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Easily make your own lip balm with 3 simple ingredients. This nourishing balm will protect your lips throughout all seasons. You can customize your lip balm by adding in other ingredients for scent, color, and shine.

The Necessity Of Lip Balm

It’s currently mid-March here on the little suburban farmstead, and that means the Spring chore list is a million miles long! There is so much new life between animals and plants, and we always seem to be maintaining or repairing a building or piece of equipment. In a nutshell, we are outside ALL DAY LONG. Rain or shine, heat or cold, this time of year will not let you wait for the ideal sunny and 65 day to get it all done.

Being in the elements can have it’s challenges, and one of the biggest ones (second only to the sore muscles) is taking care of your skin. You’ve seen a gardener’s hands, right?! We’re always rubbing lotion on at the end of the day. And part of that nightly routine is the passing of the lip balm tube. We call it the “sneak attack” in our house.

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Learn how to ferment chicken feed for immune support throughout your flock. It’s an easy way to provide a yummy treat and boost gut health at the same time. You already have all of the supplies needed!

Why Ferment Chicken Feed For Immune Support?

If you don’t already know, one of the biggest ways many species can support a healthy immune system, is to first support a healthy gut. Our gut health is directly linked to our immune health. Beneficial bacteria resides in our gut to help fight the bad bacteria and viruses that enter into our body. Boosting the amount of beneficial bacteria is a great way to help our body fight off illness and infections.

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These easy and delicious grain-free meatballs are quick enough to make for a weeknight meal. Pair them with your favorite sauce for a family favorite dish.

How We Began Our Grain-Free Lifestyle

Our journey to eating a healthier and grain-free diet began about a year ago. My Husband gets a lot of “windshield time” as he is a truck driver/car hauler, and with that windshield time comes a lot of radio time. Specifically, satellite radio. He listens to a lot of truck driver stations that have all sorts of shows on from business talk to health and wellness. Yes, not all truck drivers fit that poor stereotype we all know of.

My Husband came home one day talking about his usual show that is about health and wellness. He had been talking to me now for months about eating healthier and more specifically, a ketogenic diet. I said it was a fad and since I already eat healthy, I don’t see why we needed such a change. He continued to explain to me all of the key points of eating for a ketogenic state of wellness, and I finally looked at him and said, “fine!” It’s not like it was going to last more than a few weeks anyways, because if you know my Husband, you know that salad makes him grumpy.

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