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Growing your own food is a big venture that usually takes quite a lot of effort. So why do people do it? While…

We butchered our meat chickens a few months ago, and it’s taken me a little while to write this. You can read part…

I’ll admit it, I feel like a failure at homesteading sometimes. I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind a few times as…

Self reliance is a true passion of mine. While I am not striving to be truly self sufficient (making my own clothes and…

First of all, I would like to apologize for my absence last week. I had the best of intentions to post a new…

Now that we’ve had the meat chickens for 5 weeks, I wanted to give an update. You can see part 1, with mistakes…

I have been thinking a lot lately about what animals every homestead beginner should learn to raise. The one that sits firmly at…

Starting a homestead can be a daunting task. You may feel overwhelmed, and rightly so! There is always so much work to do…

I love the deep litter method! What is the deep litter method, you ask? It is a way of turning old chicken litter…

You know the saying “another man’s trash is another man’s treasure”? It is absolutely true on a homestead. For most farms, saving money…

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