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Natural Hair Dye That Covers Gray

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Hair Dye

After ten years of using chemical hair dyes to cover my gray roots, I decided to switch to henna. With all of the harmful chemicals in hair dyes, it made sense to me to use a plant-based product instead. A few years ago, I tried using a ‘natural’ hair dye from the health food store, […]

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12 Ways to Become More Self-Sufficient

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Self-Sufficien

I dream of making my little homestead into a closed-loop system.  Nothing comes in, nothing goes out.  Now that would be self-sufficiency. Alas, there are things I can’t produce or grow here.  For example, its much too cloudy in the winter for solar panels.  The climate won’t allow me to grow all my food (this […]

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A Woman’s Guide to Chopping Wood

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Chopping Wood

When I moved to my homestead it had been decades since I’d chopped wood. It was intimidating thinking how much wood I’d need to chop for use in the wood stove. Although I have a propane fired-furnace, I keep the thermostat very low in the winter and supplement with wood stove heat. Wood stove heat […]

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Life-Giving Linen Cloths

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Linen

Five years ago I began to discover a whole new way of living.  It’s a way of living that contributes to the health of the planet as well as my own health.  It involves thinking about the life cycle of everything I buy.  It makes me happy and I feel clean. When considering purchases, I […]

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How to Be a Homesteader Without a Homestead

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Homestead

Yes, it can be done. I often hear the lament of folks who yearn for the homesteading lifestyle. “I can’t afford the land“, they exclaim.  A valid point.  It may take years of saving to afford that sweet piece of land.  Meanwhile, you are itching and craving to get started.  It is possible:  you can […]

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