Hello! Was browsing and looking for articles on DIYing products for my home and stumbled into this forum. My husband and I decided about six years ago to start becoming more self sufficient and due to a sad but fortunate circumstance, ending up moving from the Midwest to the least populated county in Maine and into the house my husband grew up in last June. I have learned canning and dehydrating, making my own shampoo, conditioner, lotions, etc, and am starting on cleaning products, laundry soap, that sort of thing. Can't wait to get my garden in this year!