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When circulation is the issue, sometimes a systemic solution can also help. Drinking teas rich in ginger can create better overall circulation, supporting the measures you choose directly for his extremities. Just throwing it out there! Used it a lot when my Grammy had cellulitis and it helped...

Just heard a really interesting idea for repelling slugs, snails and grubs. Take an aluminum pie pan and add a few slices of cucumber. The cucmber reacts with the aluminum to create a gas that is undetectable by humans, but is abhorrant to slugs and grubs. Has anyone else used this method? Did...

I have been using old (clean) panty hose and knee high stockings as plant tie-ups for tomatoes and wisteria, etc for years. They are very stretchy, do not gouge the plants they support and prevent these non-organic items from sitting in a landfill for a million years. Many of us who are...

My 10 Must-haves for when TheSHTF: This does not include people, at all. I am assuming my family (almost all of whom live within 2 miles) will be with me at that time (fingers crossed!). I am the only committed homesteader in our family, but all of them have skills to hone, should a new...

Seems to me, the SHTF can be as non-global as losing your job, or having your income cut in half. Maybe the end of the whole world isn't the only reason to start stocking up on some extra feed, when times are all right. Thanks for the idea! Bright Blessings

can you please place me in Otis, Oregon? Thanks! Bright Blessings

We do our potatoes in donated old tires. We stack them up as the foliage grows and fill the new tire up with soil. In your case, I would put the wire under the bottom one, on top of the ground, and begin from there. All the potatoes are above ground, and when you wish to harvest, just kick the...

Thanks so much for the original link! I have a friend who wants to set me up with bees, and I just don't know a single thing about beekeeping! I now have a place to begin studying and hopefully:fl, will learn enough to let her bless me with this amazing gift! Bright Blessings