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Canning Your First Harvest

Fermenting Vegetables at Home

Food Safety When Preserving at Home

Preserving the Harvest

Animal Care Basics on the Homestead

Basic Carpentry Skills for the Homestead

Maintaining Your Homestead Tools

Planning Your First Garden

Building the Structures Your Homestead Needs

Setting Up Garden Irrigation

Fencing Your Homestead

Building Soil Health on Your Homestead

Growing Grains on a Small Homestead

Growing a Herb Garden

Adding Fruit and Nut Trees to Your Homestead

Starting a Vegetable Garden

Growing Berries on Your Homestead

Managing Pasture for Livestock

How many egg-laying chickens do I need for a family?

One hen lays about 5-6 eggs per week. For a family of 4 eating 2 eggs per person per day, you need about 6-8 hens. Start with 8 to...

Adding a Dairy Animal to Your Homestead

Raising Sheep on a Small Homestead

Raising Your First Pig

Getting Started with Goats

Getting Started with Backyard Chickens

When do I plant fruit trees?

Late winter or early spring after the ground thaws, before buds break. Fall planting works in mild climates (Zone 7+)....

Getting Started with Cattle Raising

How Much Land Do I Need?

Essential guidance for homesteaders about how much land do i need?....

The Benefits of Self Sufficiency

Essential guidance for homesteaders about the benefits of self sufficiency....

Are Fruit Trees Worth Adding To Your Homestead

Essential guidance for homesteaders about are fruit trees worth adding to your homestead....

Is Keeping Dairy Cows Right for Your Homestead?

Essential guidance for homesteaders about is keeping dairy cows right for your homestead?....

Choosing the Right Livestock for Your Homestead

Essential guidance for homesteaders about choosing the right livestock for your homestead....

What is Homesteading?

Essential guidance for homesteaders about what is homesteading?....