Tag: homesteading
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8 Tips For Raising Backyard Chickens
In March of 2022 I bought three Rhode Island Red chickens and set them up in a plastic tote in my basement. I was so excited to raise chickens in the backyard of my city lot and had spent all winter reading and taking notes on what to do or not do. Now that I’m…
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Backyard Chickens
Just over a week ago I purchased three Rhode Island Red chickens and set up my first brooder in the basement. I have been considering raising chickens for some time and finally decided now was the time. The long winter gave me plenty of time to research and plan for their arrival. They have been…
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Planting the Seed
I was about eight when I started my first garden. My mom helped me tear up a two foot by about ten foot strip of grass next to the west side of the house and we planted beans, carrots, and a few other items. It was a small patch, but I thoroughly enjoyed taking care…
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How to Live Sustainably: A Journey to Self-Reliance
Over the last few months I have been reading and thinking more about what a self sufficient life would look like in today’s modern world. It was not that long ago that people still made, grew, and fixed broken items themselves. Today companies intentionally make products to be thrown away when they break and make…
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Three Sisters Gardening
At some point this winter I came across the idea of three sisters gardening and made a note in my planner to do some more research before spring. Well spring is here and I’m hopefully just a few weeks away from planting so I dove into some research on the topic hoping it would make…
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The Planning Lady 