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When it comes to natural chicken keeping, Lisa Steele has made her way to the top of the flock.  A trusted name in the chicken keeping world, Lisa is the creator of the popular blog “Fresh Eggs Daily” and is a regular writer for many publications from “Backyard Poultry” to HGTVGardens.com.  As a 5th generation …

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I recently had the pleasure to read Melissa Norris’ new book  “Hand Made: The Modern Guide to Made from Scratch Living”.  So much more than just a recipe book, Melissa really invites you into her life, sharing personal stories from her childhood and family life intertwined with some seriously delicious recipes, handmade gift ideas, and …

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For as long as man has pondered the wonders of the universe, we have wondered which has come first…..the chicken or the egg.  “Epic Eggs: The Poultry Enthusiast’s Complete and Essential Guide to the Most Perfect Food” will not answer that question.  But it is definitely the most epic & complete guide to everything egg …

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I have been gardening in some form or another for pretty much my entire adult life.  I have heard the term “permaculture” here and there but honestly it sounded pretty intimidating and expensive.  I never really looked into the concepts behind it because I had decided it was something only big scale farmers needed and …

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I was recently so lucky to receive a review copy of “The Made from Scratch Life” by Melissa Norris.  This book is hard to categorize; on the one hand it has some really amazing recipes so it could be considered a down home, real food cookbook, some of those recipes are for homemade beauty/cleaning supplies so it …

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