Rootbound Homestead
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Rootbound Homestead is a community bound by roots. Leaving our old comfy life in FL to move to NY to start living cleaner, more simply, and with purpose. Garden hacks, tips and tricks, natural medicine, healing, animals, recipes and more!
Stories (13/0)
Did Donald Trump Create The Apex Of Post-Shame Culture?
New York State: "Never back down": The rich and the powerful are exploiting a post-shame society, and it's popularity is growing. Where once the powerful stepped down, now they hang on for dear life until the elephant in the room dissapears.
By Rootbound Homestead15 days ago in The Swamp
They Are Still Putting Fluoride In Our Water Supply
Fluoride is still present in our water. As of 2020, 72.7% of people in the United States with Community Water Systems (CWS) are drinking fluoridated water that has "appropriate levels" of fluoride. This percentage has remained relatively consistent since 2008.
By Rootbound Homesteadabout a month ago in Longevity
Three-Ingredient Amish Ibuprophen Recipe For Natural Pain Relief
With spring finally here, the earth is about to start showing its medicine in the form of plants, flowers and roots. Nature has given us herbal medicines that have been used to reduce inflammation and discomfort. The Amish in particular have their own easy recipe that we "worldly people" lovingly call Amish Ibuprophen.
By Rootbound Homestead2 months ago in Longevity
365 Days Of Eating Only From Our Homestead, And How We Did It.
This was our third year on our 20-acre self-sufficient homestead, and we worked hard to cultivate enough food to support our family for the entire year. We've come a long way, supplying up to 90% of our own food with a basement full of root crops, freezers full of meat fruit, and plenty of dried and canned goods foraged or grown in the garden to keep us going all year. Not all of the 20 acres are usable yet, covered in hardwoods, poison ivy, and wild roses. About 5 acres is all we can use at this time.
By Rootbound Homestead2 months ago in Earth
Grandma's "Poor Man's Meal" Recipe From The 1930's Kept A Lot Of Bellies Full For Cheap
This is a real recipe from the Great Depression Era, right from my own grandma's memory and recipe box. However, this recipe was not at all confined to just my family's recipe box. Thousands of families prepared and ate the Poorman's Meal during this time. The purpose of this meal was to be extremely cheap and filling, which is what people needed to survive in the 1930's. You had to be creative and think on your feet to keep your hungry household fed and happy. Learning to stretch food and ingredients became more of an artform and less of a chore. Let's take a look at the components that were combined to fill so many hungry bellies and why they worked.
By Rootbound Homestead3 months ago in Feast
Are we finally going to outlaw chemtrail weather modification and cloud seeding?
There are so many bills floating around that it's becoming impossible for the average person to keep track of them. We occasionally get surprised, like with this New Hampshire legislation prohibiting weather modification and atmospheric spraying.
By Rootbound Homestead3 months ago in Earth
Upset about registering all backyard chickens, no matter the flock size?
Starting this fall, all poultrykeepers—even those with a small backyard flock of just a few birds—must record their flocks on the national register. There are mixed emotions on the subject, and we want to know what you think about the whole thing if you have a flock here in the U.S.
By Rootbound Homestead3 months ago in Earth
Kill Your Anxiety With These DIY Herbal Smoking Blends
Herbal smoking has been an established tradition for a very long time, usually performed during shamanic ceremonies. Native American healers used herbs for Ayurvedic treatment, and smoking them brings out and realizes their benefits. When a plant is ignited, its active components become mobilized, and the energy is then passed to the smoker. The therapeutic benefits of deep inhalation are transferred to the bodily locations that require healing.
By Rootbound Homesteadabout a year ago in Potent
10 Painkilling Plants You Can Grow Right At Home
Herbs and essential oils have long been the preferred painkillers in traditional medicine. For alleviation, they used them topically or ingested them. Herbs are just as effective at treating a range of physical and mental health problems as manufactured medications. However, keep in mind that some of them might also result in adverse reactions and drug interactions.
By Rootbound Homesteadabout a year ago in Lifehack
