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:: The Handmade Homestead - Skills for the Pioneer Heart::

Whether you're living on a true 160-acre homestead or are an apartment dweller dreaming of a handmade, self-reliant lifestyle, you'll find plenty here to inspire! Canning/preserving recipes, recipes to replace standard supermarket fare, gardening, DIY, self-reliant living, natural personal care items. Here's your chance to learn about traditional skills and embrace them on your urban homestead or small farm.
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Time Management for Homesteaders (how to manage it all!)
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Canning 101
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The World's Worst Homesteader
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How Two City Kids Became Homesteaders • The Prairie Homestead
How 2 City Kids Became Homesteaders (and never looked back)
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How to Keep Chickens Warm During the Winter
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A Complete Guide to Growing Onions from Seed to Harvest
Onions are a pretty easy-to-grow crop. Started in the late winter or early spring they can be grown from seed, transplants (tiny seedlings), or sets (small onion bulbs on their second year of growth). Regardless of how you choose to grow onions, there are a few tips to help make your endeavor successful.
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Iron Skillet Recipes
Homesteading Diy
Green Diy
On Seasons... • The Prairie Homestead
On Seasons... (deep thoughts on the seasons of the year and the seasons of life)
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Suet Cakes For Chickens
Chicken Coupe
Chicken Bar
Food For Chickens
Fodder System
Suet Cakes
Homemade Suet Cakes for Chickens • The Prairie Homestead
Homemade Suet Cakes for Chickens
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Raising Quail
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Building A Chicken Coop
Supplemental Lighting in the Chicken Coop | The Prairie Homestead
Should you use supplemental lighting in your chicken coop to get more eggs during the winter? This blog post weighs the pros and cons of supplemental light for chickens.
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Homestead Skills
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When Homesteading Makes You Lonely... • The Prairie Homestead
What to do when Homesteading makes you lonely
Old-Fashioned On Purpose: A Homesteading Manifesto (because it's not about canning and chickens...) Diy Survival, Urban Homesteading, Homestead Survival, Backyard Farming
Diy Survival
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Because It's Not About Canning and Chickens • The Prairie Homestead
Old-Fashioned On Purpose: A Homesteading Manifesto (because it's not about canning and chickens...)
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There Is Hope
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7 Simple Ways to Improve Garden Soil • The Prairie Homestead
Have poor soil but want to still grow veggies? THERE IS HOPE! These are some of the ways I've been improving the soil in my garden plot, and it's working!
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Best Plants For Homestead
Which Vegetables To Plant Together
Minnesota Garden Vegetables
What Vegetables To Plant Together
Edible Perennials
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Vegetables To Grow
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20 Perennial Vegetables You Need In Your Garden
20 Perennial Vegetables You Need In Your Garden
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What You Need to Know About Seed Stratification
A lot of people are surprised to find that seeds require special treatment in order for them to germinate properly. Many times, we must replicate what happens in nature to ensure proper sprouting. This is called cold stratification.
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Bugs And Insects
How to Get Rid of Squash Bugs
The squash bug is a sinister little insect that is commonly found on pumpkin and other squash plants. They’re pretty destructive in the spring when seedlings are tender and young, but not as much in the summer and fall when plants are able to handle the destruction.
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Homestead Sewing
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Wrapping Gifts Ideas
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Budget Christmas
15+ Wrapping Paper Alternatives
15+ creative wrapping paper alternatives that are clever, cheap, and repurposed!