If you have decided to start keeping bees for honey, you may be surprised to learn about the variety of opinions regarding the best methods for getting started. Bees, of course, have been building hives without any intervention on our ...
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7 Things ‘City Slickers’ Gotta Know Before Moving To The Country
At long last, you are there. You have been planning, saving and working for this event for years, and it is finally becoming a reality. The beautiful home in the countryside is yours, and you couldn’t be happier. As the ...
Read More »The 3 Best Axes Money Can Buy
The problem in compiling a list of the very best axes on the market today is that it’s literally impossible to list every single one. For the homesteader, farmer and outdoorsman, an axe is a vital piece of equipment, one ...
Read More »4 All-Natural, Chemical-Free Wormers For Your Livestock
Many small farmers and homesteaders use natural wormers for livestock in place of chemical alternatives. Let’s first talk about why you might consider an alternative to chemical wormers. Chemical wormers are easily obtained, easily administered and touted as the answer ...
Read More »10 Off-Grid Reasons You Should Stockpile Baking Soda
Those little orange boxes of baking soda are handy to have in your refrigerator to get rid of unpleasant odors and on your pantry shelf to use in baking, but there are good reasons you should store this amazing resource ...
Read More »17 Surprising Off-Grid Ways Salt Can Help You Clean
We sprinkle it on our foods, we add it to boiling water and we use it on slippery sidewalks and roads. We even toss it over our shoulders to ward off “bad luck.” However, did you know you can use ...
Read More »Firewood 101: How To Ensure You Have More Than Enough Fuel For Winter
For people who have lived with wood heat for years, firewood is pretty much a no-brainer – just another part of living in the country. But people who have just moved to a home that relies on wood heat or ...
Read More »The 5 Best Meat Goat Breeds For Your Homestead
Raising goats for meat can be a fun and even profitable enterprise. Determining what breed is best suited to your homestead should be based on the amount of land available, goals, and the breeds that are available in your region. ...
Read More »Choosing A Homestead Dog: Why Conventional Wisdom Often Is Wrong
When it comes to a good homestead dog, the breed doesn’t matter as much as some people think. There are just as many mutts out there doing work on the farm as purebred dogs, but there are some advantages of ...
Read More »How To Find Free Livestock For Your Homestead
To me, one of the most exciting and fun aspects of living in a rural area is raising livestock. For new homesteaders short on money it can be difficult to get into livestock. With some careful research, however, you can ...
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