This delicious Ball® Apple Pie Filling recipe is a favorite of mine. It delivers just the right amount of sweetness, fragrant flavors, and creaminess.
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I love decorating for the seasons in a unique way and doing a spin on traditional colors and themes. For a fall tablescape, I included natural elements found right outside my door.
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Learn more about cover crops, their purpose, and the best garden cover crops to use!
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Planning and preparing for the colder months ensure you are not caught off guard when that first frost or cold snap arrives. Here is a list of 30 things you can do around the farm and home to prepare for fall and winter.
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One of my favorite chili sauce recipes to make using the last of our summer harvest. It goes delicious with hot dogs, burgers, wraps, tacos, corn chips, and much more!
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Dried flower art is a great way to preserve summer flowers and enjoy them through the winter months. It also makes an extraordinary beautiful gift, like these framed dried flowers.
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Saving seeds is a great way to build up a good seed bank for yourself, maintain healthy varieties adapted to your area, and be cost-effective. It is a simple process and very rewarding once you see the seeds you have saved germinate and sprout next year! Here’s how to save, dry, and store seeds!
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If you have chickens or a mixed flock, you would know how much they like treats and scraps other than their regular feed. There are, however, treats or food that you should NEVER GIVE TO YOUR FLOCK. These can pose a serious threat, cause poisoning, and be fatal.
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For a first-time gardener, choosing seeds may be overwhelming. There are so many varieties, do's and don'ts, types, etc. Here are the differences in seed types and 11 reasons why we choose to grow heirloom seeds!
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A first aid kit for animals will prepare you for any problems, whether for an alpaca with a high fever, goats with stomach issues, or a chicken struggling with bumblefoot. It will save you stress, unnecessary vet costs, and potential heartbreaking loss.
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Create your country living or homesteading dream, no matter where you live! Small steps toward a less consumer-driven life are all you need to create a lifestyle that goes back to the basics and becoming more self-sufficient. Here are 20 ways to experience country living no matter where you live.
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The only guide you need on Ball® home canning. With 10 easy steps and a delicious recipe to get you started!
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f you need a break or are looking to spend some quality time with your kids, this summer scavenger hunt is the perfect outdoor activity. Not only is it fun and educational, but it will keep them busy for quite a while. What makes this scavenger hunt exciting is the fact that it involves the 5 senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. So it is a great learning activity, especially for the younger ones.
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Although spring and summer are usually the hero months for gardening, don't put fall on the back foot. Fall gardening is a fantastic opportunity to prolong the gardening season. Tips on planning a fall garden plus a guide on which vegetables to plant for fall according to your zone.
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When summer temperatures are soaring, and you are dying to take a dip in the pool or drink an ice-cold lemonade to cool down, keep your animal friends in mind! Just like we need cooling down, they do too! When high summer temps hit us here in Georgia, we do these 7 things to ensure everyone is cool and comfortable.
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The lack of space or a large garden should not keep you from growing fresh vegetables and beautiful flowers. There is so much you can do and grow by utilizing vertical space, even in small areas and urban apartments. Not only is it fun and adds a pretty dimension to the garden, but it offers so many benefits. Here are the benefits, which veggies work best for vertical gardening, and a few tips and ideas.
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There is just something magical about preserving food. It is fun; you feel like you've accomplished something; you have food preserved for out-of-season, and it's something you can gift to others as well. Here is my favorite low-sodium dill pickle canning recipe along with a few other summer canning favorites.
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It is officially summer, and for my family and me, that means alfresco dining and savoring delicious garden-to-table recipes, and enjoying the outdoors. I love eating fresh from our garden. The fresher, the better! And so much more when the days are long, warm, and just full of life. Here is a summary of all the summer garden-to-table recipes I love to make!
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