Homesteading is all about food. Being self-sufficient should just be called surviving because that what the first homesteaders were doing. They were not trying to shrink their “carbon footprint”, or save “green space”, they were trying to harvest enough food to make it through the winter. After winter was over, and if they made it, they started all over again.
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With the whole country divided on every issue, it seems like there is constant disagreement. However there is one thing everyone can agree upon, garlic is delicious. The left and the right use it, and every culture takes advantage of its signature flavor. Garlic is even good for you, it has too many health benefits to list here, and keeps
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The term “farm to table” is another one of those terms, in our opinion, that is way over used and frankly, not even used properly. If we were to define our way of homesteading, we would say that the term, “farm to table” applies. On our homestead, we have ducks and chickens. (Our ducks were introduced to you in an
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Homesteading shows on television give you a glimpse into the reality of life on the homestead. There are trials and tribulations along the way and the don’t always work themselves out. The reality of living this life style is that animals and plants must give their lives to allow us to live. Nature can be cruel and everything does not
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When we think about homesteading we always think of images of chickens and fall harvests. We rarely see pictures of the tools that make homesteading possible. No two homesteads are alike, and neither are their tools. What makes homesteading great is that you get to do it your own way. You can choose your own land and what crops you
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