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The Best Rifle for Farm and Ranch
Picking the best rifle for farm and ranch duty has an awful lot to do with personal preference and your unique situation. If you’re in the market for a new rifle for predator control, there are a few things to consider.
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Quick Tips For Fixing Metal and Wooden Gates
Keeping metal and wooden gates in good repair can sometimes be a challenge, but it is an important part of homesteading today.
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10 Pig Breeds for the Homestead
With the proper homestead fencing and pig shelter, the quick grow-out time for most pig breeds makes them an ideal protein to raise on a small farm.
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A Free Choice Salt Lick is Vital for Livestock Health
If you have livestock on your homestead, then I’m sure you’re aware of the need they all have for salt and minerals.
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How to Grow a Three Sisters Garden
I learned how to grow a three sisters garden because I believe in taking a practical approach to gardening. And that approach should reward your efforts with a bountiful crop at the end of the season.
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How to Make Ginger Beer
Ginger beer contains anti-inflammatory benefits, along with minerals and, of course, compounds that help quell nausea and soothe the tummy.
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Amazing Mangalitsa! Pigs for Sustainable Farming
Mangalitsa pigs are hardy, disease resistant, and adaptable. They thrive in free-range systems, being excellent foragers and skillful mothers. They make the perfect workers on homesteads and sustainable farms.
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How to Raise a Barn Cat Right
Cats go with barns. Not only do barn cats keep mice at bay, but they also use the rodents they catch as snacks and gifts!
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The Versatile Mint: Peppermint Plant Uses
Peppermint plant uses are endless; this versatile mint does a lot more than make a refreshing drink. Peppermint is indispensable in my herb garden and so vigorous I can pull handfuls up by the roots and it always comes back, as fresh as ever.
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How to Make a Soil Sifter
Our Tennessee garden is built on rocks and clay. Instead of continually fighting the rocky hardpan, we decided to construct permanent raised beds and fill them with our own raised garden soil mix.
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$50 Worth of Chicken Recipes from a $15 Bird
Think of these simple chicken recipes the next time you enjoy a tasty roasted chicken dinner, and know that you’re only a few meals away from turning that single bird into $50 worth of food.
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Becoming a Shepherd
Shepherding has been part of humanity for thousands of years. And I was drawn to this lifestyle. I do not come from a background of shepherding. My family roots are deep …
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Best Barns, Coops, and Hutches for Homesteads
Building the best barns, chicken coops, hutches, and other shelters adds value to your homesteading land.
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Tools for a Successful Electric Pig Fence
The old adage goes: a fence should be horse high, hog tight, and bull strong. In a homesteading lifestyle where livestock is raised, quality fencing is of the utmost priority.
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Homesteading After Retirement: Part 6
A popular notion about retirement is that we leave our past lifestyle behind and adopt a new, less stressful existence. In reality, choosing to homestead may trade some stresses for others.
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