The Best Gluten-Free Chunky Granola
Homemade chunky granola makes a tasty addition to yogurt, a bowl of cereal, or just grab a handful for a quick snack! Store-bought granola can have loads of refined sugar and added preservatives you just don't need. You'll love how toasty The Best Gluten-Free Chunky Granola turns out! Read on to find my secrets to baking up good size chunks and getting that "just-right" crispy crunch that we all love.
...Toxin-Free Fall Room Spray
We made it to that time of year with cooling temperatures and ever shorter days! I'm a realist, so let's all face the fact that 2020 has been a doozy. After Anxiety inducing Spring and Endless Summer, we are now inching ever so close to FALL. So, let's celebrate with some refreshing fall scents! These all-natural, toxin-free essential oil sprays are sure to brighten your home and your mood. Safely spritz one of my toxin-free fall room spray recipes throughout your home, your bathrooms, or your vehicle and breathe easy since there are no toxic chemicals used. Happy Fall Y'all!
...Real Food Recipe Series: Classic Tuna Salad
Come check out what I'm dubbing my "Real Food Recipe Series". These are some basic recipe staples that are versatile for any style of cooking. Using real food ingredients and leaving the processed stuff behind, I'm bringing you classic recipes- refined. Dress them up or down, mix in ingredients that you love, and remove what you don't love!
...Can I Own Chickens Where I Live?
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What an exciting time! Many towns and neighborhoods have embraced small flocks as a part of normal backyard culture. However, owning livestock like chickens still isn't permitted everywhere. Are you asking yourself, "Can I even own chickens where I live?" Here's what you need to know before starting your own backyard flock.
...Quick Coop Cleanup: Get the printable guide!
Use my quick coop cleanup guide to stay on top of daily chores. Keep your flock healthy and happy by completing these simple jobs each day.
Having livestock or any animals means that there are chores. Just like having children or taking care of ourselves, there are plenty of tasks that have to get done daily. Excellent animal husbandry is the best thing that you can do to keep your pets or livestock healthy.
...Preparing a Fall Vegetable Garden
After only a season of gardening in my new raised beds, I'm already looking forward to my next crop! Come see what I'm starting as seeds and what's going straight into the ground this fall. As I am preparing a fall vegetable garden, I hope to inspire you to use your garden space for more than summer veggies this year.
Preparing for Fall Vegetables
If you don't know already, we are located in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. That puts us into Zone 9 a-b, we are just in between the two. This means long hot, humid summers that can roast your summer garden come July. Lucky for me, I planted many items in late February and they were over and done by now. Although we just got into the month of August, the rest of my summer plants were looking super dry and crummy! In the late part of summer, there really is no keeping up with watering due to the heat. All that is fine with me though, because that means I get to start thinking of cooler seasons and preparing a fall vegetable garden.
...How to Choose the Best Garden Method for You
Deciding what method of growing you will use is the first step in planning your new garden. I'll share with you the most common methods along with some important pros and cons of each.
First things first, right? When you're ready to grow your own garden whether it is vegetables, herbs, or even just flowers, you have to consider how you will plant them. Choosing what gardening method you like is an important first step in planning your new garden. It's all a matter of what works best for you and your space. There's a bit of preparation for each of the options. Jump in and learn more in Part 1 of my series "My First Garden: How to Choose the Best Garden Method for You."
...New Nest Boxes! Easy DIY Nesting Boxes Build for Chickens
Check out how we built easy DIY nesting boxes for our chickens. Chicken keeping is simple when you keep it basic. Here's all you need to know about building a DIY nesting box for your chickens to lay their eggs.
If you have chickens, then you know how much they love to hog their favorite nesting box. At the time I'm typing this post, we have about 25 chickens. Around 12 of those girls are "mature" and laying eggs almost daily. The others are only a few short months (maybe weeks) away from laying too. That's why we needed this easy DIY nesting box for our girls.
...Simple Cedar DIY Flowerbed- Garden using cedar fence boards
How to create a lush garden space easily. Come see how I created a Simple Cedar DIY flowerbed using inexpensive and long-lasting cedar fence boards. Putting in an easy DIY cedar flowerbed is a simple weekend project that any skill level can complete.
This weekend my husband and I decided to jazz up a little area that has been a true eyesore in our front yard. Adding a lush garden space by making a simple cedar DIY flowerbed was easy since we used cedar fence boards.
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