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With everything going on right now and growing season about to really get started, canning should be something everyone is interested in learning about.

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One of the first things that it's important to learn is to never put boiling jars of food on heat sensitive tables or countertops. We know it sounds intuitive, but it's a common mistake people often make when they are new to canning and the antique kitchen table never forgives them.😂

To that end, we wanted to share how to make an insulated canning mat to help protect that heirloom kitchen table that was handed down from Grandma. We want to keep you in her good graces. 😉

As always, you can also find the video mirrored on our Rumble channel as well for those who don't prefer YouTube.

Spring is a wonderful time of the year. It's when temps warm up and plants really start waking from their slumber.

In most places, its winter and spring are often seasons with a bit more rain as well. We know that summer seems far off, but now is the time to be thinking about saving some of your excess rain water by creating a rain barrel system for your garden.

If you build it now it will allow you to be prepared for short term rain gaps during the notoriously hot summer months. You don't want to build this when you're past the rainy months, so think about doing this project now!

https://purposedrivenhomestead.com/2022/03/23/easy-diy-rain-barrel-for-your-garden/

With Spring right around the corner for many and the "crazy knob" already dialed up a considerable amount, now is a time that many people might be considering buying chickens to start up their little backyard homestead.

Before you go and plunk down that money at the feed store or online for new little chicks just in time for Easter, there are some compelling reasons to consider rabbits over chickens.

https://purposedrivenhomestead.com/2022/03/09/5-reasons-rabbits-are-better-than-chickens-for-backyard-homesteading/

Just another great reason to encourage earthworm activity in your garden!

We've always said that where you find a lot of earthworms... you find fertile soil...

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-earthworms-potential-synthetic-fertilisers.html

Now that March is officially here, many of us are extremely ready to get busy planting seeds for our outdoor garden. While it's still really cold here in the Midwest, we've officially started our first batch of indoor seeds.

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Using our own DIY potting soil, we're planting collards, tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions to ensure we get as much production out of our garden as we can this year. These are all plants that need to be fairly large before they start producing materially, so they need to be started early. Given our Midwest location, our average frost-free date isn't until approximately the last week in May, so we need the plants to be large when they go in the ground so we can maximize the shorter summer growing season here.

If you've been on the fence about whether you should grow anything this season, it's time to take the plunge. There are many of us who want to help people learn how to grow more of their own food in whatever space they have. It's almost certain that there will be shortages of virtually all foods the remainder of this year, so planting a little victory garden of your own is not only smart... it may be essential.

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