Tag: homesteading
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Raising Chickens in a Northern Climate

Spring is approaching – in theory – and many households are thinking about starting to raise chickens. Farm stores are starting to schedule their shipments of chick breeds and hatcheries around the country begin their ship dates very soon (or have already). Our homestead began our chicken tending journey in the spring of 2022, making us…
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Gardening Beginner: 3 mistakes we made and what we learned

Enjoying fresh vegetables from a garden is a highlight of my summertime. Living in northern Minnesota, our growing season is on the shorter side, so we all enjoy it while we can. One of my most vivid childhood memories is walking to my grandparents’ house to visit, Grandpa handing out metal Folgers coffee cans with…
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New to Homesteading

“How did we get here?” This is a question I have often asked myself over the past couple of years, mostly out of gratefulness and awe that my husband and I were able to make a move out to a good piece of land and raise our family here. We have always lived in northern…
