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Baking bread at home can seem like a daunting task to someone who has maybe never tried it before. Some people may also find that they don’t have the time it can take rising and kneading then rising and kneading, then rising some more or and how about kneading some more… you get what I’m […] Continue reading Baking Home Made Bread The Easy Way 
Saving money is always a goal of modern homesteading families. One way we have saved a fortune over the years is by doing our own mechanical repairs when we can. Most modern homesteads use at least some kind of machinery or vehicles. Also, most homesteading families we know like to keep the same vehicles and […] Continue reading Saving Money By Doing Your Own Repairs 
We have been planning a small grove of fruit trees on the homestead for a long time. It always seemed like something got in the way of us actually getting it done. Fruit trees are wonderful and prolific producers when properly maintenanced, and they are a must have for any homesteading family. Nothing beats fresh fruit […] Continue reading Planting A Small Fruit Orchard 
If I could only have one book to reference for homesteading, It would be The Self Sufficient Life And How To Live It by John Seymour. You might say that this book was a huge influence in bringing us back to the land of black dirt where we grew up. The first copy of this […] Continue reading The Self-Sufficient Life And How To Live It 
Even though it doesn’t feel like spring today, we know that it will not be long before our garden is going to be full of young plants. That being the case, it is important to keep our chickens from scratching around in the garden beds. The fences in our chicken run are only about five […] Continue reading How to Clip Chicken Wings |