Homesteading

Food Freedom: Backyard Strategies You Can Try Today

If you have a yard, then you can use these steps to achieve food freedom.

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Four Woes That Go Along With Winter Homesteading

Homesteader, Ruby Burks tells it like it is with this article on winter woes. Winter in the California Sierras can be just as brutal as any northern winter elsewhere in the United States and seasonal issues that go along with it.

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Fruit and Veg Growing in VERY Un-Ideal Conditions

I would advise anyone who wants to grow but think there’s too many problems to think again. Think laterally…and vertically, think outside the box and you will be surprised just what you can grow in a confined space.

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Gardening During Troubled Times: How to Start a Victory Garden

A survival garden may be just the thing your family needs, as it will passively produce food for your future.

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Gardening On A Compost Pile

Your compost pile is like a huge concentrated stack of seeds and nutrition. It’s no wonder some plants thrive in that situation.

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Get a Head Start on Gardening with Cold Frames

Using a cold frame is a great way to get a head start on starting your garden or used as a way to extend your growing season during those cooler months.

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Going Rogue: 15 Ways to Detach From the System

We must come to the understanding that there is no true safety net for us to fall into; it’s up to ourselves to get us out trouble.

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Good-bye City Life!

No amount of planning or prepping prepared me for what I was walking into. Before you plunge in to your dreams of homesteading, read this first.

Granny Spears ‘Herbology’

Unless it was especially serious we relied on remedies passed down to us over the years

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Grow Buckets Of Calories in a Kiddie Pool or Tub

What if I told you there was a way to grow a few thousand calories in a kiddie pool?

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Grow Chaya for Years of Free Greens

This is a must-grow vegetable for anyone in USDA Zone 8 and south.

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Grow the Heartiest Tomatoes with These Organic Tips

Follow these organic natural tips and enjoy a juicy crop, perfect for summer salads and fresh sauces.