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Margaret Boyles lives in a wood-heated house in central New Hampshire. She grows vegetables, keeps chickens, swims in a backyard pond in summer, snowshoes in the surrounding woods in winter, and commutes by bike whenever possible.
Essentials for the down-home household
June 15, 2011
Earwax buildup? Olive oil to the rescue
June 6, 2011
Every four or five years, I suffer a temporarily deafening buildup of ear wax. It usually hits me early in the outdoor swimming season, when pond water seeps in behind and around the growing wax ball.
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The humble oat (Avena sativa) has a long history of medicinal uses use that continues to this day.
read moreOnion skins for health (and more)
May 23, 2011
Admit it, the crisp, flaky outer scales of the onions you use in soups, salads, and casseroles usually end up in the trash (or perhaps more usefully, the compost bin).
read moreUses for Peanut Butter You've Probably Never Tried*
May 16, 2011
From shaving cream and leather polish to mousetrap bait, peanut butter gets the job done
read moreLighten Your Hair with Rhubarb
May 9, 2011
Fading blond? Mousy brown? Bring on the rhubarb!
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May 2, 2011
Down Home
Frugal, natural, at-hand: simple ideas for health & household
