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Getting started without permanent fencing
When we purchased our farm in the summer of 2014, we knew we had a lot of work ahead of us. Our farm had a lot of barns, most in disrepair. The fence wasn’t much better. There was a lot of barbed...
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Farming: A Career Change
A conventional job is often described as comfortable, stable, or secure. Whether or not that is actually accurate, it can certainly feel that way. However, humans tend to be rather illogical about...
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Surviving Summer
The heat of summer is upon us! It’s the time of year when many people retreat into their air conditioned homes to keep cool and comfortable. But what would you do if you didn’t have air...
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The House Design
We have spent about 2 years on our farm now and have gotten to the point where we are ready to build a house. It took about that long to get a feel for the best siting and to get various other...
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Eating Well in Rural America
** This post contains affiliate links. ** Eating real food with real ingredients is a priority for our family. Before we moved to the Ozarks, we lived outside a large city where organic produce and...
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Chores with a Toddler
When our third child was born, I was determined to get back to my normal routine of caring for animals and gardening as soon as I could. Being outside is my happy place. I was able to get my chores...
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Reality of Homesteading
As I was milking our Jersey, Spark, the other evening, I was thinking about how this was what I dreamed about for years. Living off the land, growing our food and getting milk from our own cow....
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Homestead Goal: Simplify
At the beginning of every year we make goals that we like to accomplish for the coming year. Projects to start or complete, financial goals, adding animals, selling animals and so forth. This year...
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Electric fencing supplies
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NRCS High Tunnel
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