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10 Most Common Cookie Baking Mistakes
Trial and Error: Common Cookie Baking Mistakes Experimenting with baked goods will definitely result in some disasters. Common cookie baking mistakes can lead to a whole

Trump Threatens to Break Cattle Trade Importation Trade Agreements
In another confusing move, President Trump now threatens to close trade deals that allow beef importation into the United States. He was vague with his

The Benefits Of Using Turpentine Medicinally
The medicinal benefits of turpentine have been used as a natural remedy for a variety of health problems for generations by many. Although ingesting what’s

5 Ways to Get Fit on a Budget
This entire year has been devoted to personal development. Loving and caring for my body has been crucial. But can you get fit on a

These 10 Companies Own Almost All of the Brands You Use
Walking into the grocery store, gas station, or restaurant, one is presented with a wide variety of food and beverage choices, but most don’t realize

The End of Toxic Agriculture – How Prairie Land & Animal Farming Can Save the Environment
In the last 150 or so years, European style agriculture has transformed more than 99% of original natural prairie lands. European agriculture has proven to

Amazing Cinder Block Garden Beds: Share Your Garden
Share your Garden with the Guru! With the recent rise in gardening, here at the Homestead Guru, we think it’s important to create

Getting Your Name Changed on Your Social Security Card
Legally changing your name for any reason means that you need to have the details updated on your Social Security card. Why might you change

Build a Barn Style Greenhouse With These Step By Step Instructions
If you live where winter temperatures are well below freezing, a greenhouse allows you to grow plants year-round. You can plant cool-weather fall and winter

Video: It Takes a Garden to Raise a Community
A poem, penned by Khalilah Bilal, of Beacon Hill Community Garden, San Antonio, Texas: Choking in anger, anger sat in my bowels It is the

Gift Wrap Alternatives That You Can Feel Good About
Are you looking for gift wrap alternatives? Me, too. One of the sillier things we do as humans is buying pretty-colored paper, just to throw

Self Sufficient Backyard Gardens are the Way of Life in Northern Italy!
My Tour of Backyard Gardens in Italy I was delighted to arrive in Northwest Italy and discover that backyard gardens were in nearly every home.
