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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.
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Pomona’s Universal Pectin – How to Use it (& Why You Should)

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New England Aster – A Great Fall Nectar Source for Bees

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Compost Tumblers – Pros and Cons – Best Tumbling Composters

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Joe Pye Weed – How to Grow and Use It

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How to Grow Elderberries for Food and Medicine

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How to Freeze Corn (on the Cob or Off)

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Best Rechargeable Battery and Best Battery Charger

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Corn Cob Jelly 2 Ways – Traditional or Less Sugar

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Prepping Food Storage – Top 10 Foods to Stockpile

Prepping Food Storage – Top 10 Foods to Stockpile

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Curly Dock – Tart Spring Green and Cleansing Tonic

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Best Gardening Books – Grow More Food, Get More Creative

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Easy Cheesy Zucchini Casserole Recipe (Quick to Mix)

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Mom’s Best Zucchini Bread Recipe (Easy and Yummy!)

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Canker Sore Treatment (How to Get Rid of Canker Sores)

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Chocolate Zucchini Cake Recipe (Swiss Roll Cake Style)

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Cherry Preserves – Chocolate Cherry and Cherry Vanilla

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Mullein Plant – Benefits and Uses of the Gentle Giant

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Strawberry Banana Jam – Easy Recipe with Less Sugar

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Strawberry Rhubarb Jam (Easy Recipe, Quick Cook, Less Sugar)

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How to Pit Cherries Without a Cherry Pitter (Easy Video)

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Oil Pulling – Does it really work? (Plus How to Do It)

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Bay Leaf – Fresh or Dry, It’s a Plant with Many Uses

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Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium montanum – Weekly Weeder #48

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Attracting Beneficial Insects to Help Your Garden Thrive

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Comfrey – What’s the safe way to use it? (& Why You Should)

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Easy Lemon Shortbread Cookies (No Chilling Required)

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The Best Homesteading Books (Is your favorite on the list?)

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Comparison of Metal Lids and Tattler Lids (Reusable Lids)

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What are Shell Beans? (Growing Tips, Usage, Storage)

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Dehydrating Apples for Easy Homemade Apple Chips

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Dehydrating Pears (With Tips for Prep and Storage)

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The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe, Plus a Sugar Cookie Q & A

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Ascites in Ducks – Treating Miss Emerald for Water Belly

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Home Food Preservation – 10 Ways to Preserve Food at Home

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Raspberry Ribbon Cookies – Buttery Cookies and Raspberry Jam

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How to Make a Salve with Infused Oils – Easy DIY Skincare

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Herbal Antibiotics – 15 Natural Infection Fighters

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Always Moist Banana Bread Recipe (Easy, Great Flavor)

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Easy Christmas Cookies – One Dough, Three Different Cookies

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How to Make Deviled Eggs – 2 Easy Recipes (and Prep Tips)

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Pumpkin Waffles with Maple Cinnamon Whipped Cream

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Pumpkin Scones with Dried Cranberries (and Baking Tips)

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