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Building a Productive, Safe Greenhouse For Less Than $1,000
February 28, 2022 · · Growing

With the short growing season in Wisconsin and the price of some plants in the nursery, I came to the conclusion that I needed a greenhouse to start my plants from seed instead of buying plants every year.

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Edible Landscaping Ideas for Any Yard
February 28, 2022 · · Growing

In the present state of our economy and breaks in the food supply chain, more and more people are looking for edible landscaping ideas. Landscaping with edibles is finding its place in neighborhoods and homesteads alike as people look for ways to help feed their families.

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How to Keep Varmints Out of Your Garden
February 28, 2022 · · Growing

There’s nothing better than the sense of satisfaction that comes from growing your own food — and nothing worse than the feeling of disappointment when a critter eats the fruits of your labor before you do!

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You Can Use Salt as a Disinfectant
February 25, 2022 · · Self-Reliance

Using salt as a disinfectant is an easy, effective, inexpensive way to kill and prevent bacteria. 

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Raising Piglets – Off to a Successful Start
February 25, 2022 · · Pigs

Your first time raising piglets is about to start. The sow you cared for is ready to farrow. When the sow begins to ready for farrowing pigs, she will stay more to herself.

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How A Solar Powered Car Could Drive Your Homestead
February 25, 2022 · · Homesteading

In 2014 when my wife and I decided to power our five East Texas acres with solar, a solar powered car was not part of the plan. But a couple of thoughts we had, changed our minds.

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Substitutions in Recipes
February 25, 2022 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

If the pandemic has taught us one crucial skill with homemaking, it’s flexibility — especially regarding food preparation.

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Epsom Salt Hacks for Wintertime
February 20, 2022 · · Self-Reliance

Trying to stay healthy in the winter is a challenge so I have some Epsom salt hacks that will help when you’re feeling under the weather.

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Use Self-Standing Water Tubes to Fool Mother Nature
February 20, 2022 · · Growing

Planning your next garden requires more than looking at pretty pictures in the seed catalogs. If you are an old pro, you are familiar with the relative length of your growing season and what plant varieties to select.

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Raising Spotted Pigs: Gloucestershire Old Spot
February 20, 2022 · · Pigs

We love raising pigs for meat, so I was excited to try a new pig breed. One bite of that succulent pork roast, and I knew I was on to something.

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Fire it Up!
February 17, 2022 · · Homesteading

Last winter saw the coldest temperatures that we’ve seen in several years. And with that, we were stuck inside because, with ice and snow-covered roads and temperatures barely reaching a high of five degrees F, we honestly weren’t thrilled about going outside at all.

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Getting Your Kids Involved with 4-H and FFA
February 17, 2022 · · Homesteading

The fair season was always filled with awe and wonder in my household, even from an early age. My father would take us through the livestock exhibits, and I would look up at the cages of poultry in amazement at the various colors and shapes of chickens.

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What are Skunks Good For on the Homestead?
February 16, 2022 · · Homesteading

When we hear the word, “skunk,” we don’t get a warm fuzzy feeling and are more likely to look for someplace to hide. That’s because skunks get a bad rap, some of it legitimate, but some mistaken. So what are skunks good for?

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Whole Wheat Cookery
February 16, 2022 · · Canning & Kitchen

I can’t remember exactly when I first began dabbling in whole wheat cooking but it was about 20 years ago. My husband and I had started to make a change in our diet and lifestyle and bleached, white flour became one of the first things to go.

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Beginning Blacksmithing
February 15, 2022 · · Homesteading

Some of the best advice on self-reliance I’ve received was given to me by my grandfather while we worked in his blacksmith shop. “Never buy something that you can make,” he told me.

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