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Follow and then comment “Apple” and I will send yo

Follow and then comment “Apple” and I will send you my full process + printable PDF on how to make your own Apple Scrap Vinegar!
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What is Apeel? Apeel is a post harvest spray applied to increase shelf life of produce like apples and avocados made of mono and diglycerides.
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What are Mono and Diglycerides?
They can be a byproduct of oil processing and may contain trans fats, which have been linked to increased risks of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Additionally, some studies have suggested potential associations between higher intakes of mono- and diglycerides and increased risks of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. Note: Watch for this when reading all of your labels! They put this tons of products like bread!
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That’s a hard no for me. But it’s applied to the vast majority of apples you buy, and that other products like Apple Cider Vinegar are made with.
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However making your own apple scrap vinegar at home is easy and extremely inexpensive (basically free). I have a full post about it on my website and there is also a highlight in my bio where I am taking you through my process as it progresses!
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If self reliance is important to you, follow along as I share how we have gone from grocery shopping daily, to growing 80% of the food we feed our family!!!
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You just have to start somewhere. Maybe it’s with apple cider vinegar, maybe it’s chickens, maybe it’s an herb garden on your window sill. Just start, and you won’t believe where you end up!!
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#selfreliance #growingyourownfood #growingfoodathome #kitchengarden

Even I didn’t know some of these! 🌻 Comment “Sunfl

Even I didn’t know some of these! 🌻 Comment “Sunflower” and I will send you the link to the varieties I’m planting! You can also find them in my Amazon faves link in bio.
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Sunflowers are actually my favorite flower, but it took me 5 years of trying before I actually grew one due to multiple unfortunate events including pests eating them. One year I planted them all along our pasture fence line and right before they bloomed, one of the horses ate the tops off of each one 🫣 I may or may not have cried. But I have been growing them successfully for the last 5 years and every year I add new varieties and learn more about them 🫶
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Are you growing sunflowers this year?

I’ve never regretted putting my hands in the dirt

I’ve never regretted putting my hands in the dirt 🫶
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Happy Earth Day! Grateful for everything Mother Earth gives us!

Is this your reaction too? 🥓 . . #farmlife #doggie

Is this your reaction too? 🥓
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#farmlife #doggiesofinstagram #farmdog #funnydogsofinstagram #borgie #corgie #corgies #hobbyfarm

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