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80How-to Till, or Cultivate, a Garden
Everyone knows that quality soil in the garden is one of the most important steps in harvesting loads of fresh, nutritious, organic vegetables. For some people, raised in the past couple of decades without the benefit of home grown produce, tilling is a confusing thing. When do you start? How do you do it? And can you cut your toes off?
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75The Little Sod House: From Homesteading to the Strategic Air Command!
In 1914 Myron Paine journeyed from a little town in eastern Nebraska to White Owl, South Dakota. White Owl is is located 60 miles west of Sturgis, South Dakota. Yes that’s the same Sturgis that is famous...
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831880s Homesteader's Diary
Hettie Lee (Will) Anderson, circa 1895Foreword: I was fortunate to have acquired a typed diary from my great, great grandma, on my mother's side, of her experience in northern Nebraksa as a homesteader...
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77Egg Recipes
If you are homesteading you know spring brings a plethora of eggs. Vintage egg recipes are a delicious way to use them up!
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62Montana Homesteaders
A typical prairie house feeding the cattle homesteaders wheat thresher riding the bullMy father, as a child, was part of the homesteaders that moved west to Montana, Coburg to be exact. The Family moved west...
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61Money Making Chickens
I started out not knowing a thing about chickens. I just wanted a few chickens to lay a few eggs for my family. But, the more I learned about chickens, the more I realized how much money you can make with...
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93The 10 Top Homesteading Sites
Homesteading is somewhat a solitary activity by the sheer definition of it. When, in the 1970's people were heading into the wild and woolly backwoods of Canada, Alaska, and Montana, they accepted that...
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72Today I worked in Wanganui.
This week my Bosses, sent me to Wanganui. The idea was for me to be able to see more of the Heritage side of things. The Town is very old, as New Zealand have a relatively short History. Originally known as...
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83How-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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72How to Dry Pears in the Oven - without Sulfites, Sugar or other Sweeteners
It's Easier Than You Might Think! In this post you will learn a very simple method for drying pears for preservation without the use of sulfites, sugar, or other sweeteners. This method will work in both...
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