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Akaushi Cattle Provide a Delicious, Healthy Meat
March 20, 2021 · · Cattle

Add to Favorites By Heather Smith Thomas – The word Akaushi means red cow in Japanese. Akaushi cattle were introduced to the U.S. in 1994. “This is the only free-grazing beef …

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How to Vermicompost At Home
March 18, 2021 · · Growing

Even homesteaders on a tiny urban plot make a lot of waste. Our multi-faceted approach to recycling sends most yard waste through our chickens to start the composting process along with both an outdoor, hot composting system and an indoor worm bin.

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Homegrown Herbs: Growing Herbs Outdoors In Pots, Raised Beds and Gardens
March 18, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Canning & Kitchen, Growing, Homesteading

Add to Favorites If you want to learn about growing herbs outdoors in pots, in raised beds, or in your vegetable garden, this book is for you! Homegrown Herbs is …

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How to Make Kombucha: The Big Book of Kombucha
March 18, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Homesteading

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make kombucha? For thousands of years, kombucha has been used as a health drink.

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Homesteading Basics — Backyard Homesteading by David Toht
March 17, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Homesteading

Add to Favorites Backyard Homesteading I grew up in an urban part of northern New Jersey where homesteading basics weren’t something that most people were concerned about. Aside from the …

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Homesteading After Retirement: Part 1
March 17, 2021 · · Homesteading

Is it your dream to retire from your career or day job and begin to live a homesteading life? The romantic idea of retiring business casual clothes for a daily wardrobe of muck boots and Carhartt overalls can appear to be a dream come true.

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Lambing Problems Can Arise from Abnormal Birth Positions
March 15, 2021 · · Sheep

Lambing is always an exciting time on the ranch, but it can also be a scary time for the first-time shepherd. What are the things we want to see; what are the signs that there could be a pending lambing problem?

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Straw Bale Gardening Instructions Made Easy
March 15, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Growing, Homesteading

Add to Favorites Have you heard about growing vegetables in a bale of straw? Are you limited for space or surrounded by poor soil? Don’t have the time or equipment …

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How to Tube Feed a Calf
March 13, 2021 · · Cattle

Add to Favorites By Heather Smith Thomas – There are times you must get fluid into a newborn calf that needs colostrum or a sick calf that needs fluid and …

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Why the Ball Canning Book is My #1 Guide to Safe Food Preservation
March 13, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Canning & Kitchen, Homesteading

Add to Favorites What’s the best food preservation guide to buy? The Ball canning book is my most trusted source. And here’s why:  The Ball Brothers started making jars in …

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Learn How to Make Natural Soap
March 12, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Homesteading, Soapmaking

Add to Favorites It’s fun to learn how to make natural soap at home. Author Susan Miller Cavitch takes the mystery out of soap making, sharing her formulas for making …

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How to Care for a Shamrock Plant
March 12, 2021 · · Growing

Shamrock plants are in abundance in stores for St. Patrick’s Day. Have you ever wondered how the shamrock plant became associated with St. Patrick?

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Naturally Bug-Free: Natural Pest-Controlling Methods That You Can Make At Home!
March 10, 2021 · · Book Reviews, Homesteading

Add to Favorites Natural pest-controlling methods are becoming more popular as we learn about the detrimental effects of chemical sprays and poisons on the environment. Do you cringe at the …

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Designing Your Ideal Homesteading Land
March 10, 2021 · · Homesteading

Homesteading land is neither a farm nor a rural residence; therefore, it presents design challenges that are different from the others.

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The Beautiful Black Welsh Mountain Sheep
March 5, 2021 · · Sheep

A remarkable characteristic of the Black Welsh Mountain sheep, at least within our flock, is that they are happy to cooperate and very glad to do what we’d like them to do.

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