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For many homesteaders, buying enough seeds for a large garden is a major expense. But it doesn’t have to be. There are many resources available for...
Going off grid and starting an homestead in Arkansas is very popular, especially in the Ozark region. Long growing seasons, plentiful rainfall, and...
Isn’t a homestead just a farm? People new to the off grid movement often wonder what to call the home that they are building. I know I was confused...
Like many, the thought of braining in farm animals to the homestead both excited me and scared me a little. While we want to get started as quickly...
When I tell people that I live off the grid, and am striving to build a self-sufficient homestead, some of them think I’m living an extreme life and...
Homesteading in Arizona is attractive because of the low cost of land, sparse population, and plentiful solar power potential. But water issues and...
The A-Frame Chicken Tractor A-Frame Chicken Coup A-frames are a classic and efficient design that can be built using many available materials...
Chickens are the favorite snack of many a wild predator. One of the most common questions I see is whether groundhogs are possibly eating your...
While planning for my own permaculture forest garden, I needed to know exactly how far apart to plant my trees. Since the answer isn’t easy to find...
Sitting down to plan my next year’s permaculture garden and build my food forest, I wondered what crops work best as permaculture cover crops. After...