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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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What to Feed Chickens – Safe Foods for Chickens

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The Small-Scale Poultry Flock book

The Small-Scale Poultry Flock – Quality Natural Poultry Care

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Holistic Goat Care gives the beginner building blocks for success while providing a more complex understanding of goat care for veteran goatherds.

Holistic Goat Care – The Owner’s Manual for Healthy Goats

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Make flour or grind your own cornmeal or peanut butter with a home grain mill. These hand powered grain grinders make grinding your own affordable and easy.

Home Grain Mills – Comparison of Manual Grain Grinders

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Homestead Geese – Homestead Protectors and Weed Eaters

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Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) book review. Learn how to make the most out of the space you have. Gardening, animals, crafts and more.

Backyard Farming on an Acre (More or Less) – Book Review

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Sole Proprietorship vs LLC - You can protect your farm or small business, as well as your private assets, with just a little extra time and effort.

Sole Proprietorship vs LLC – Are all Your Eggs in One Basket?

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5 Things You Need to Know Before You Buy a Wood Burning Stove

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Homestead Goats – What You Need to Know to Get Started

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From increased garden and orchard productivity to a bounty of honey for food and medicine, homestead bees are a great addition to your self-reliance repertoire.

7 Reasons You Need Homestead Bees

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"The Independent Farmstead" strives to capture what many small farmers are seeking - farming with minimal outside inputs, using the best of old and new.

The Independent Farmstead – Book Review

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A Common Sense Homesteading reader discussion on the state of the extended family - what caused its breakup, and whether it's time for it to return.

What Destroyed the Extended Family?

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The Ugly Truth About PETA -They’re Not What You Might Think

The Ugly Truth About PETA -They’re Not What You Might Think

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The Bio-Integrated Farm book

The Bio-Integrated Farm – Water Gardening Like You Never Imagined

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Permaculture Design - 3 Key Elements You Need to Know, Plus an Introduction to the First High School Permaculture Textbook, The Permaculture Student 2.

Permaculture Design Elements – 3 Keys You Need to Know

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Maple Sugaring Season - A Visit to the Sugar House with Silloway Maple, Plus delicious recipes to enjoy your maple syrup - maple buttons, no bake cookies and maple popcorn.

Maple Sugaring Season – A Visit to the Sugar House

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How to Raise Chickens Cheaply – Small Budget? No Problem.

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The Permaculture Student Online Self Reliance Course

Building Self Reliance with Permaculture

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The Common Sense Homestead Permaculture Project - Part 1 - Site Overview

Homestead Permaculture Project – Site Overview

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Chickenpalooza! An Awesome List of Homestead Chicken Resources

Homestead Chicken Resources – Everything You Need for Your Backyard Flock

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Goats for Sale – 6 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying Goats

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Keeping Homestead Dairy Goats – An Introduction

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Eating Bugs

Eating Bugs – Free Food from Your Backyard

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The Weekend Homesteader Review @ Common Sense Homesteading

The Weekend Homesteader Review

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Getting Started Beekeeping @ Common Sense Homesteading

Getting Started Beekeeping – Iron Oak Farm’s First Hive

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