As someone who follows a gluten-free diet for health reasons, I'm always excited to find new options to add to my diet. Imagine my delight when I discovered a couple of huge oak trees on my property! ...
8 Tips for Dealing with Bedbugs
Not gonna lie here: bedbugs are absolutely horrible to contend with. They're insidious and take a lot of diligent attention to get rid of. If burning your house down isn't an option, that's okay: ...
8 Tips For How to Cook on a Woodstove
Whether the power has gone down, or you want to conserve energy, knowing how to cook on a woodstove is an essential skill that can come in extremely handy. When we're talking about a woodstove ...
How to Deter and Deal With Clothes Moths
Have you ever taken woolen clothes out of storage for wintertime and discovered that they'd been moth-eaten? If you're anything like me, you've probably offered some pretty colorful profanity in ...
How to Make an Effective Fly Trap from a Soda Bottle
I don't know about you, but I absolutely hate flies. Especially the big, fat, slow-moving ones that love to buzz around the back of my head. If you despise them too, then you're in luck! Read on to ...
How to Make (and Cook On) a Swedish Fire Log
Have you ever seen a Swedish fire log before? No, they're not some specialty ceramic piece you can find at IKEA. It's an item that's easy to make quickly with a few basic supplies and can be used to ...
40 Plants to Grow for Herbivore Pets and Companions
If you have herbivore pets such as rabbits, small rodents, tortoises, or parakeets (just to name a few), then you've noticed they eat a lot of plants. Hopefully, they'll continue to do so for many ...
15 Ways to Use Stinging Nettles
If you've ever fallen into a patch of stinging nettles, you'll probably remember the experience. Those bristly hairs can cause itching, burning rashes at the slightest touch. That said, stinging ...
How to Make a Broom with Straw or Broomcorn Stalks
You're likely to find a broom in pretty much every home on the planet. Our distant ancestors made brooms to sweep out their cave dwellings, and you can rest assured that castles and manor houses had ...