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A homemade cloth diaper with a flannel exterior and fleece interior. This was used for several years and is still in good shape!89

How To Make Cloth Diapers

by Marye Audet

A homemade cloth diaper with a flannel exterior and fleece interior. This was used for several years and is still in good shape! Do cloth diapers save money? Certainly they do! Cloth diapers are good for the... published 9 months ago

16 comments    family baby environment

Menstrual Cup85

Eco-Friendly Alternatives To Feminine Products

by Marye Audet

One area where even the greenest woman tends to compromise the environment and her own health on a regular basis is in the use of feminine hygiene products. Many of us use the same things we have been using... published 8 months ago

3 comments    frugal alternative eco-friendly

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Biodiesel Kits: Make Your Own Fuel

by Marye Audet

If you are concerned with the high cost of fuel, the environmental aspects of it, and the dependance on foreign countries for our fuel supplies you might want to condsider making your own biodiesel from vegetable oil! published 5 months ago

22 comments    technology finance how to

Baking soda is an eco-friendly cleaner, that is effective and inexpensive80

How To Clean It Green

by Marye Audet

Chemical allergies and sensitivities are on the rise. The more chemicals that we expose ourselves to on a daily basis the more likely we are to become sensitive to them. Production of chemical cleaning... published 8 months ago

15 comments    home recipe environment

A good supply of wood is a comforting security measure for winter.79

25 Ways to be More Self Reliant Today

by Marye Audet

Self reliant living has always been an important skill. From the Pilgrims to our grandparents that lived through the depression and World War 2 the ability to survive and thrive during times of intense... published 8 months ago

9 comments    finance tips save money

This was our pasture the morning after the flood. Some of the buildings you see floated on to our property from downstream.79

Rainwater Collection-Clean, Free Water for the Homestead

by Marye Audet

In 2004 my husband and I experienced a night that we will never forget. During an unprecedented spell of abundant rain our property flooded. No one expected it, least of all us, yet there we were at 3:00... published 9 months ago

5 comments    home water frugal

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Cheap & Delicious: Healthy Recipes for the New Year

by Marye Audet

If you have made a resoluton to eat healthier but need to keep the budget, as well as the tastebuds happy, you may be feeling overwhelmed at the amount of recipes to sift through. Try these, delicious, healthy, and family approved! published 5 months ago

4 comments    health food life

"mmmm...baby chickens!"77

Homestead Basics: Homemade Pet Food

by Marye Audet

Making pet food is a great way to deal with culled livestock on the homestead. Chickens that are past their prime, and really, any livestock that is not going to be eaten by you can be made into a frugal, and healthy pet food. published 6 months ago

11 comments    food recipes diet

We have a huge village collection that we add to every year.75

How to Decorate for Christmas on a Budget

by Marye Audet

Get a festive, holiday decor with out going into debt or dipping into savings. Ideas for Beautiful and easy decorations for the Christmas and winter holidays. published 6 months ago

3 comments    finance christmas holiday

Dandelions are triple good- roots, flower, and leaves72

Free Groceries, Safely Foraging For Wild Foods

by Marye Audet

For hundreds, even thousands of years, man lived without a grocery store. Somehow he managed to feed himself and his family by foraging in the wild, finding edible foods and preparing them. Those same foods... published 8 months ago

2 comments    food free frugal

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