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Homesteading

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Homesteading is about becoming more self-reliant, wherever you live.

We share information on homestead animals, including chickens, ducks, geese, goats, rabbits, and bees.

There are home business and country internet tips, plus green home and sustainable living.

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When Do Chickens Start Laying Eggs? (And Why They Stop)

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How to Homestead – A Guide for Beginners

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Bird Flu Busters – 5 Strategies for a Healthier Flock

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50 Ways to Become More Self-Reliant

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Easy DIY Chicken Coop Ideas for Small Backyard Flocks

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Nutrimill grain mills

Nutrimill Grain Mill (Which one should I get?)

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Raising Chickens – The Easy Guide for Beginners

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Our Homestead Then and Now is a photo tour of the Neverman Homestead in northeast Wisconsin featuring comparisons of progress over 13 years.

Our Homestead – Then and Now – How Things Have Changed

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Nutrimill Artiste Mixer Review (with Ice Cream Bundle)

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Rabbit Breeds & Basic Rabbit Care

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What do Rabbits Eat? (Includes Printable List)

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Do Ducks Need a Pond?

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Best Windbreak Trees for Warm or Cold Climates

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Windbreak Design: Maximize Your Land’s Potential

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Windbreaks – You’ll be Amazed at What They Can Do

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Practical Gifts for Every Budget (Plus 5 Gift Wrapping Tips)

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What do Ducks Eat? (and What They Shouldn’t Eat)

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The Best Homesteading Books (Is your favorite on the list?)

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Chicken Nesting Boxes – What You Need for Happy Hens

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Ascites in Ducks – Treating Miss Emerald for Water Belly

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Pastured Rabbits for Meat book

Raising Pastured Rabbits – Book Review and Recommendations

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Meat Chickens – Best Breeds, Care and Troubleshooting Tips

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Kitchen Substitutions (Save Time, Money and Aggravation)

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Why We Won’t be Raising Heritage Meat Chickens Next Year

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Beekeeping for Beginners guide book

Beekeeping for Beginners – Natural Backyard Beekeeping

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The Doable Off-Grid Homestead book

The Doable Off-Grid Homestead – Homesteading on the Cheap

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Silvopasture book

Silvopasture Guide Book – Combining Trees and Livestock

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How to Give a Cat a Pill – 2 Easy Methods

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"50 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keeping Chickens - Chicken Coops, Brooders, Runs, Swings, Dust Baths, and More!" book

50 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Keeping Chickens – Book Review

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The Easiest Way to Get Rid of Broccoli Worms

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The Lean Farm guide to Growing Fruits and Vegetables

The Lean Farm Guide to Growing Vegetables – Book Review

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Meat Rabbits – What You Need to Know

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Duckies We Love – Our Crew at Ice Station Duck Patrol

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How to Restore Cast Iron Cookware

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cast iron cooking

Cast Iron Cooking – What You Need to Know – Care and Cooking Tips

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How to Season Cast Iron Cookware - Step by Step Seasoning Instructions

How to Season Cast Iron Cookware – Step by Step Instructions

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Dutch Oven Cooking – How to Use a Cast Iron Dutch Oven

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How to Make Maple Syrup and Maple Syrup Substitute

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How do We Save Our Farmers?

How Do We Save the Farmers – A Reader Discussion

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Best Egg Laying Hen

Best Laying Hens – For Beginners, White Eggs, Brown Eggs

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Federal and State Tax Credits, State Homestead Exemptions, Federal Homestead Exemption and Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit. Links to each states homestead related laws.Federal Homestead Act information.

Homestead Laws, Taxes and Exemptions and the end of the Homestead Act

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While geared toward the market gardener, The Lean Farm will help homesteads and farms of any size to reduce wasted time and materials and increase income.

The Lean Farm – Making More Income with Less Work

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