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Getting Started with Solar Cooking
Solar cooking is simply harnessing the sun’s energy to cook food. This is an excellent way to keep the house cool in the summer, costs nothing to use, and is a great alternative to conventional...
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Homestead Rabbits – Getting Started and Finding the Right Breed
Rabbits are a great animal for a small homestead because they take up very little space, make no noise and won’t disturb neighbors. There are many breeds of rabbits to choose from, and the choices can...
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How to Make Maple Syrup
Maple syrup is a delicious, healthy alternative to refined sugar, and is enjoyed on the table as well as in many recipes. It is simple to make maple syrup in the backyard, though once bitten by the...
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Homestead Geese – Easy to Care for Barnyard Protectors and Weed Eaters
Homestead geese are not the first animals that come to mind when you consider homestead livestock. That award usually goes to backyard chickens, or dairy goats with the occasional pastured pig thrown...
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Preparedness Basics – 5 Simple Steps to Get You Started Today
You have that nagging feeling you aren’t prepared – but you don’t know what to do, where to start, or maybe even what to prepare for. Take a deep breath and think what caused you to start thinking...
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Getting Started with Homestead Goats
Nimbrethil, an Alpine doe, takes a break from carrying gear on a multi-day pack trip in the Oregon Cascades. Raising your own homestead goats as dairy animals is a great way to get connected to your...
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Introduction to Aquaponics: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together
What if I told you that you could catch fish for dinner right in your own backyard? And if you did, what if I told you that right up until you caught those fish, they were growing the veggies for the...
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Getting Started with Home Food Drying
Want an easy way to store and preserve food? Need a food storage method that doesn’t take up much space and requires very little equipment? Want to make healthier snacks for your family to enjoy at...
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Self Reliance Starts at Home
This is a guest post by Matt Powers of The Permaculture Student How did people learn self-reliance? We didn’t learn it in schools and we didn’t learn it from books. It came handed down to us from our...
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New to Gardening – Start Here – 10 Tips for Beginning Gardeners
New to Gardening? We’ve got you covered! If you’re new to gardening, it’s easy to get overwhelmed, but you don’t have to be. In this post we’ll covering the basics do’s and don’ts of gardening and...
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