Jenny Flores

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Edible Landscape Additions: Elderberries and Goji Berries

If you are looking for hardy additions to your edible landscape, elderberries…

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Attracting Beneficials: Garden Good Guys

Whether you are a backyard gardener, an urban homesteader, or you run…

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Ten Ways to Stand Out at the Farmers’ Market (and Make More Money)

It’s finally time for homesteaders to start thinking about spring.  Thinking about…

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Growing Spices on the Homestead

Almost every homestead I know of has found a way to incorporate…

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Fun with Fermenting

As homesteaders we have canned, frozen, dried, and smoked a lot of…

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Quick and Easy Compost Guide

Those who are not yet living the homesteading dream may be confused…

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Starting a Micro-Creamery on the Homestead

Operating a micro-creamery is an option for those looking for niche farming…

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Learn to Save Money with Old-Fashioned Methods: Money-saving Advice from the Past

Self-sufficiency and sustainability are buzzwords—not only used in the close-knit homesteading community,…

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15 Ways to Jump-start Your Market Garden

January can be a difficult time for homesteaders, especially those of us…

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Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I…

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12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead…

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Cooking and Fermenting with Juniper Berries

I haven’t met a homesteader who doesn’t enjoy good food but even…

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