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CD’s For Chickens? Ways To Keep your Chickens Entertained
There are so many reasons to keep your chickens entertained: chickens need entertainment is so that they won’t cause trouble, if you keep your hens
ADHD or food? Which is the culprit?
Behavior challenges in young boys? Is medication our only choice? What about diet? Personally, I believe our society is doing a huge disservice to our
How A Minimalist Mom Deals With Menstruation
Someone once said, “How you do anything is how you do everything.” I think the same can be said about our periods. How you do
How to Choose the Best Vehicle for Your Homestead
HLiving on a homestead has its benefits, but it also has drawbacks. You need to do chores and there is work all day long. From hauling
A Moment of Peace on the Dakota Pipeline Battlefront
Activists and police have both agreed to take a step back from the barricade to allow tensions to deescalate. This photo was captured from a
Sovereign Schooling and Claiming Freedom in All Areas of Your Life
Sovereign Schooling and the “New Normal” * Sovereign Schooling is Article 2 in the Sovereign Series. Read the first in the series: What is Sovereignty? Claiming
Kombucha Chronicles, Part 10: My Personal Unschooling and Learning to Brew
My kombucha hobby is a bit of an obsession at this point, which I find very interesting. It’s one of the few health food things
Doing Right by Your Kids Shouldn’t Mean Doing Yourself Wrong
This article is part 2 of a longer series, called Does Unschooling Have Natural Limits? Please subscribe to get future installments. I came to unschooling as a young mother,
This Bacterial Enzyme Creates Biodegradable Plastic and Could Solve Pervasive Pollution
BY: DUSTIN BATTY There is a common misconception that nature and technology are diametrically opposed to each other, antonyms that cannot be reconciled. Some people
No Tools Needed to Build this Raised Garden Bed with Lego-Like Blocks
Building your raised bed garden can seem like a challenge. Researching the right parts to buy, taking measurements, visiting the home improvement store, and putting
Trouble Sleeping? Study Says Go Camping to Reset Your Biological Clock
A new study suggests that a week of camping outdoors can reset our biological clock, also know as the circadian clock. The circadian clock is
The Medicinal World of Plants: White Willow Bark
White willow bark has been consumed medicinally for centuries. It wasn’t until 1829 that scientists found its active ingredient, salicin, which has similar health effects