From simple steps like drying clothes on a clothesline instead of in an electric dryer to bigger ones like installing solar panels to power your house, homesteading allows people to save money, have more control over their lives, help the community and even the planet.
Spring Home and Garden
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Flowers for both sun and shade
Flowers, with their colors, shapes and fragrance can be rewarding to grow and worth the effort.
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There’s always something new at Maine Wood Heat Co. Inc.
Maine Wood Heat introduces high efficiency, environmentally-friendly, clean-burning and health-giving wood burning masonry heaters, cooking and baking systems to North America.
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What if you don’t want your gardens to be a dinner buffet for deer?
Plant experts suggest gardeners shop for deer-resistant varieties of annual and perennial flowering plants.
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Is it time to design a new bathroom or kitchen?
Choose a local contractor, designer and business to help you create your dream kitchen or bath.
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An electrical fence can solve garden raids by unwanted pests
Although the initial cost to buy and build an electric fence is more, the rewards of years of low-maintenance and high efficiency can make the investment worthwhile.
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New products can make building a deck easier
Whether for barbecues, sitting outdoors and reading a good book, or social gatherings, a deck is a great addition to any home.
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Selecting the right mattress can be a challenge
It’s important to spend time lying on the mattress in positions that you usually sleep in at night.
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Better study up before you buy those chicks
Because chickens are prized as food by hawks, dogs, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, foxes, rats and weasels.