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I have a very nice, fluffy mattress pad that I would like to hang out on the laundry line...just to freshen it up. Does anyone have a natural, homemade spray that would work for this purpose? I was thinking lemon juice/peel with water. What do you think or suggest? Thanks!

I just made this ricotta, for my homemade manacotti shells & sauce...It was so good and super-easy. I used grocery store-bought whole milk, raw yogurt and raw heavy cream to make it :drool http://thenoshery.com/2010/10/05/homemade-ricotta-cheese/

I currently just started a new "bartering" deal with a co-worker :thumbsup I give him eggs, he gives me venison. So, I just received my first packages of ground venison and venison steaks. Do you guys have any jerky recipes you would like to share? I have my SIL's dehydrator, so I'm all...

I borrowed my SIL's dehydrator to dehydrate some tomatoes. Not really sure why she bought a dehydrator, considering she doesn't even cook...but I digress AND I get to borrow it ;) Well it was brand-new when I used it last night, white and sparkling...now, it has red stains all over it from the...

I just bought my 2nd, 25lb bag of bleached flour and spend $7-ish. Although the price is good...I really don't want to feed my family bleached flour. So, where do you buy your unbleached flour? TIA :D

And can I just say HOW GLAD am I, that we decided to raise our own meat chickens this year? I've just started getting into this whole meat bird thing and after seeing the conditions the store-bought chickens were raised in...I can just let out a sigh of relief. The grilled chicken we had for...

Hello All, I thought I would pass the info on in regards to the Sustainable Living Fair that is going on in Indy this weekend! I will definitely be there and thought I would pass it on to anyone else that may be interested :D http://www.sustainableearth.net/

The other day I was driving with a few friends for a weekend "mommy-trip." On our trip there was an area of farmland that had numerous wind turbines. I was super-excited to see these, as they are fairly new and the amount and sheer size of them was breathtaking. A friend in the car chirped...

I received a permission slip from ds' school yesterday, stating they are having a farm to pizza field trip at our state's fairgrounds :thumbsup This made me very happy as I have been trying to teach my kids the importance of where our food comes from. Plus, I get to go!! Ya hoo! So excited :D

Found this article, this morning....scary & depressing :( http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36013256/ns/us_news-environment/

For those that enjoy Bailey's Irish Cream...I'm too excited to try this :drool http://www.recipezaar.com/Homemade-Baileys-Irish-Cream-337038

I received some info on Arbor Foundation and their membership perks. I guess if you become a "member" for $10 they'll send you 10 trees! :D Here is the link: http://www.arborday.org/shopping/Memberships/memberships.cfm?membership=trees&st=m PS. Mods I think this post is okay, if not...

I finally broke down and bought some Fels Naptha Soap from Soapsgonebuy.com :clap Now, I'm not sure if I should go the liquid or dry route :hu It seems like the dry would be easier to store, but I am used to liquid. What about you guys? What do you prefer? TIA :D

My dh's place of work had a chili and dessert contest. The prize for each contest was $50 in a Cheesecake Factory giftcard. They were having a big party for the Superbowl (Go Colts!) and were gracious enough to have this fun contest. Anywho, I won the dessert contest :ya Not a real SS topic...

My dh bought and put up a metal, made in China, clothesline last summer. It was great, at first, but the first time I filled it on all sides, it broke. I know we are all :ep that a chinese product was a piece of poo. Anywho, he has promised me a clothesline made by hand. But, I would love...

I have a kinda-friend whom I was talking to the other day and mentioned I had made a loaf of bread (from my breadmaker) & soup for ds' school pitch-in. To which she responded, "Ugh, I have one I haven't used in over a year, they're just too much work." I asked her how and she didn't really...

I grew up with a dark, long table with benches growing up. I loved this table, and my parents gave it to my dh & I when I was 19. They then gave me their other dining room table, and due to space issues I gave the table away to dh's best-friend. He re-finished it a light color and every so...

is filling my house right now :clap I received a Target giftcard for Christmas from my MIL and purchased a breadmaker with it! I'm so excited, it arrived yesterday and my first batch is cooking as I type... Yummmm :drool

SS has definitely changed the way I live my life and my family's as well. Its funny to see the difference from this year's Christmas, compared to previous years. Five years ago, the things listed below were not even on my radar :P This year I treated myself to: *knee-high rubber boots for...

I'm not sure how many of you have an Aldi's near you, but I shop at the one near us. They have all of their spices on special this week :D I give a lot of baked goods to friends for the holiday season and having a lot of these spices on hand is great. They have; cloves, allspice, etc in the...