homesteading, How to / DIY, Reviews

10 Easy DIY Seedling Starters

By Jen Sharpin 2 Comments

Guest Post by: Nicole from Little Blog on the Homestead My garden is currently under 2 feet of snow… …and probably will be like that until March or April, doesn’t mean I’m not already dreaming of spring and all the lovely things I plan to grow this year! Even though I won’t be able to… 

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DIY Fruit and Veggie Wash

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DIY Fruit & Veggie Wash | The Easy Homestead

I have gotten a few emails asking how and what I use to wash my veggies here on the homestead. I meant to write this post many many weeks ago, but I wrote it down and honestly I forgot about it. Forgetting is an everyday occurrence around these parts- at least for me anyways. I… 

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Filed Under: Gardening, Homemade Stuff, Homesteading, How to / DIY, Natural Home/Health/Body, Tips for the Home

We’ve Got Stuff a’ Growin’…and it’s {mostly} more than weeds!

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We've Got Stuff a Growin'...and it's {mostly} more than weeds! | The Easy Homestead

Hey y’all! I just wanted to post some pics of what we got growin‘ around here in these parts. First, let me start by sayin‘ ‘WE WILL BE DOING SOME MAJOR WEEDING THIS WEEKEND‘…as you can see we need to do. But hey…hubs (Beau) had to work 7 days in a row, so we haven’t gotten… 

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Filed Under: Gardening, Homestead Reflections, HomesteadingTagged With: Around the Homestead, Family

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