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93Chicken Tractors; Free Range Chickens Safely!
Raising free range chickens can be difficult because of predators. Making or buying a chicken tractor can allow you to have chickens without worrying about their safety.
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89Dwarf Fruit Trees in the Home Orchard
When planning your kitchen garden consider adding a couple of dwarf fruit trees. These small trees grow very well in small, urban areas, and will produce alot of full size, fruit. Concerns with the food supply, its effect on the environment, and buying locally, it seems natural to grow your own.
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89Heritage Breeds of Goats for Milk and Meat
Get an overview of the variety of heritage breed goats for both milk and meat - and tips for choosing the best for your homestead.
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83Composting Toilets...Not Just For Cabins
Composting, or waterless toilets are eco-friendly and conserve water. They are sanitary when properly maintained.
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82How To Make Homemade Crochet Hooks & Knitting Needles
It is quite simple to carve and decorate your own, homemade crochet hooks and knitting needles.
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82A Typical Morning on the Homestead
What's it like to raise and milk dairy goats? A fun pictorial look at a typical morning of milking
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86How-to Disbud a Goat Kid
Knowing how to disbud a goat kid is an important part of owning and showing goats. It is pretty simple, although not something that you ever enjoy.
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87Living in a Teepee
An 18 year old in Tennessee is choosing to live in voluntary simplicity by living in a tepee surrounded by 36 acres of wilderness. Why and how he is doing it, instructions to make a tepee and information about where to buy.
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83How to Farm in the City; Urban Homesteading
Sustainable living is big news these days as we see more and more items that have been recalled. The safety of our food is questionable and many people are opting for growing their own. It is easy enough if you live in the country on acreage but can you do it in the city? The answer may surprise you.
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73Urban Sustainable Living Tips
Urban sustainable living tips can help you live a more frugal and eco-friendly lifestyle no matter where you live. Sustainable living is not a fad, or something to do when you are short on cash. It is a lifestyle that not only helps you to live more a richer life but it protects the environment at the same time.
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