Building Soil With the Help of Weeds

There comes a time for anyone who manages any sort of land resource when the decision of what to do about unwanted or undesired plant…

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Dynamic Accumulators: The What, Why, & Who

Last time I posted about homestead weeds, I made mention of dynamic accumulators.  Today I thought I might go into a little more about what…

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Regenerating Soil Using Cover Crops & No-Till w/ Gabe Brown (Mercola Interview)

Our soil health is the key to creating the best, most nutritious food possible.  Conventional farming methods have decimated our soils in this country, and…

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Weeds: What They Tell Us and Why You Should Care!

For many a homesteader or gardener weeds can be a major topic of conversation.  They should be, but maybe not for the reasons you think!…

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Sustainability is a Losing Battle!

For many folks being sustainable (or living a sustainable lifestyle) and being self-sufficient is their primary goal in homesteading.  I feel like having a “mission…

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Three Water Harvesting Techniques Every Homesteader Should Know About

Water is the life blood of the homestead.  Without adequate moisture every aspect of homesteading becomes exponentially more difficult.  Access to clean water is becoming…

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Healing the Soil: AMP Grazing & Holistic Management

As good stewards of our land we homesteaders not only have an opportunity but  an obligation to provide  for the  future abundance of generations  to…

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Homesteading Must Have?—Scythes!!!

The more I use the scythe the greater the appreciation I have for the versatility and tranquility of using this age old homestead standby.  I’m…

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Comfrey Propagation Video (by Spirko)

It’s getting to be that time of the year when things are really starting to thaw out up north here and getting out to work…

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Fruit Tree Propagation

There’s an old saying that goes something like “The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, the second best time in today!”…

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