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Homestead Property
Living In The Country
Country Property
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Country Living
RURAL LAND: How We Found a Rural Property to Buy in the Real World
It’s one thing to want a country property, but another to actually find one you like and buy it. Here are some tips from our experiences. 🏡
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Modern Homestead
Homestead Life
Closer To Nature
Reading Time
A Dream
SANE & SUSTAINABLE HOMESTEADING: How to Thrive Without Burnout, Despair & Failure
Got a dream of living in the country? Avoiding the real-world pitfalls of modern homestead life is essential for success. Read all about them here. 🏡
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Man Thinking
Insulated Siding
Hunting Guide
Building An Addition
Modern Homesteading
Drywall Installation
Farm Layout
Open Ocean
MODERN HOMESTEADING: Young Man Seeks Advice Part 1
Read my advice to one young man who has a strong urge to move to the country and make a rural life for himself. Three parts to this story. 🏡
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Homesteading Skills
How To Work
Hands On
To Work
Need To Know
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HOW TO WORK: Mastering the Most Important Homesteading Skills Ever
I've noticed that successful hands-on rural living depends on an approach to work that's not that common any more. Here's what I've found true. 🛠️
Real-world advice about how to live successfully in the country. Surprises here for sure based on watching 35 years of folks come and go. 🏡 Rural Life, Come And Go, Diy Home Improvement, Sustainability, Home Diy, Home Improvement
Rural Life
Come And Go
Diy Home Improvement
Sustainability
Home Diy
Home Improvement
Sane & Sustainable Rural Living Part 1
Real-world advice about how to live successfully in the country. Surprises here for sure based on watching 35 years of folks come and go. 🏡
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Forest Farm
Manitoulin Island
Drone Footage
Birds Eye View
Birds Eye
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Forest
Lake
HOMESTEAD CATTLE PASTURE: Take an Aerial Tour of Our Forest Farm
Watch two videos about the livestock side of what we do here on #Manitoulin Island. Drone footage plus a video tour of our fences await. 🐄
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Chicken Housing
Chicken House Plans
Chicken Coop Building
Chicken Coop Building Plans
Backyard Chicken Coop
Free Building Plans
Gable House
Country Farmhouse Style
BACKYARD CHICKEN HOUSE: Download Free Building Plans
Interested in keeping backyard chickens? Read how we've done it, and download free construction plans for a simple, durable, portable coop. 🐓
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BACKYARD CHICKEN HOUSE: Download Free Building Plans
When it comes to keeping backyard chickens, I’m always surprised at how many people have an interest in it. If you feeling the attraction, you should give it a try. 🐓
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Chapter 1
My Account
I Saw
First Time
The First
Wonder
THE BAILEY LINE ROAD CHRONICLES: Chapter 1 – Surprised By Reality
38 years ago I saw our island homestead property for the first time. Read my account of our homesteading adventures here. 🏡
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The City
Road
Reading
THE BAILEY LINE ROAD CHRONICLES: Chapter 1 – Surprised By Reality
Ever wonder what it’s like to move from the city to a vacant #rural property deep in the country? You can read about it all right here. 🏡
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Video Show
Woodworking
The Practical Living Show Ep.1
Welcome to the first episode of PRACTICAL LIVING – the video show that delivers inspiration and information on all aspects of hands-on living. Each episode covers improvements, woodworking, gardening, active rural living and more. 🛠️
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Stacking Firewood
Growing Tree
How To Turn
The Forest
Turning
Fuel
Trees
HOME HEAT FROM THE FOREST: How to Turn Trees into Fuel the Right Way
If trees grow where you live, then making them into firewood is a great way to reduce #heating costs and get exercise. 🪵
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Useful Ideas
RURAL LAND: Finding a Property to Buy in the Real World
If you’re interested in buying a #rural property for yourself, I think you’ll find some useful ideas here. 🏡
If your rural #water well runs dry whenever you tackle a couple of loads of washing in a row, or have a few extra house guests showering in the morning, there’s good news. You may not have to live with a water shortage any more. 🚿 Rural Home, Water Shortage, House Guests, Water Well, Water Pressure, Good News, Water
Rural Home
Water Shortage
House Guests
Water Well
Water Pressure
Good News
Water
GOT A WEAK WATER WELL? Here’s How to Get Lots of Water Anyway
If your rural #water well runs dry whenever you tackle a couple of loads of washing in a row, or have a few extra house guests showering in the morning, there’s good news. You may not have to live with a water shortage any more. 🚿
Many people in the world long for a life in the country, lived on their own terms, close to nature, honest and hands-on. This is more true today than ever, I suspect. 🏡 #homesteading Survival Food, Sustainable Living
Survival Food
Sustainable Living
SANE & SUSTAINABLE HOMESTEADING: How to Thrive Without Burnout, Despair & Failure
Many people in the world long for a life in the country, lived on their own terms, close to nature, honest and hands-on. This is more true today than ever, I suspect. 🏡 #homesteading