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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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75Ducks Have a Place on the Sustainable Homestead
Have you considered raising ducks on your small homestead? They are great organic pest control, provide both eggs and meat and are easy to raise.
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69Barn Owls:Natural Rodent Control
Barn Owls are one of the best friends a small farmer has. They eat rats and mice by the dozens yet pose no real threat to most of the wildlife you want.
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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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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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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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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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85The Top Homesteading Sites on the Internet
Find the best homesteading sites on the internet with resources, message boards, and articles for homesteaders at every level
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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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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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