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Homesteading Tips for Self-Sufficient Farm Living
Add to Favorites Self-sufficient farm living means different things to each homesteader. The first thing to come to mind for me is a manual kitchen tools list. Of course necessary …
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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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How to Use a Wood-Burning Cook Stove
Add to Favorites When my companion and I began our 18-month transition period of moving to and living in the woods, we also began a period of education. We discussed …
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Health Benefits of Olives and Olive Oil
Add to Favorites By Habeeb Salloum – In the world of mythology, the olive tree is supposed to have been first grown in the Garden of Eden. More realistically, according to …
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Spit in the Wind Sheep Farm
Add to Favorites By Alan Harman On a perfect Michigan spring day under clear blue skies you can’t miss them — Polypay lambs running around tree-lined lush green fields, or …
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Raising Sheep For Profit: A Cattle Man’s View
Add to Favorites By Thayne Mackey – Sheep are a wonderful little beast. They provide food, fiber and all manner of agitation. This keeps the blood flowing and the arteries …
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Fill Your Pantry With Help From Mother Nature
Add to Favorites By Gail Reynolds — Worried about how you’ll be able to supply the household food needs this winter without breaking the bank? You can fill your winter pantry …
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Trash to Treasure: Canning Chicken Stock
Add to Favorites By Traci Wilmoth Stock is delicious and so useful in many dishes, especially soup. It can be expensive to buy at the store, and homemade stock is …
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Techniques and Tips for Gardening
Add to Favorites By Anita B. Stone, Photographs by Chris J. Kottyan There are an endless variety of ideas for anyone who gardens and, of course, we all have our …
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Growing Vegan Proteins, from Amaranth Plants to Pumpkin Seeds
Add to Favorites In the homesteading world, talk revolves around raising your own meat and eggs. But what if you’re vegan? You can still be self-sufficient and grow your own …
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Build Your Own Greenhouse the Easy Way
Have you ever wanted to build your own greenhouse? I was interested in learning how to build a greenhouse to do some raised bed gardening on my homestead.
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A Simple, DIY 3-Bin System for Composting Ingredients
Add to Favorites By Ralph Wilmhoff, Kentucky Composting ingredients are free, discarded from kitchens and gardens. But can you build a three-bin system for almost as cheap? We recently completed …
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Choosing the Right Saw from the Top-Rated Chainsaws
Add to Favorites When it comes to choosing the right saw from the top-rated chainsaws, there are a few things we’ve learned. As when buying other common farm equipment, making …
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The Victory Hoe: A DIY Weed Removal Tool
Add to Favorites By Lowell Carlson – The Victory Hoe is a homemade, adjustable angle, weed removal tool that resets your concept of what a hoe should look like. I have taken …
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Use This Sweater Mitten Pattern to Bring New Life to Old Clothes
Add to Favorites When my husband shrank one of my cashmere sweaters, I decided to use an old sweater mitten pattern to breathe new life into an item of clothing …
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