Homestead Happenings

What You Need To Know About Marigolds

by Tracy Petitjean February 7, 2022

All marigolds are native to Mexico even those labeled as French or African. These are one of the easiest flowers to grow and are not picky about the type of soil they're planted in, although they do like to have good drainage...

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What are Persimmons?

by Tracy Petitjean October 3, 2021

I've been amazed that so many people have no idea what a persimmon is.

Posted in #CoffeeSubstitute, #Foragingforfood, #Health Food, #Healthy, #Homesteading where you are, #Nutritious Food, #Persimmons, #Self Sufficiency, #SustainableLiving

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What is Dental Dirt?

by Tracy Petitjean July 13, 2021

Most toothpaste that you buy in stores has harmful micro-plastics in it. It is used as an abrasive, for pigment and is the same material used in making plastic bottles.

Posted in #Earthfriendly, #Ecofriendly, #EnvironmentallyFriendly, #Healthy, #Natural, #NoNastyChemicals, #Noplastic, #PersonalCare, #Self Sufficiency, #Sustainability, #Sustainable, #SustainableLiving

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Why You Should Grow Your Own Groceries

by Tracy Petitjean July 12, 2021

The cost of buying groceries is going up, packages are smaller, more and more shelves are barely filled or are bare and seemingly mostly in rural type areas, finding seeds is also getting harder every day. People all over the country are reporting going into grocery stores and seeing very few items being stocked or the shelves are bare. There are issues with supply chains worldwide.

Posted in #Control Your Food Supply, #Fall Garden, #Grow Your Groceries, #Health Food, #Homesteading where you are, #Nutritious Food, #Self Sufficiency

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