Author: Veronica Sparks

Veronica is a freelance writer, avid gardener, and suburban homesteader. She loves writing about home DIY, gardening, and self-sufficiency, and on any given Saturday, you can find her rewatching New Girl for the 100th time.

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Cooking from Scratch Natural Living

What is Fire Cider? Get a Head Start on Fighting Cold and Flu Season

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Prepping

How to Build a Basement Root Cellar (And Why You Need One)

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Raising Animals

How to Keep Chickens Warm in Winter: 9 Tips for Keeping Chickens in a Cold Climate

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Cooking from Scratch

4 Fresh Apple Recipes You Need to Try This Fall

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Suburban Homesteading

11 Fall DIY Projects You Should Do Before the Cold Weather Hits Your Homestead

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Growing Food

Fall Is The Perfect Time to Plant Nut Trees (Here Are The Varieties You Should Grow)

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Cooking from Scratch Growing Food

Uses for Corn Stalks, Husks, Cobs, and More: How to Use Everything in Your Corn Harvest

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Preserving Food

How to Turn Your Corn Harvest into Cornmeal (and Use it For Months)

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Prepping

A Guide to Fall Foraging: Edible and Medicinal Plants You Can Find in Cooler Months

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Growing Food

Fall Garden Pests to Watch Out For (And How to Combat Them)

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