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Buying a Farm: Process Update 5 (6 Weeks Away from the Homestead Dream!)
I am just 6 weeks away from closing on my 10 acre farm!!!!! A few times per day, I suddenly remember that I’m buying a farm – and…
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My New Life as a Homesteader | Rule #1: No Store-Bought Bread
I think the most important way to make a lifestyle change is to start living like you’ve already achieved your goals. You want to be a runner? Okay,…
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Stamped Metal Tags: A DIY, Zero Waste Garden & Greenhouse Option
Those little plastic plant labels are the bane of my existence – I find them in the compost, I find them in the yard, I find fragments of…
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Spring Break as a Part-Time Farmer
While I don’t own my homestead yet, I am very privileged to get to be a part-time farmer at my adopted family’s 20 acre hobby farm… which is…
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13 Useful Ideas for My Homestead from Self-Reliance Magazine (2024 Issues)
As I prepare to close on my very own 10-acre farm, I’ve been revisiting some of the materials I have collected over the past ten years of working…
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Spring Greenhouse Update: 2.5 Months Out from the Homestead Dream
I am just 10 weeks away from closing on my 10 acre farm!!! This is by far my busiest season at work – I am a teacher, I…
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