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@aibell

Better living through self-sufficiency

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Hillsborough
@aibell Oct 24, 2018, 11:28 PM UTC

Homestead Photography - Flavors of Fall

My contribution for this week’s Homestead photography competition by @knowledge-seeker is a little different than most. Yes the smell of cinnamon and apples and squash and fresh baked bread is what m…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Oct 22, 2018, 5:08 PM UTC

The Little Things Are Really the Big Things

I captured this picture this morning while making breakfast. It’s such a small, simple thing. Eggs and sausage. It’s breakfast. We eat it 365 days a year. So why is it a big deal? The eggs were harve…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Jul 12, 2018, 5:50 PM UTC

A room with a view contest entry!

For those that didn’t know, @goldendawne is celebrating her one year steemiversary with a contest! She wants to see our offices and the view from our workspaces. This is my home office. I’m one of th…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Jul 12, 2018, 2:51 PM UTC

An Honest Review of Herbal Academy's Intro Course

(https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZfNpihNmAYjVxoAzYwCNuJorzxN2ToMfz8DMY3v4Xk9Y/nathan-dumlao-527816-unsplash.jpg) Disclaimer: There are some affiliate links mixed in here, so if you find this review…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Jun 27, 2018, 5:58 PM UTC

Three Ingredient Strawberry Jam For Canning

Without getting on too much of a tin-foil-hat soapbox, canning has become an integral part of this homesteader's life. The ability to grow our own, and preserve that harvest for as long as possible k…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Jun 6, 2018, 2:51 PM UTC

5 Easy Ways to Use Lime Essential Oils

Lime essential oil is not one of the more popular oils out there but it's a HUGE guilty pleasure for me! The smell is just divine and instantly takes me to my happy place! Lime essential oil, however…

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Hillsborough
@aibell May 21, 2018, 3:20 PM UTC

13 Ways To Cut Your Poultry Feed Bill

Keeping backyard chickens is both productive and entertaining. I love watching my tiny dinosaurs run around, pecking, scratching and chasing each other. But at only $4 a dozen for farm fresh eggs, is…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Mar 13, 2018, 1:01 PM UTC

New Hop Yard! Breaking Ground!

We recently came back from the South Atlantic Hops conference at Virginia Tech and are bursting with enthusiasm! We learned a TON, met other great hop growers and brewers and have a new design for ho…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Mar 8, 2018, 5:05 PM UTC

How to Grow Peppers - From Bell to Ghost Peppers

>Credit Unsplash Every Spring I sit down with my seed packets and a pen and paper and try to plan out my vegetable garden. I have to juggle spacing, crop rotation, companion planting, and successi…

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Hillsborough
@aibell Mar 6, 2018, 3:20 PM UTC

Daddykirbs Cool Curators Contest Entry - @aibell

I first heard about Daddy Kirbs YEARS ago when I found his recipe for fermented hot sauce. I made it and it was DELICIOUS - I had family fighting over it. My husband even pushed me to make an entire…

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