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Easy Method of Cloning Plants

July 26, 2019 Leave a comment

Plants can be expensive.  I remember ordering muscadine grape starts and they were $20 a pop.  To add insult to…

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Off-Grid Power for Little Stuff on the Homestead

January 15, 2019 Leave a comment

I had a question come up in the pig group (Western States Pigs) today. The problem is what to do…

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Filed under: fencer, inverter, off-grid

Build a Test Wind Turbine

February 9, 2018 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks Winter is the perfect time of year for trying to solve problems that you don’t have time…

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Filed under: homestead, off-grid, sharp cycloturbine, wind, wind turbine, windturbine

Aluminum Casting-Pouring a Part for My Tractor

January 29, 2018 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks Casting metal was one of the first things that I did off-grid.  No electricity was required for…

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Shopping for a Homestead: Part 2

January 16, 2018 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks The last article (Shopping for a Homestead: Part 1) was about goals and making sure you have…

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Filed under: acreage, cows, goats, homestead, pigs, poultry, rabbits, sheep

Financing the Homestead: Improving Your Credit #1

January 8, 2018 Leave a comment

by Jeremey Weeks Self-sufficiency costs. It’s a rare 5 acres that costs less than $30,000 these days.  You can easily…

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Filed under: credit, credit score, financing, homestead, loan

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

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