This Week: How to Create a Vegetable Plot, Making Candles, Herbs for The Family and More!

Published: Mon, 04/14/14

April 2014 - Issue 2

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." ~Luciano de Crescenzo

How to Make Hand Dipped Candles

How to make hand dipped candles at home. Easy to personalize for your own taste and home decor.

Goats for The Self Reliant Homesteader

For the self-sufficient homestead, the goat is a far superior animal. Depending on the breed you choose, a goat can produce up to a gallon of milk per day. Goat milk is much easier for humans to digest. It doesn't taste any different from cow's milk, but the fat globules in goat's milk are smaller. It is also "naturally homogenized".

Preparing a Vegetable Plot

Once you have decided on the best position for your vegetable plot and how you are going to grow them, be it in raised beds, containers or on open ground, there are a few jobs you need to do before you can start growing.

Your Space:

Decoupage - by Megan C.

Make use of all those junk mail catalogs and magazines .... DECOUPAGE!

I get more junk mail than I shake a jar of Modge Podge at.

If you prefer to make your own matte decoupage medium...mix 2 parts glue to 1 part water. Add glitter, or a few drops of acrylic paint.

I love to cover old boxes, I made my mum a storage box for her desk out of a Saltene cracker box I cut in half and scalloped the edges.

Get messy and have some fun!

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Avocado and Vegetable Spring Rolls

Super easy to make, these fresh veggie spring rolls can be a snack, part of a meal or great appetizers at your next party. Brightly colored and crunchy with a satisfying fresh taste, these spring rolls are packed with cancer-preventive phytonutrients.

Using Herbs for The Whole Family

I have used herbal remedies on my family, including the pets, for decades. It helps that I've had training, so I have an idea what is appropriate for each age group...and each gender. With this information, you may be able to do the same with yours.

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May your week be filled with life's beautiful offerings!

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