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Hand-drawn logo for The 104 Homestead featuring a pencil-style illustration of a chicken standing beside sprigs of grass and small flowers, with the text “The 104 Homestead – Established 2012” in brown serif lettering inside an oval border.

Natural Cleaning Methods

Room-by-room and situation-based natural cleaning methods that actually work, without harsh chemicals or unrealistic routines.

  • Ingredients for homemade laundry detergent laid out on a wooden table.
    Simple Living Skills

    How to Make Your Own Laundry Detergent & DIY Your Laundry

  • Window washing is the worst. It's laborious and you get the whole thing done and sit to relax only to realize there are streaks all over the place. Ugh.
    Simple Living Skills

    Window Washing: The Trick to Ridiculously Clean Windows

  • Close-up of a wooden bowl and scoop filled with washing soda, sitting on a light wood surface.
    Simple Living Skills

    How to Make Washing Soda at Home (from Baking Soda)

  • A graphic illustrating all of my favorite green cleaners.
    Simple Living Skills

    2024’s 7 Best Green Cleaners for Your Home (and 4 to avoid)

  • A closeup of a dirty stovetop.
    Simple Living Skills

    Clean Your Stovetop and Oven Without Harsh Chemicals

  • Homemade cleaning products and cloth cleaning rags in a wooden crate.
    Simple Living Skills

    Make Your Own Cleaning Products with Common Household Items

  • Soap nuts falling out of a mason jar onto burlap.
    Simple Living Skills

    Discover the Magic of Soap Nuts: More Than Just Laundry

  • A stuffed dog drying on a clothesline.
    Simple Living Skills

    A DIY Solution for Surface-Clean-Only Items

  • Clean pans that have been stained with cooking spray naturally and discover how to avoid getting stains again with homemade cooking spray.
    Simple Living Skills

    Removing Cooking Spray Residue & Prevent It with Homemade Spray

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  • BACKYARD GARDEN
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Become Self-Sufficient

Upcycle Pill Bottles (22 Ideas!)
Upcycle Old Holiday Cards
Goat Milk Shampoo Bar Recipe
DIY Unpaper Towels Guide
Upcycle Those Old Bed Sheets

Get Cooking — Yum!

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
Peel Tomatoes (No Boiling!)
Crispy Homemade Dill Pickles
4 Cheese Baked Mac & Cheese
Freeze Spaghetti Squash

Transform Your Green Thumb

Easy DIY Garden Trellises
Winter Sowing Made Simple
Winter Sowing by Zone
Burn Barrel Basics for Homes
Grow Hyssop in Your Garden

Add Some Animals

Chicken-Safe Plants List
Cheap DIY Nesting Boxes
Fix Spraddle Leg with a Glass
Why Sand is Best for Coops
Weird (But Normal) Quail Behavior

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