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Monthly Archives: August 2017

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Raised Beds on a Budget

Budget Wise, Gardening, Gardening Basics, Reduce Reuse RecycleBy CharleneAugust 19, 2017

I’m in the process of converting my 40′ x 40′ garden into raised beds. The cost of materials to construct the beds and the soil mix make raised beds a bit expensive. So here are the details of how I am keeping the costs down on my raised beds. Keeping the costs down I used…

why store honey

Store Honey

August Goals, Food storage, Food Storage Basics, GoalsBy CharleneAugust 9, 20171 Comment

Put a little sweet in your life Admit it. We all have a sweet tooth. We really can’t do without our sugar. Well, we can, but who really wants to? But storing sugar as part of your food storage can be problematic. Even the slightest amount of moisture can cause sugar to clump. Too much…

Learn or Practice Canning

August Goals, Food storage, Goals, Preserving food, Skills for Self RelianceBy CharleneAugust 7, 2017

You have so much good food available to you this season, now is the time to learn (or improve) canning skills. First, get your equipment Canning doesn’t need to cost a lot. Just start with a water bath canner and a box of jars. Here’s my list of the important canning tools that I use.…

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