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Country Kitchen with Mary Emma Allen - Great food and recipes for your country kitchen.

In the Country Kitchen this week:

Soapmaking: Free Soap Recipes and Directions - All the information you need to get started, including how to work with lye, recipes for unscented and scented soaps, and how to incorporate herbs and essential oils.

Non-Toxic Cleaning Supplies - This is a great article from Mothering.com. Make your own effective non-toxic cleaning supplies from just a few basic ingredients.

National Center for Home Food Preservation - Source for current home preservation information with all the latest safety guidelines. Learn how to make your own sausage, can vegetables, and make your own jam.

Home Canning Recipes from Mountain Breeze.com - Tried and tested family recipes for everything from pickles to pie filling!

Raising Chickens - This is a good getting started article which covers a lot of the basics, from getting chicks to preparing a chicken yard.

CountrySide Magazine - This magazine is just packed with great information from real people who share their experiences with every aspect of country life, from water conservation and alternative power sources, to animal husbandry and gardening. There are free articles to read online from the current and past issues, plus a link to subscribe to this content-filled and no-frills magazine.

Small Scale Poultry Housing - How much space do you need for a flock of 10 laying hens? How do you keep local critters from feasting on your fowl? The Virginia State University Extension program has put together a set of guidelines and designs for housing your hens.

Gardening at MommyLinks - Whether you are just thinking of starting a garden, or have a yard full of gorgeous plants, there are terrific resources for you on the Internet. Check out these great gardening sites for everything from garden design to composting!

Alternative House-Building Resources - Looking for a different, more sustainable, and probably less expensive way to build a house or outbuilding? Check out these sources for everything from strawbale to rammed earth building methods.

Home Power Magazine - the hands-on journal of home-made power, grew out of our passion for renewable energy (RE).

Introduction to Cheesemaking - A great place to learn the basics of cheesemaking. Includes how to make your own cheese starters, and recipes for both soft and hard cheeses.

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