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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Natural Living

DIY Laundry Detergent: The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Own

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Natural Living

How to Recycle Food Waste: 8 Ways to Use Those Kitchen Scraps

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Preserving Food

Blanching Vegetables 101

green broccoli in stainless steel cooking pot
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Growing Food

The Ugly Truth about Grocery Store Produce

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Raising Animals

Raising Backyard Chickens: Everything You Need to Know

Adult chickens and baby chicks
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Preserving Food

Preserving Fresh Herbs: 6 Hacks You Never Thought Of

Bunches of various herbs near a covered pot
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Green Living

How to Collect Rainwater (and Why You Need To)

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Growing Food

Common Midwest Garden Pests and How to Get Rid of Them

Japanese beetle on green leaf
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Growing Food

5 Reasons to Have Your Kids Help in the Garden

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Natural Living

The Indoor Medicinal Herbs List You Didn’t Know You Need

Purple pedaled flowers and green herbs in a white mortar and pestle