Category: Family Wisdom and Old Fashioned How To
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The 5 Most Important Back to the Land/Homesteading Skills Every Kid Should Know
What are Back to the Land skills? Back to the Land skills are the skills required to become closer to the land, and by association, your source of food and self subsisting (growing and/or cultivating the products and nourishment to support yourself without a supply chain). The 5 Skills Children Should Learn As adults, sometimes…
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Modern Homesteading
What is a homestead? Let’s start at the beginning. According to Miriam-Webster A homestead is: homestead nounhome·stead | \ ˈhōm-ˌsted 1 a: the home and adjoining land occupied by a family b: an ancestral homec: HOUSE2: a tract of land acquired from U.S. public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating the tract When most of us think of a…
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Growing Food from Kitchen Scraps: How to Get Started
A step by step photo tutorial of how to start growing your own plants from your kitchen or table scraps right in your own home, any time of year.
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Toxic Black Mold: How to Remove and Keep it from Coming Back
Now that we had all of our MacGyver gear together for this potentially harmful project, we were ready to go. So we suited up and got to work.
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The Perfect Coffee 101: The Drip Pot
Use 1 tablespoon of ground coffee per 2 cups of water. So I have a 12 cup drip pot and I use 6 tablespoons of grounds. This is true for all coffee types as well, basic and flavored. Also, I know it can be hard, but if you can let the coffee settle for 3-5…
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Toweling: The Basic Kitchen Towel
I know! Who knew there was so much to that thing you grab when you make a mess or want to take something out of the oven or off the stove? Well now you do.
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Toweling: The Towels of the Kitchen
The world of toweling is vast and can be extremely overwhelming for those who are new to it, especially when looking at towels as tools. There are so many types and for each type there are sub-types and so on…it’s enough to make a person’s head spin! Well I’m here to help! We are going…
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DIY Deodorant : How to Make Natural, Non-Toxic Deodorant/Antiperspirant that Actually Works
Find out how to make your own deodorant/antiperspirant from things you already have around your kitchen. Help keep you and your family healthier with this all natural DIY project from TreadlingHome.
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Pittsburgh BBQ Ham (Isaly’s)
Welcome back to TreadlingHome! Today we are going to talk about a hometown recipe for me, Pittsburgh BBQ Ham. It is Isaly’s traditional recipe handed down through 4 generations of my family without change. This is one of those regional recipes that each family has their own variation, and this is my families take on…
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Cleaning Schedule *Free Printable*
Each of us has our own issues and short comings when it comes to housekeeping. Some of us hate doing dishes (me), some of us hate doing laundry or maybe cleaning the bathroom; and yet we all love that warm fuzzy feeling that comes with knowing you have a tidy home that feels warm and…
