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How to Make the Best Chicken Dust Bath
Chickens learn instinctively how to clean themselves… but not with water!
Read MoreSimple Quiche Recipe
A friend shared the basic ingredients of this simple quiche recipe with me, about 30 years ago. Since then, I added a few items and herbs to change it up. The basics of eggs, tomatoes, zucchini and onions are such a classic combination.
Read MoreHow to Make Your Own Apple Cider Vinegar
The process to learn how to make your own apple cider vinegar is relatively easy… it just takes some time!
Read MoreHelping Fearful Dogs (and People!)
Helping Fearful Dogs (and People!) Life Lessons from Lotus It’s no secret how I feel about Lotus (my dog pictured above). She has been used by the Lord countless times to teach me about helping fearful dogs and a ton of other life trials that don’t even have anything to do with animals. Probably one…
Read MoreRoast Cacao Beans for Best Chocolate Taste
According to FoodforLive.com, organic Cacao Beans are quite bitter, which is an authentic flavor of dark chocolate. Roasted Cocoa beans taste a lot milder than cacao beans but retain only a small fraction of flavonoids that cacao beans ahve, which are antioxidants that make cacao so great for nutrition.
Read MoreWays to Preserve Fresh Eggs
The egg, as perfect and nutritious as it is at it’s optimal quality right after it has been laid. Then, it slowly starts to lose it’s nutrients. Therefore, it’s great to find alternate ways to preserve.
Read MoreThe Devil’s Beatitudes
The Devil’s Beatitudes A ministry we were associated with years ago, had the devil’s beatitudes printed on one of their handouts. It is listed like this (with a couple of modifications) and still being circulated today: If the devil were to write his own beatitudes, they would possibly go something like this… Blessed are…
Read MoreBest LifeintheGreen.House Posts of 2023
This past year marks the first full year of LifeintheGreen.House, so it seemed appropriate to capture the best posts of 2023! There is so much to capture in living, growing and eating naturally. Hopefully this past was a great start.
Read MoreThe What, How and Why of Fermenting Chicken Feed
This is the second step to my other blog after mixing your own chicken feed. A person does not HAVE to ferment their chicken feed. However, fermenting can have many benefits.
Read MoreHow to Get Rid of Mice
Like many of you, it can be difficult to figure out how to get rid of mice and not have it affect any other wildlife.
Read MoreA Nutritious Chicken Feed Recipe
Whether it is to monitor the ingredients, be budget friendly, or keep feed longer, mixing your own chicken feed may be a great option for you!
Read MoreReal Benefits to Eating Greens
God, in all of His awesomeness, designed greens to do so much more than just look pretty on a plate or be environmentally friendly…there are real benefits to eating greens.
Read MoreHow to Make an Effective Fox Deterrent
Overall, I appreciate that fox are all an important part of an eco system that keeps other critters in check (such as mice), but I’d rather they didn’t eat my chickens!
Read MoreHow to Make Simple Toilet Bowl Fizzies
Cleaning toilets obviously isn’t fun, but, watching these fizz is kind of fun! It’s kind of like candy for your toilet, when you use these fun molds (pictured).
Read MoreMake Your Own Dish Soap
Imagine this, I had come from a house that had a brand new dishwasher so I wasn’t feeling so great about having to wash dishes by hand. Here we are 5 years later, and I’m starting to feel differently about all of these modern conveniences…and the soap I’m using to wash them!
Read MoreDIY Soft Scrub Recipe
This homemade cleaner is great for glass stovetops, bathtub rings and scum on surfaces.
Read MoreFermenting Cherry Tomatoes for Gut Health
Cherry tomatoes are a fun way to promote health in your gut, if you ferment them! Fermenting is also a healthy way to use up all of those wonderful vegetables in the garden.
Read MoreHow to Handle Rejection
The ability to handle rejection is all about perspective. Just ask the chickens!
Read MoreBest Natural Cleaners to Keep on Hand
When making the best natural cleaners for your home, you might discover there are several ingredients that are used more often than not. Some of these core ingredients are wonderful alone or together to make the best natural cleaners. You don’t have to take my word for it..check out this great resource explaining basic ingredients…
Read MoreHow to Make Simple Furniture Polish
The plan was to make a polish that is healthy for my home and didn’t contain toxic ingredients. In addition, I wanted to be able to use this product to moisturize the furniture I was dusting, yet still not have to worry about having my dog putting her chin on the wooden window ledge to look out!
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