This is seriously the world's best potato soup. Ever. Home Made Slow Cooked Potato Soup Ingredients: 18 medium potatoes diced (with skin on!) 2 boxes of broth (veggie or chicken, your pick) 1 whole yellow onion chopped 3 cloves of garlic minced 2 sticks of organic...

Until recently, if you asked me about cold-weather chicken care, I would have said, “Choose the right chicken breeds for your climate and build your coop for your weather conditions.” With iguanas freezing and falling out of trees in Florida and alligators...

The first frost date is something that most gardeners view with apprehension, especially when there are green tomatoes on the vine. Will their plants get to produce a decent harvest, or will a cold snap dash all their hopes and...

There are four articles in this series on different strategies for cold-weather chicken care. This article explores how to prevent and treat frostbite in chickens. To read the others, click on the links below: “Cold-Weather Chicken Care: 11 Quick...

It's that time of year again, when everybody seems to be coming down with a something and "flu season" is always named the culprit. You're afraid to leave your house, everybody's carrying hand sanitizer with them, and you can't seem...

Every year, it seems like people get hyped up over holiday shopping earlier and earlier. By Halloween, the Winter-holiday pressure is already on. You'll hear Christmas carols being piped into department stores already. Did you ever wonder why it's called Black...

Our minds might be focused on ice cream cones, drive-in movies, and lazy beach days, but the reality is, flu season is approaching.  Flu season begins around October and ends as late as May, sometimes! That’s only 2 months...

Heating the Homestead Efficiently According to the U.S Department of Energy, heating and cooling together are the largest energy expense, accounting for a hefty 48% of energy use in the typical home. To make matters worse energy cost rises...

As Winter approaches, many families worry about how to keep their new baby free from illnesses and viruses. Here are 6 commonsense things you can do to protect your baby and ensure they stay healthy. The biggest thing is hand-washing....

Did you know the ideal time to prune your fruit trees is in mid- to late winter, before the sap starts to "wake up" from the roots and flows back into the branches? If the tree's already been pruned when...

It's the middle of winter, but you're a gardener all the time. Well, maybe you want to be. So what can you do in your garden in January? There's actually lots of prep work you can get out of the way...

Are you looking for gift wrap alternatives? Me, too. One of the sillier things we do as humans is buying pretty-colored paper, just to throw it away. Gift wrap is something I usually skip, for so many reasons. It costs money,...