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Maybe you are new to homeschooling or your family has grown and you now find yourself homeschooling multiple ages. Here are a few of my best tips and tricks for how I homeschool 5 kids of different grades and ages at once. Homeschooling doesn’t have to look like a traditional
What is an herbal elixir and how do you make one? Well since we are going to dive into oner of my favorite subjects, herbs, pull up a chair and sit for a spell. This is about to get exciting! I don’t know maybe it it just me but everything
5G technology is being greeted with mixed emotions. The telecommunications companies seem to say it’s good, but others are blowing the whistle. Are there negative effects of 5G exposure and if so is there anything we can do to protect ourselves, our kids, and our loved ones?? Dangers of 5G
The beginning of a homeschool year can always be a little tricky, for veteran homeschoolers but especially for new or even newish homeschoolers. This is a guide to help you start the homeschool year (with a fun checklist included)! This year we will be starting our 9th, yes 9th, year
For an easy yet still healthy summer snack try this uber-healthy blueberry lemonade popsicle recipe. Your kids will love it and you will be happy its do darn good for them too! My kids love popsicles and who can blame them the cold treat the hot summer, it’s a match
Maybe you live in an apartment, a duplex or a rental and you would love nothing more than to grow your own healthy foods, but you lack the space. Don’t let a little issue of space keep you from your gardening dreams. With these easy no-space gardening ideas, your dream
Considering getting guinea fowl? Everything you need to know. The pros and cons of keeping guinea fowl. Have you have ever been out to a farm or homestead and heard some bird singing loud (and I do mean loud) and proud. When you got a look at it, it looked
An easy solution for better growing soil. Making your own biochar to improve your soil, garden, and production. Improving your garden soil couldn’t be easier. If you have done much research on improving garden soil you may have come across biochar, and wondered what it is and how it can
If you are considering adding some life skills to your homeschool learning line-up but you are not quite sure where to start, why not start with sewing or mending. Once you know how to teach sewing in your homeschool, you will be loving all the practical life skills you can
Maybe you have heard you can propagate grapes from cuttings but never tried and are interested. Here is the easy way on how to root grape cuttings. So you can be well on your way to homegrown grapes, jelly or heck even wine! Why not? Can you grow grapes from
