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Homesteading for Profit
This is probably one of the most important and least talked about subjects concerning homesteading. If you aren’t into the homesteading community, you may not know this, but we have a variety of sources, meeting opportunities, and learning conferences. There are people across the United States and in other countries that are all connected by…
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5 things to bring back into the kitchen.
This list is completely based on my own experience and a little research. I know there are ‘top tens’, ‘best 5’, ‘most recommended’, lists everywhere and about every subject. But I’m in the kitchen, making supper and thought, man, people need to know about some of these items. What got my attention? The first item…
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Teaching kids to homestead.
When we started our homestead journey, we knew that one of the biggest benefits to it would be teaching our kids to homestead. The set of skills and knowledge they would gain would not just apply to homestead, but life itself. Whether they choose to homestead in the future or not. Homesteading teaches about relationships,…
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Chickens and table scraps.
We started raising our own chickens two years ago. We began with some healthy Rhode Island Reds, some Barred Rocks and Buff Orpingtons, all young pullets. I searched Craigslist and found a family getting rid of a few roosters. Since we only had pullets, we needed a good fella to round out our hens. The…
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Be Miserable Like me…
Living the homestead life can be confusing for the uninitiated. The idea that a person can leave the rat race and do something different bewilders some. Why would you need to change the status quo? Why would you want to? The resounding answer to that question is another question. Are you happy? I recently met…
Bluegrass Homestead 