Simplifying

Everything you need to know about line dry laundry

With spring upon us and utility costs rising, line dry laundry is becoming interesting again. Growing up I did not ...
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It’s my Nature

True to my nature I love reading self-realization and development books. Out of all that I have read, one stands ...
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5 Kitchen Tools to Save Money on Food

During Boxing week, you might be torn between needing to save money and wanting to make use of the good ...
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Following your Intuition in everyday life

Following your intuition in everyday life is a subject that I have been wanting to write about for quite a ...
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Why we are not prepping

Survivalists or preppers who actively prepare for an emergency, disaster, end of the world, or the coming of zombies seem ...
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5 Ways to Preserve Food

Living in a cold climate with a short growing season - food preservation is essential. In order to be able ...
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Gardening for the Weak, Sick and Lazy Gardeners

Since I write a homesteading/gardening blog you could get the impression that I am a hard-working gardener, always on top ...
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Snowshoeing, a Fun Winter Activity

If you can't garden, go snowshoeing! Except for the indoor garden we are enjoying a break in gardening, that's kind ...
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How to Thrive in Social Isolation

Social isolation has been part of our life for a long time and for different reasons. Now that it also ...
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The No-Plan Meal Planning Method is a great approach to meal planning in order to use what grows in the garden and is in season.

The No-Plan Meal Planning Method for Gardeners

The no-plan meal planning method has been developed over years out of the necessity to combine planning meals with using ...
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Turn a Yard Into a Garden

Living in a town or city house, either owning or renting you might not consider that you are able to ...
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7 Proven Steps to Feed a Family on a Tight Budget

We have been on a tight budget on and off for many years, for different reasons and in different countries ...
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FlyLady System for Homesteading

"My house may be a mess, but you should see my garden" - can you relate? As a homesteader, we ...
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Cookbooks to Start a Plant-Based Diet

We switched to a plant-based diet a few years ago and have never looked back. Eating healthy tastes good feels ...
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Animal-Free Homestead

Update: This animal-free homestead article was written 2 and a half years ago (2019) a bit over a year after ...
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Gardening Without Pain

Just over a year ago gardening without pain was a dream for me. After an x-ray, I knew it was ...
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Making Progress on One Thing a Day

You know the feeling when there are not enough hours in a day, you are always behind trying to keep ...
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Successful Gardening is not Depending on a Green Thumb

It is a common assumption that successful gardening is depending on a green thumb. Some people have the ability to grow ...
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Freestyle Cooking

Freestyle cooking is an easy, fast, flexible and realistic way to prepare food. In a day and age of overload ...
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Thoughts on the whole-food plant-based diet

If you follow us on social media, you might have noticed, that we talk about the whole-food plant-based diet more ...
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How people lived simple yeastarday - childhood memmories about homesteading.

How People Lived Simple Yesterday

Simple living, self-sufficiency, off-grid living, and back to the basics are having a huge comeback these days. Homesteading and backyard ...
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Start Homesteading

Homesteading is something we talk about a lot here at Northern Homestead, even though we are not a classic homestead ...
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Top 5 Appliances I Would Not Want to Miss in my Homestead Kitchen. These are real kitchen helpers that make cooking from scratch easy.

5 Appliances I Would Not Want to Miss in my Kitchen

Most food in our house is prepared right in our kitchen. There is not much that we buy ready made ...
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STOP brushing teeth with floor cleanser. I use Toothpaste from MODER instead.

Stop Brushing Teeth with Floor Cleaner

When I first heard about floor cleaner being in my toothpaste I was shocked. Not sure if I was seeking ...
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7 Gift Ideas for Gardening Moms

If your mom is a gardener, you are lucky! Not just because she is an awesome person, that is what ...
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12 Reasons to Live in a Small House – Other Than Money

We all know those great financial reasons to live in a small house: less mortgage, less maintenance costs, less heating ...
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7 Things To Do Before You Move

Moving is stressful, there is no question about it. We have done it so many times now - in town, ...
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Handmade Menu Planner

One of my very special gifts that decorate our kitchen is a handmade Menu Planner from our daughter Melanie. Isn't ...
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The Fidibus 21 Grain Mill is a high quality German engineering corundum/ceramic mill. Easy to use, creates minimum mess and looks good. Recommending it!

Why We Like Our Fidibus 21 Grain Mill

Bread and pastry are some of our favorite dishes. They are yummy, comforting, and easy to make. If there is ...
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