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Month: April 2017

Mud on your face; A Pigs Place

April 13, 2017 Leave a comment

by Amber Bretzman Taking my son to school, “Mom you have mud on your face!” Standing in line at the…

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Small Farm Economics: Production possibilities frontier

April 11, 2017 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks It starts out with a few chicks.  You fork out some money for a heat lamp, some…

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Out of This World

April 6, 2017 Leave a comment

by Amber Bretzman Goats are an animal that growing up always fascinated me.  I suppose this was in part due…

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Goslings

April 2, 2017 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks Four goslings were purchased.  But.  We were led astray by the person “helping” us, so we picked…

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Filed under: embden, goslings

Cheap Greenhouse

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by Jeremey Weeks Failure is only failure if you learn nothing from what you attempted.  Here’s an example of a…

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Filed under: galvanized, greenhouse, pvc

Easy Water Tower

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by Jeremey Weeks My first homestead site had no water or electric.  I found that my projects required more water than…

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Duck Happiness

April 1, 2017 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks I’m a guy.  It would be an understatement to say that I’m not in touch with my feelings.…

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Filed under: ducks

Crankbox for portable 12 volt power

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by Jeremey Weeks I don’t have grid power on the new property.  I do have solar panels tied to some…

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Filed under: 12 volt, crank, portable, supercapacitor

Improving Sandy Soil

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by Jeremey Weeks I’ve tried several methods of improving sandy soil.  Sometimes, it takes a year or two after the…

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Filed under: drainage, pigs, seal, soil

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