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Search Shop Lehmans.com Home Homesteading Preparedness Thrift Cooking Baking Recipes Sustainable Living Organic Farming Food Preservation Fermenting Gardening Family Activities Handcrafts And Crafting Healthy Living Intentional Living Health and Wellness Video Library Menu Home Homesteading Preparedness Thrift Cooking Baking Recipes Sustainable Living Organic Farming Food Preservation Fermenting Gardening Family Activities Handcrafts And Crafting Healthy Living Intentional Living Health and Wellness Video Library The Benefits of Elderberry Read More Make Your Own Bread, Butter and Jam (Recipes Inside) Read More How to Do Laundry Without Electricity Read More 5 Reasons to Plant Flowers in Your Garden Read More Lehman’s Beekeeper Gives You the Buzz on the 10 Best Beginner Products New to beekeeping? We gathered up a list the 10 best products for beginner beekeepers, all recommended by one of Lehman’s own beekeepers. Read More Baking Bread: Recipes and Memories from One of Lehman’s Own Here’s a sneak peek of an upcoming podcast with one of Lehman’s own, Jeremiah. He is sharing his love of baking bread and his favorite bread recipes. Read More Newsletter Lehman’s loves to help folks lead a simpler life. Submit your email address below, and we’ll send new recipes, simple living tips, and announcements to you. Send Gallery Simple Observations Off-Grid Laundry: Tools for Washing Clothes with No Power The Surprising Uses of Castile Soap (And How to Dilute It) Amish Neighbors: Staying Organized During Spring’s Work Read More Lehman’s Beekeeper Gives You the Buzz on the 10 Best Beginner Products 5 Reasons to Plant Flowers in Your Garden Cooking 8 Ways to Use Your Easter Eggs My daughter and I color Easter eggs every year and have come up with a number of ways to use the hard-boiled eggs after Easter. Read More What in the World is Burgoo? Have you ever heard of burgoo stew? It’s a Kentucky stew that can vary each time you make it! It’s also great for using your leftovers. Find the recipe here. Read More Dutch Oven Lasagna Soup (The Recipe for a Cozy Christmas!) In my family, our Christmas tradition is lasagna for dinner. This year, I wanted to update the tradition and try Lasagna Soup in my Lodge Dutch Oven. Read More Cast Iron Cooking: Chicken Pot Pie Love cast iron cooking? Try this savory recipe for homemade chicken pot pie in a cast iron skillet. It’s a great family meal! Read More Honey Cornbread Recipe: Embrace Comfort (and History) Honey brings moisture and complexity to cornbread, improving its texture and flavor profile. Plus, this honey cornbread recipe is simple to make! Off-Grid Laundry: Tools for Washing Clothes with No Power We all have to do laundry, whether it’s once a week or every day. It may seem like a chore, but it’s much easier and more efficient than it was in the past. Homesteading 5 Reasons to Plant Flowers in Your Garden Why plant flowers in your vegetable garden? While flowers are beautiful, they also can help your garden grow. Learn how and where to begin. Read More Making it at HOME inSTEAD of Going to the Store Homesteading is a journey. It doesn’t happen overnight and it may take years to achieve a person’s sustainability goals. But each step is progress toward the goal. Read More 10 Space-Saving Products for Homesteading We rounded up some of our favorite space-saving products, so you can maximize the space of your homestead. Read More Get Ready for Spring with Homestead Checklist Because spring is so busy, I do find myself wondering if I’m missing any tasks. For this reason, I have a comprehensive homestead checklist that I use to make sure everything is done in a timely manner. Read More Sustainable Living Apartment Gardening Hacks: How to Grow Food in Limited Space Limited on space for your garden? Here are some apartment gardening hacks I use to grow my own food. Read More The Challenges of Gardening in Alaska There are some challenges to gardening in Alaska that are unique to living in the arctic. Here is what my family and I have learned. Read More Get Ready for Spring with Homestead Checklist Because spring is so busy, I do find myself wondering if I’m missing any tasks. For this reason, I have a comprehensive homestead checklist that I use to make sure everything is done in a timely manner. Read More 5 Tips for Starting a Homestead Starting a homestead? I am often asked how I set up my property for it to thrive, and I am thankful that I get to share these tips with you. Read More Off-Grid Laundry: Tools for Washing Clothes with No Power We all have to do laundry, whether it’s once a week or every day. It may seem like a chore, but it’s much easier and more efficient than it was in the past. General News Back to School: 6 Simple Solutions to Lessen Stress The end of summer brings the beginning of a new school year. However, it doesn’t have to be the beginning of stress. Find out how. Read More Six Simple Tips for an Allergy-Free Picnic Have mild to severe food allergies in your family? Use these six simple tips to keep things fun and safe for everyone, especially at picnics and reunions. Read More How to Get Your Goat(s) Goats and are a wonderful way for children and their parents to enter the world of animal husbandry on a small parcel of land. Read More Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron Is An Easy Cooking Choice Pre-seasoned cast iron is great for all kinds of cooking chores. Even if the seasoning gets broken”, it’s easier to fix than you might expect. Read More Let’s Hear Those Sleigh Bells Jingling! Merlin was a Yuletide dream, something picked from the page of a glossy book one Christmas season. Read More White Christmas Pie We’re so excited to share this family recipe that many of our co-workers know. Thanks to Elaine, of our merchant’s crew, who came up with it. Read More Torte-Style Cakes Made Easy With Layer Cake Slicer I had a great time using the new Layer Cake Slicer from Lehman’s. It’s so easy to use that any baker, novice to pro can use it and get great results. Read More Upcycle Old Tshirts for Thoughtful Gift! Make a Tshirt quilt for a special holiday gift. We have the simple tutorial right here. Read More Lehman’s: When You Want to Think Out of The Big Box Glenda Lehman Ervin, our vice-president of marketing, shares her memories of a favorite store tour, and introducing folks to the Lehman’s idea of quality and value. Read More The Mystery of the Teal Pumpkins Have you seen the teal pumpkins around town, or on social media, and wondered why? Christi, a mom to an allergy-aware family, explains. Read More Safe Classroom Snacks For Everyone The school year is in full swing, and I’m trying to keep classroom snacks ready. With the holidays coming soon, I know that my children will be taking things in to share in the classroom. Read More Chutney Season? Why Not! There are more than four seasons in the life of a small homesteader. It is never just winter but rather seed catalog season, sugaring season, Read More shop at lehmans.com Visit Us now Company Information 4779 Kidron Rd., Kidron, OH 44618 info@lehmans.com 800-438-5346 Lehman’s publishes content regularly to help folks lead a simpler life. Please submit your email address below, and we’ll send new recipes, simple living tips, and announcements to you. Send Copyright © 1995-2021 Lehman Hardware and Appliances Inc, All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks are the property of their respective owners. About Lehmans Visit Our Store Privacy Policy Our Authors Menu About Lehmans Visit Our Store Privacy Policy Our...