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Do White Leghorns Go Broody?

Do White Leghorns go broody and raise chicks? This breed has been selected for egg production, but some hens revert back to old instincts.

100+ DIY Gift & Card Ideas From the Homestead

100+ DIY Gift And Card Ideas From Your Homestead Create some DIY gifts and cards from your homestead for the holidays and save money this year! Here is a list of gift ideas you can make that will delight everyone on your list… unless they want an X-box. Sorry, …

Random Acts of Kindness From The Homestead

Random Acts of Kindness from The Homestead One of the reasons I started homesteading was to live a simpler, more down to earth lifestyle. Random Acts of Kindness from the homestead fits perfectly into this life I’ve chosen. I don’t just reserve kindness for the holiday season. I try to …

7 Steps to Get Started with Organic Growing Using Aquaponics

7 Steps to Get Started with Organic Growing Using Aquaponics Guest Post from Fishkeeping World If you’re interested in growing more of your own food, consider organic growing using aquaponics! Not only can you grow more veggies, but you can add home raised fish to your self sufficiency plans with an …

Freeze Dried Sweet Corn Product Review

Freeze Dried Sweet Corn Review – Valley Food Storage Freeze dried sweet corn and other shelf stable foods are great for preppers, campers, and off grid homesteaders. But maybe you’re wondering how good freeze dried food tastes? I wondered the same thing and tried several products from Valley Food Storage to …

Visiting Family In New York

Visiting Family In New York This year has been full of adventures. We camped, hiked, vacationed, went a bunch of places…and we visited family! (I will share more of our adventures soon, unfortunately my computer crashed and I’m still trying to get some of my photos back.) My younger …