Snow storms, grid-down situations, extreme temperatures and social unrest, there are plenty of reasons you could be forced to stay inside your home for a few days, maybe even a week. Emergencies happen all the time and there’s no reason to assume they won’t affect you at some point, even though, until now, they were things that happened to “other people”. It’s time to get ready for short-term emergencies.
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It’s not easy to let your kids go with you to do some gardening tasks, especially now that there are now electronic gadgets to keep them entertained. But did you know that letting kids join to do some gardening tasks is essential, as this will help them to learn and develop skills when it comes to nature and science.
I am frugal, and I cannot afford to replace the knives we have 
when they start to go dull. I am also clumsy and I run a much greater risk of losing an appendage if my knives are dull. It is true that sharp knives are safer than dull ones.
Every knife dulls. It does not matter what they say about it; some will keep the original edge longer than others, but the fact remains that every knife dulls.
100 Plants to Feed the Bees: Provide a Healthy Habitat to Help Pollinators Thrive
It’s Market Day! Bring home all the fun of a real farmers market in this DIY kit (in a book)! You will find everything you need to set up a pretend stand, from pop-out fruits and veggies to play money. Get ready to grow your own healthy fun in this Farmers Market book.
Learn reading, science, math, and healthy eating while engaging on creativity and pretend play!
While planning a weekend getaway or a long vacation, you take care of all the things like clothes, shoes, passport, important documents, reservations and accommodation in advance. Once you are done with it, you roam around carefree, of course, it is a human nature. But, fail to think of worst case scenarios which could be in form of accidents or natural disaster. And, if something bad happens, you regret for not preparing yourself in advance. Emergencies can happen anytime and anywhere. Even if you are at home, you should be prepared for such situations to stay safe and ensure survival.
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The official word on the street about canning on glass top has always been “No! Don’t do it!”
But times are a’changin’. Yay for that, because so many of us avid canners buy homes where the stove is included, and now we have to live with it. Who can afford to run out and buy all new appliances with every move? Okay, some people. But not THIS some people.
When my husband and I were sorting through my late mother-in-law’s final arrangements, I realized we hadn’t done nearly enough in our own future planning. It was scary to imagine a situation where my children would be on their own, and it brought up a lot of worst case scenarios I never wanted to think about. But preparing for any situation is crucial to my family’s well-being, especially to my children’s future, and in the end I feel a lot better knowing we’ve taken care of everything.
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What if I told you that we could completely eradicate world hunger without growing another grain of rice?
The Stove Lite Pro is a high-tech lantern. Actually, it’s a thermoelectric generator (TEG) that sits on your woodstove, transferring some of the heat into electricity to light the lamp and to charge your electronics. It also runs a fan that circulates heat more effectively around the room with your woodstove.
It is fully made in America, in Vermont. 1 year limited warranty.
Along with using your woodstove to charge the Stove Lite Pro, it also has a rechargeable battery, giving you year-round use. The Stove Lite Pro charges an internal battery while running on a wood stove and can also be charged from a 110V outlet. A solar charger will be available in the near future.
The Stove Lite Pro was designed to put you in mind of Grandma’s lantern, but you will see some differences in the functionality upon closer inspection. For instance, there is a fan near the bottom of the unit, and USB ports at the top of it. The lamp comes with a beautiful cast iron trivet with the initials “SL” so that you can transfer the hot lamp (it has been on your woodstove) to another surface safely.
The Stove Lite Pro has two light settings to meet your needs, and lights up to 200 lumens using LED technology. It is equivalent to a 30 watt bulb. If the Stove Lite Pro’s batteries are fully charged, it will run for up to 8 hours!
Brew rich, flavorful coffee using a pour-over brew method. In 3 minutes, you can brew your coffee perfectly–no oversized pot that takes 4 times longer.
No more paper filters and plastics touching your coffee– in fact, no plastic components to this pour-over coffee pot whatsoever. This pour-over coffee maker comes with a permanent, stainless steel filter, a bamboo handle, and a Borosilicate glass carafe, and there is a 2 Tbs plastic scoop included for your convenience.
Makes between 1 to 4, 5 oz servings of coffee. Capacity is 22 oz.
Hand-washing in recommended.
Get the most out of your cast-iron cookware with this beautifully photographed cookbook and how-to by Rachael Narins titled, “Cast Iron Cooking: Recipes & Tips.”
Invest in a lifetime of good eating by making good use of timeless cookware. Cast iron provides an infusion of nutrients into your already-nourishing meal. Make your pans simple to clean and care for by treating them right. Learn how to properly care for your pans and showcase them too by trying these mouth-watering recipes!
Get a stainless steel compost keeper for both beauty and practicality. So easy to keep clean, this satin-finish compost keeper also has a dual filter to maintain your kitchen’s freshness, and a stainless steel handle for sturdiness. The 1 gallon capacity means that you aren’t constantly running it out to the compost pile.
Use replacement filter #94F.
To Replace Filters: just pull old filters out and toss. Inside replacement packet are two filters: one square filter and one round filter. Insert the square filter first. Just push it into the lid next to the holes in the lid, using your hands. Insert the round filter second. It goes in the other part of the lid and does not touch the other filter. Just work it in with your hands.
Change the filters approximately every 6 months, depending on use.
The filters should not be washed and reused. The charcoal in the filters absorb the odors and once it has fully absorbed to its maximum, discard filters.
Homemade bone broth is the “backbone” of nearly every traditional diet around the world. <see what I did there?> “Snout to Tail” eating means that everything was used, and not only were people not squeamish, most of the improper bits that bother you (and yes, me at times) were the delicacies of the day.
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Christmas is in the air, and with nearly days before the season of love and giving, parents are clamoring gift shops and toys stores looking for the perfect gift to give their children. Although it might be fun and easy to simply buy a toy car, a train set, or a gadget to satisfy the so-called “immediate wants” of children, these items will eventually be either broken or lose the interest of the child. Plus, given the new world we live in, most children nowadays don’t get to experience the outdoors, but simply get stuck inside the house playing with their “toys.”
