Most of us grew up with a microwave perched somewhere in the kitchen, humming away as a symbol of convenience. Dinner in minutes, popcorn at the push of a button, TV dinners on a weeknight when life was busy — the microwave was marketed as a miracle. And for a long time, it really was. […]

How to Reheat your Food without a Microwave

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There’s a hush in mid-July. The calendar may be full, the garden might be bursting, but there’s a quiet current running just underneath it all—a longing to breathe deeper, to move slower, to be instead of do. This is the sweet spot of summer. Slowing Down Summer It’s that time…the summer sports are wrapping up […]

The Sweet Spot of Summer: 7 Farmhouse Rituals that Slow you Down and Fill You Up

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There’s something magical about letting the sun do the steeping. Sun tea is the taste of slow summer afternoons in a mason jar. A Sun Steeped Refreshment I can still remember the glass thermos that grandma would make her sun tea in. It had a yellow plastic handle and literally said, “sun tea” on it. […]

How to Make Grandma’s Sweet Summer Sun Tea

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Affordable, powerful, gentle on the skin, septic and HE safe – this homemade laundry detergent checks all of our boxes! A Reliable Homemade Detergent There’s something about fresh laundry on the line that makes a home feel like it’s got its act together—even if life behind the scenes is a bit wild. Whether it’s sweat-soaked […]

The Best Homemade Laundry Soap Recipe

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Allow me to guide you through what I have found to be the most successful practices for watering greenhouse plants to keep them healthy and growing! “The grass is greener where you water it” Here in Minnesota (agriculture zone 4b), having a greenhouse allows me to keep my seedlings growing safely through spring time – […]

Guide to correctly watering Greenhouse Plants for Successful Gardening

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