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Building Simple Homesteading Partnerships
Add to Favorites Establishing simple homesteading partnerships can start with a casual conversation. I caught up with Bryce as he loaded a pair of speed skis into his beat-up pickup truck. …
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The History of Countryside and Small Stock Journal
Add to Favorites Editor’s Note: This is a piece from Jd Belanger, who created the modern version of Countryside and Small Stock Journal in 1973. Specifically, this is from his column, …
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9 Tips For Homesteading Today
Add to Favorites Are you dreaming of simple homesteading? Are you homesteading in an urban setting? Do you own a large piece of land? Are you an old hand at …
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Gift Guide for Those Favoring Self-Sustaining Living
Add to Favorites Birthdays and holidays can be tough if you’re not familiar with self-sustaining living. What delights you may just be a sweet thought to someone who can make …
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Masonry Stove Plans: An Ancient Art Re-Discovered
Add to Favorites By Heike Holthaus – Much has been written about the construction of masonry stoves. Plans, materials and the finished products are as versatile as the masonry stove itself. Though …
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Homesteaders Are Not the Enemy
Add to Favorites I’m not a popular person. Sure, Facebook shows a different image. Snow peas and fresh eggs adorn my photo albums. As a homesteader, I post updates about caring …
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Simple Homesteading: Food Culture is About Sharing
Add to Favorites I’ve always gardened and cooked for my family. But I didn’t realize how much my simple homesteading centered on them until I no longer had family to …
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How to Start Living Off The Grid With Young Children
Add to Favorites By Abby Stout – I kept wondering, where are all the articles for us moms who are trying to create a homestead or who want to learn …
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Beyond Kraut and Kimchi Recipes
Add to Favorites Preserving vegetables by adding salt and setting them aside a few days to ferment, like with kraut and kimchi recipes, is part of our family tradition. Before fermentation food preservation …
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A Caramel Pear Crumble Recipe
Add to Favorites This pear crumble recipe was inspired by the big old pear tree in our front yard. Our neighbors planted it when they built our house more than …
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My Top 13 on the Food Additives List to Avoid
Add to Favorites When we began our journey of using food for health many years ago, I was shocked as I learned about the food additives list for processed and …
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In The Kitchen — Travel: Tunisia’s Paradise
Add to Favorites Story & Photos By Habeeb Salloum, A Taste of Homesteading Around The World The taxi driver, Ahmad, was talkative as we drove through the beautiful countryside of the Island …
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On to Cuba
Add to Favorites By Habeeb Salloum, A Taste of Homesteading Around the World In the late 1970S, a colleague of mine asked when I told him I was going on a …
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Recipes: Middle Eastern Sweets
Add to Favorites By Habeeb Salloum The delicious pastries of the Arab Middle East are not the invention of today or yesterday. They have a history that goes back thousands of …
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Bigger Lambs, Without Drugs & Drudgery
Add to Favorites By Patrice Lewis Wool from Norway is justifiably famous for its fineness and beauty. But for sheep to produce wool, they must start as lambs. And lambs, …
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