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Fencing is Necessary For Livestock on a Homestead

January 7, 2012 0 Comments

Do you have livestock on your homestead?  Do you plan on getting any livestock?  The fact is, if уоu kеер animals оf аnу sort you are gоіng tо nееd adequate fencing. In mаnу states, іn fact, fencing іѕ legally required fоr аnуоnе wіth livestock оr horses – оr аnу оthеr outdoor animals.  Some people have [...] Read more
Category: Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals, Mini-Farms, Hobby Farms and Farmettes
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Why is Homesteading an Important Lifestyle Choice

December 23, 2011 0 Comments

Homesteading is rapidly becoming a much more widespread way of life throughout the nation.  With uncertain times and economic difficulties, many families all over the planet have started working toward a homesteading lifestyle. The fact is, homesteading is a lifestyle that was created, in effect, by the U.S. government.  Homesteading goes by Read more
Category: Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle
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Loving the Farmers Market

December 22, 2011 2 Comments

Believe it or not, there was once a time that the only way to get fresh produce was to either grow it yourself or visit a farmers market.   Even if you grow produce at your homestead, you will likely not be able to grow the variety of crops that you may want to consume.  That’s [...] Read more
Category: Home Life, Stretching the Homestead Budget
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Ideas for Better Homesteading and Gardening

October 7, 2011 0 Comments

For our family, homesteading is very much about living a simple and frugal lifestyle while tending the land to provide for our living needs.  We work to include every member of our family in our process of growing and tending to our garden and livestock. When you’re living off the vegetables you’ve planted, your health [...] Read more
Category: Composting Tips, Growing Fruits, Growing Vegetables, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing
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If they don’t make it any more, it is a rare commodity.

June 24, 2010 6 Comments

You know those collector’s edition of this or that, plates or paintings, antique phonographs and one of a kind nick-knacks? Sure you do. You know the price on those items that are not made any more is often much higher than the mass produced products of today. There are really only two things in this [...] Read more
Category: Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle
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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading….Stay WARM!

January 5, 2010 0 Comments

The animals need tending, the fence is down and it is a high of 18 degrees today! What is a homesteader to do?   Stay warm.     Sound’s stupid or simple as far as advice goes, but the tip is just to not ignore the need to stay warm.   Tips on HOW to stay [...] Read more
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Ideas for Better Homesteading and Gardening

August 11, 2009 2 Comments

  It’s satisfying to spread your table with your garden produce when you’re an avid homesteader and gardener. Your organically grown vegetables aid in enhancing your health and provide you with excellent nourishment. The following ideas can improve your homesteading and gardening: 1.   Cultivate Potatoes in Barrels Potatoes can be grown Read more
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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Make it yourself

June 30, 2009 0 Comments

Just about every thing can be made at home. We don’t have to rely on manufacturers for our daily provisions. Homesteading is about simplifying, not always the easiest route, but the simplest is the goal. If you’ve not had the chance to see this video, I’d suggest you do so. Such a convenience food that [...] Read more
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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Be patient in your diligence

March 17, 2009 1 Comment

Now, maybe to you it sounds like two tips. Be patient and be dilligent. No, these are tied so closely together in homesteading that they just 'have to' be paired up into one tip. Read more
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