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Life in a Domespace
Add to Favorites By Linda Fletcher A movement is taking place all over the world in natural, alternative, sustainable building techniques and architecture. There is an incredible array of building …
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Foraging for Mushrooms
Knowledge of edible wild mushrooms can enhance your outdoor experience and give you a bit of self-reliance. There is this mystique about mushroom hunting.
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Farming In The San Luis Valley, Then And Now
Add to Favorites By Karin Deneke, Photos by Chuck Reel and Karin Deneke You cannot miss the hay trucks when traveling east on La Veta Pass. Loaded with heavy bales of …
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Animal Care and Family Matter the Most
Add to Favorites By Heather SmithThomas, Idaho Andrew Lewis and his family live on a farm in the southern tier of New York that was originally purchased by his great-grandparents. “I’m …
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Post Rock Country
Add to Favorites By Karin Deneke They were heading for the Kansas prairies, prepared to take on the many challenges of homesteading. Covered wagons, tightly loaded, often pulled by teams of …
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Grow A Moringa Tree
Add to Favorites By Kenny Coogan You might know Moringa oleifera by a different name, like benzolive tree, drumstick tree, horseradish-tree, West Indian ben, murungai, ben-oil tree or moringa. No matter what you call it, …
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Genetically Engineered Crops Divide The Food Movement
Add to Favorites By John Hibma Farmers find themselves squarely in the middle of the debate over genetically engineered (GE) crops and foods. Also referred to as genetically modified organisms—GMO—the concern over the genetic …
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A Primer About Solar Electric
Add to Favorites By Dan Fink, Colorado Back when I was a young teenager, I saw something that changed my life forever — a solar electric panel. My parents had just bought remote, …
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A Guide To Planting Banatka Wheat
Add to Favorites By Benjamin Hoffman I ran across banatka winter wheat, a Hungarian landrace variety, in the FEDCO catalog, and it sounded like an interesting variety to play with. So I …
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Is Homesteading Important To Kids?
Getting our youth involved in homesteading is about far more than preserving our heritage, knowledge and self-reliance, but it is about teaching our children moral lessons, how to manage emotions and get involved in real life.
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Protesters And The Eucalyptus Trees
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges Eucalyptus has been in the news because naked protesters are unhappy with the University of California-Berkeley’s plan to remove thousands of these Australian natives. When …
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Family Trees
Add to Favorites Ron Kelley and his family are enjoying their orchard business in southern Idaho, near Weiser. “My father and grandfather were citrus growers in southern California, growing oranges …
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Wild Coffee Alternatives
Add to Favorites By Christopher Nyerges You’ve heard all the pros and cons regarding regular coffee. Some are good, some are not good. Even if you’re a regular coffee drinker, there …
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Leaf-Cutter Ants Finally Meet Their Match
New clues have emerged in the battle to combat leaf-cutter ants, which can wreak havoc across gardens in North and South America.
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Turning Trash to Treats
Add to Favorites By Justin Thaxton — Four years ago, my family broke free from the bondage of suburban living. After 10 years in a subdivision, we were thrilled by …
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