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Jersey Giants: The Triple-Purpose Chicken

Make Homemade Butter — Without Owning A Cow

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

Keeping Dairy Goats

In the garden

Ten Of The Most Nutritious Herbs

By Jesse Trail Most of us are aware of the nutritional benefits of fruits and vegetables; however, not too many know the important nutritional benefits...

Tips For The New Gardener

Cut Garden Costs By Saving Seeds

Why Gardening Is Such Good Exercise, Especially For Women

Gardening After Sixty

In the workshop

Making Rustic Doors For Pennies

The $12 workbench

Make Homestead Milk Soap

Try Harvesting Smaller Diameter Firewood With A Bow Saw And Sawbuck

In the self-reliant home

Basic Long-Term Food Storage

Working My Way Up — Part 1: Living In A Storage Shed

By Setanta O’Ceillaigh It was not my intention to live in such small housing, but necessity is the drive of all creation. I had lived...

Little Ones On The Homestead

By Melissa SouzaEverywhere I go around the homestead I have four little ones following close behind me, two of which always have their boots...

In the barnyard

The circle of homesteading

By Patrice Lewis It all started one day about 20 years ago when I was cleaning the barn. My task involved shoveling manure into a compost...

Managing the dairy goat buck

Easy shepherding with Shetland sheep

These Six Easy Tips Will Help Protect Your Dog’s Health

Off To A Good Start — Newborn Goats And The First...

In the woods

Dangerous Snakes Of The Backwoods

The Many Uses Of The Slippery Elm Tree

7 Plants To Forage In Summer

Catching And Cooking Crayfish

Harvesting Wild Plants For Food And Medicinal Purposes

Bike Foraging

In the kitchen

Healthy, Budget-Friendly, Delicious Grains

Zucchini: The Most Versatile Fruit In Your Garden

Farmer’s Cheese

Apple Pie Brandy

Feta Cheese

Make Bone Broth

Make Homemade Butter — Without Owning A Cow

Croquettes — The Super Duper Meat Stretcher