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How To Make Dandelion Honey Easy Recipe
Do you have a lawn full of dandelions that you don’t know what to do with? Here in Wisconsin, dandelions are prevalent in the early spring. Dandelions are one of my favorite flowers to use in recipes. From amazing herbal salve, to soap, tea, to honey, and even desserts! Dandelions are a very diverse spring…

No-waste Strawberry Top Simple Syrup Recipe
So much work goes into the tending of our strawberry beds. So you better believe I’m going to be trying to use every bit of strawberry deliciousness that comes from those vines! Whether you’re picking your own berries, or buying, this recipe for no-waste strawberry top simple syrup is the perfect way to use every…

Homemade Low Sugar Strawberry Jam Recipe
You pick berries and decide to make jam, when BAM! The recipe hits you with even more sugar than fruit! I’ve been there too. How is homemade supposed to be more healthy when it’s completely saturated in sugar? Well, I found another way. A recipe that not only uses a fraction of typical full-sugar recipes,…

Simple & Cheap DIY Nesting Boxes From Dresser Drawers
I’m going to show you how we made these simple & cheap nesting boxes for our chickens with old dresser drawers and leftover wood (and you can too!). In this blog post I share the measurements and steps we took to design nesting boxes that are functional and affordable, in less than 3 hours! With…

The Difference Between Chicken Eggs vs Duck Eggs
If you are like most people, you grew up eating chicken eggs. You may have never tried, or even considered trying duck eggs. Until perhaps, you got some ducks, (or a friendly neighbor with ducks) and wonder, what in the world do I do with these eggs?! It took me awhile to appreciate the unique…

Call Ducks VS Regular Ducks Everything You Need to Know
In the world of duck breeds, there are a wide variety to choose from. There is, however, a very distinct difference between Call ducks ( a bantam breed of ducks) and every other full-sized duck breed. There are physical, production, and personality differences between Call ducks and regular sized ducks. If you’re interested in getting…