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Author: Laurie Neverman

Laurie Neverman has a BS in Math/Physics and an MS in Mechanical Engineering. She is a wife and mother with a passion for natural healing, homesteading and gardening. She and her husband, August, homeschool their two boys. They live in rural northeast Wisconsin in a Wisconsin Green Built and Energy Star certified home.

Freeze Drying Mistakes you should avoid to get the best results for your food and your freeze dryer. Shorten drying time, improve flavor and stay safe!

11 Freeze Drying Mistakes to Avoid for Best Storage Quality

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WHAT IF INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT WHETHER WE SHOULD GIVE KIDS GOLD STARS FOR PARTICIPATION OR FOR WINNING, WE INVOLVED KIDS IN REAL WORLD ACTIVITIES WHERE THE END RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITY ITELF IS THE REWARD? TEACH THEM GARDENING, WOODWORKING, REPAIR SKILLS, FIBER ARTS, SEWING, COOKING. GET THEM OUT HIKING SOMEWHERE WITH A GORGEOUS VIEW. RAISE ANIMALS - HAVE THEM LEARN TO CARE ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN THEMSELVES. HAVE THEM HELP OUT A GRANDPARENT OR ELDERLY NEIGHBOR. OUR SOCIETY HAS LOST SIGHT OF WHAT’S TRULY IMPORTANT IN LIFE. IT’S TIME TO FIND IT AGAIN. - Laurie Neverman, Common Sense Home

No More Gold Stars – Creating Real World Rewards

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solar emergency gear - radio, luminaid light, solar cooker

Solar Emergency Gear – Lights, Power, Radios, and Ovens

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Tools last longer when cleaned and sharpened, plus a well sharpened edge makes gardening easier - learn how to maintain your tools in a step-by-step process.

Cleaning and Sharpening Garden Tools

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How to Make Homemade Extracts - Vanilla, Lemon and Almond. Save money, create custom extracts. Includes printable extract labels.

How to Make Homemade Extracts – Vanilla, Lemon and Almond

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Striped jelly pours make your homemade jams and jellies look extra special. Great for gift giving, or as a premium product for your farm market stand.

Striped Jelly – Makes a One of a Kind Homemade Gift

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Commercial breads may be loaded with questionable ingredients to make them cheap and durable, but that doesn't mean you should give up bread completely.

Is Commercial Bread Making You Sick?

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"The Independent Farmstead" strives to capture what many small farmers are seeking - farming with minimal outside inputs, using the best of old and new.

The Independent Farmstead – Book Review

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Easy to make homemade apple dip recipes. Homemade Caramel Apple Dip , Chocolate Almond, Maple Bacon, Walnut Ricotta Cream, and Pistachio and Blue Cheese.

5 Awesome Apple Dip Recipes – Caramel, Chocolate, Nuts and Cheese

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Tips for growing giant vegetables, plus a listing of 10 current world record holding vegetables. You won't believe how big these veggies can get!

Giant Vegetables – How Big Do the Record Holders Get?

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LuminAID solar powered lights are lightweight, durable, waterproof, inflatable lights. They hold a charge for 2 years, making them perfect for emergencies.

LuminAID Solar Powered Lights Review

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No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!

No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!

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What's the best solar cooker? You can build your own, or buy a unit that works like a stove top or a high temp oven, or one that slow cooks and dehydrates.

What’s the Best Solar Cooker? Choosing the Right Unit for Your Cooking Style

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Getting Started with Solar Cooking – DIY Solar Cooker Ideas, Printable Cooking Guide

Getting Started with Solar Cooking – DIY Solar Cooker Ideas, Printable Cooking Guide

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This low sugar apricot jam recipe is lightly sweetened and flavored with a hint of cinnamon and citrus so you can taste the fruit, not the sugar.

Low Sugar Apricot Jam Recipe – Sweeten with Sugar or Honey

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Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey

Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey

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gallon jug of homemade strawberry wine

Easy Strawberry Wine Recipe – Perfect for Beginners

Read More Easy Strawberry Wine Recipe – Perfect for Beginners

slice of homemade brownies with ice cream and strawberries

The Best Homemade Brownies – Never Bake Brownies from a Box Again

Read More The Best Homemade Brownies – Never Bake Brownies from a Box Again

Slice of dandelion wine fruitcake on a white plate

Dandelion Wine Fruitcake – Fruitcake That Actually Tastes Good!

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If you are ready to open your mind to the possibilities beyond today's food growing status quo, check out Sepp Holzer's Permaculture.

Holzer Permaculture – A Lifetime of Food Growing Innovation

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3 easy homemade bug spray recipes that you can make with ingredients from your garden and pantry. Control bugs without waging heavy duty chemical warfare.

Homemade Bug Spray for the Garden – 3 Easy Recipes

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Strawberry Spinach - Also known as strawberry blite, this self-seeding annual adds color and texture to summer salads with its edible leaves and berries.

Strawberry Spinach – Easy Care Salad Green with Edible Berries

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removing hard water buildup from sink

How to Remove Hard Water Buildup From Faucets and Showerheads

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Rhuberry Spread – Naturally Sweetened Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

Rhuberry Spread – Naturally Sweetened Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

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There's a super popular quote from Joel Salatin about the first supermarket that is much beloved by the local food movement - but is it true?

The First Supermarket Appeared in 1946 – True or False?

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Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist is a colorful romp through the backyard most of us wish we had, with herb spirals, food forests, mushrooms & more.

Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist

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This "church dinner chicken" is just like the recipe mom used to make - tender and juicy, nicely spiced and cooked until falling off the bone.

Old Fashioned Church Dinner Chicken – Just Like Mom Used to Make

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A Common Sense Homesteading reader discussion on the state of the extended family - what caused its breakup, and whether it's time for it to return.

What Destroyed the Extended Family?

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The Market Gardener book

The Market Gardener – Make Money Farming on Small Acreage

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The Ugly Truth About PETA -They’re Not What You Might Think

The Ugly Truth About PETA -They’re Not What You Might Think

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"Pawpaw - In Search of America's Forgotten Fruit" tells a story of a uniquely American treasure that was lost but is being found again.

Pawpaw – The Story of a Lost Treasure, Found

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dandelion field

Stop the Dandelion Madness! Making Peace with Dandelions and Bees

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Pillowcases to Reversible Tote Bag -Change pillowcases to a reversible tote bag, learn how to make a basic lined bag or reversible bag.

Pillowcases to Reversible Tote Bag Upcycle Project

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The Bio-Integrated Farm book

The Bio-Integrated Farm – Water Gardening Like You Never Imagined

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Permaculture Design - 3 Key Elements You Need to Know, Plus an Introduction to the First High School Permaculture Textbook, The Permaculture Student 2.

Permaculture Design Elements – 3 Keys You Need to Know

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Bring back the backyard fruit tree with Stella Otto's "The Backyard Orchardist - A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden".

The BackYard Orchardist – Learn to Grow Over 10 Different Fruits

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cheesy garlic zucchini bread

Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Bread – Use Fresh or Frozen Zucchini

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Maple macaroons are a light, crispy, easy to make cookie sweetened with real maple syrup. Gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.

Maple Macaroons – Refined Sugar Free, Gluten Free, Delicious!

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onions grown from seed

Growing Onions From Seed – 5 Tips for a Great Harvest

Read More Growing Onions From Seed – 5 Tips for a Great Harvest

Duncan's "Meat in a Loaf" stuffed sandwich bread - the leftover makeover your kids will love!

Duncan’s “Meat in a Loaf” Stuffed Sandwich Bread

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Homemade cheesy scalloped potatoes are old-fashioned comfort food that can be teamed up with ham for a main dish or served "as is" for a side.

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes – A Homestyle Family Favorite

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Homegrown fruits and vegetables aren't the only benefits of gardening! Check out the rewards that a little dirt therapy can bring to you and your family.

Dirt Therapy – 8 Reasons You Need to Have a Garden

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