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Chickens in Your Future, Perhaps?
You’re ready to add a small flock to your homestead (or backyard) and you want to do it right. But where do you start? What’s the first step? And what the heck are you going to do about a chicken coop? Consider this your great-big-everything-you-ever-needed-to-know-about-chicken-coops resource. It includes lots of photos, as well as plenty of dos & don'ts I've gathered over the last 9 years of keeping chickens!
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8 Reasons I Love Life in a Small House

Dear Homesteader Who Longs to Leave the City…

What Dishwashers, Blenders, and Washing Machines Have to do with Homesteading

Snakes and Tornadoes… Who Needs Reality TV When You Live on a Homestead?

Dear Homesteading Critic… (an open letter)

Are Natural Choices Hazardous?

How We Homestead on One Income (Part Two)

How We Homestead on One Income

Is Homesteading Really the “Simple Life”?

Can You Ever Be Too Frugal?

If a Butter Mold Could Talk…

Why I Don’t Clip Coupons
