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79 Foods You Can Freeze Dry and 17 You Cannot: Complete Guide
Freeze-drying foods can be a lot of fun – but it’s also totally normal to wonder if what you’re hoping…
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How to Protect Raspberry Plants in Winter: A Step-by-Step Guide
Raspberry bushes are amazingly resilient and produce some of my favorite fruits. Even so, I wondered what kinds of protection…
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40+ Reasons Your Fruit Trees are Dying (with Fixes)
Fruit trees are a great addition to any garden. However, when they’re dying it’s hard to watch all that effort…
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How to Keep a Chicken Coop Cool in the Summer
When it’s summer and hot (and your chickens are panting and spreading their wings in the coop, the coop roof…
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Can You Store Food Outside in the Winter?
When you’re considering the best ways to store your food in the winter, it’s normal to wonder about making Mother…
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How Many Alpacas Should you Get? (A Practical Guide)
If you’re considering getting alpacas, it’s important to think about how large (or small) you want your herd to be.…
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9 Best Ways to Store Boiled Eggs in Shell (Long-Term)
When you’re looking at ways to store eggs (for regular use and for food storage), it’s important to consider how…
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Can Raspberry Bushes Grow in the Shade?
When you’re thinking about growing some deliciously sweet and juicy raspberries, it’s important to know where to plant them –…
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Grooming Alpacas: an Essential Guide
When you’re considering getting an alpaca (or two), it’s important to know how to groom them. So, let’s talk about…
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Why are Freeze Dryers So Expensive? Are They Worth it?
When you’re thinking about food storage, freeze dryers invariably come up. They’re touted as the most amazing food storage option…
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How Long You Can Safely Store Fresh Eggs (on the counter, in the fridge, etc)
When you’re collecting fresh eggs from your backyard chickens, you’ll wonder how long you can safely store them. And you’ll…
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How to Raise Chickens with Goats: 11 Tips that Work
Whether you’re considering adding goats to chickens (or chickens to goats), it’s important to know if it’s possible to have…