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When the Student Loans Attack

Like many Americans my age I have student loans. And they are totally out of control. There is this pervasive idea that the only way to get ahead in life is to ...

Was Natural Building Everything I Expected it to be?

(https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQma8yvqBnaCQzSS2rFSAtmDTXpMPbkxuzZAckMj6TdgNqT/37944250102098274379225432645004400346529792n.jpg) (Guys they had goats!!!) Yes……...

A Hitaus

Hi everyone! I have an amazing opportunity coming my way and as a result I will have to take a break from steemit. I know, I know, I just got back! No worries t...

Homestead Frugality: Double Nesting Box

The one drawback to muscovies is that they go broody A LOT. Don’t get me wrong I love our ducks and broody is good but it does require a lot of nesting boxes. A...

Luffa: Whether Eating Or For Bathing/Cleaning- It's Perfect For My Homestead

https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaxJND1EKL6EKCoC7D5U4ncgGoLUCrLpF6MWkoi4qffjH/luffa3.jpg One of three Luffa plants I have around the homestead. This year I adde...

Edible Landscaping Update

The plants are in! They have actually been in the ground for a while now. We’ve had a crazy couple of months and it just keeps getting crazier. This is one of m...

My Apologies

I would like to apologize to all my followers and those I follow for disappearing on you. I had no intentions of doing so but the last 2 months got a little cra...

Homemade Pasta Using an Italian Chitarra

Living off grid, we try to not use electric appliances, especially when there are wonderful old fashioned tools that work flawlessly. If you'd like an affordabl...

A Pizza Lovers Most Delicious Pizza Recipe (so far)

(I prefer a simple pepperoni pizza) I may have grown up in southern Maryland but I retain very few cultural habits from that area. I grew up in a household much...

3 NEW Things We Are Growing in the Garden This Year!!

This is part of a collaboration created by @wholesomeroots. If you are interested in participating or checking out the other homesteading participating please c...

One Family DID Make A Difference!!

I saw this collaboration on youtube and I decided to take it on steemit style. Even without the Great American Farm tour the Rhodes family have influenced count...

A Life Changing Evolution in Steemit Interaction: A Must Read for All Steemit Users [Contest is now LIVE!]

Do you have projects that have been put on the backburner and could use some help bringing them to fruition? Do you like to travel cheaply and have a skill to o...

Misadventures in Sourdough

To say sourdough is my arch nemesis might be an overstatement buuuuuuuut probably not. I have tried numerous times to master the sourdough starter. Most people ...

Dealing with Loss on the Homestead

(Photo credit to Hopping Bunnies) I’ve lost animals before, not farm animals but beloved pets. It’s a devastating emotional experience. You miss your best frien...

Our New Garden

I gotta say there is nothing quite as pretty as a garden even when the fencing is wire and t posts, even when there is hardly anything growing. Every time I cat...

My Problem with Essential Oils

I am not a connoisseur of essential oils. I’ve only been using them for a couple years and I’ve used 2 brands. One of which isn’t even worth mentioning. I am no...

Our New Rabbit Tractor

It took a few weekends but we finally finished our rabbit tractor! We came up with the design ourselves and I’m rather proud of it. Every time we complete a new...

New Rabbits and Bloat

Last Sunday we picked up the last of our rabbit breeding stock, a buck and a doe. We had picked up our other 2 does about a week before that for a total of 3 do...

The Gardening Season Has Begun!!

It’s only February and yet our gardening season has begun!! I have been dying to start gardening, it’s one of those homesteading tasks that has almost instant r...

18 Months Without An Oven

WHEW 18 months guys. 18 months without an oven. We made due with a set of burners and the grill all the while desperately waiting for the day we could get a new...