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50 Ways to Become More Self-Reliant

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

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What options are available for rural internet, plus 3 main factors that you need to ask about when you're contacting internet service providers.

Rural Internet Options – A Comparison of Rural Internet Services

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The Doable Off-Grid Homestead book

The Doable Off-Grid Homestead – Homesteading on the Cheap

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Meat Rabbits – What You Need to Know

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These instructions will help you make your own burn barrel for a country property or for emergency trash disposal. There are also a couple of commercial burn barrel options you can buy at the end of the post. If you burn correctly, smoke and odor should be minimal. 

How to Make a Burn Barrel – Burn Safe with Less Smoke

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How to Make Money Homesteading So You Can Enjoy a Secure, Self-Sufficient Life - Many ideas for income streams, reducing expenses and creating your dreams

How to Make Money Homesteading (Instead of Emptying Your Wallet)

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

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Tools last longer when cleaned and sharpened, plus a well sharpened edge makes gardening easier - learn how to maintain your tools in a step-by-step process.

Cleaning and Sharpening Garden Tools

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

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

Homestead Permaculture Project – Site Overview

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The Weekend Homesteader Review @ Common Sense Homesteading

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