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▶️ New Youtube Video: How to Make the Most of Garden Failure youtube.com/watch?v=wDWDY7m3…
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New Post! Homestead Stories: Our Murder of Crows insteading.com/blog/homestea…

Homestead Stories: Our Murder of Crows • Insteading

An occasional skunk, coon, armadillo, or coyote can be found sneaking around at dusk or dawn. While these creatures are often considered pests and problem

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New Post! An Introduction to Kunekune Pigs insteading.com/blog/kunekune…

An Introduction to Kunekune Pigs • Insteading

In this article, I’ll share the benefits of raising kunekune pigs as both livestock and pets. I’ll be including any drawbacks associated with them as well.

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New Post! Enjoying Garlic Scapes insteading.com/blog/enjoying…

Enjoying Garlic Scapes • Insteading

There are some obvious benefits from having a garden -- freshly grown food, meaningful, rewarding work, and a relationship with your land that you can feel

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New Post! Caring for the Off-Season Woodstove insteading.com/blog/caring-f…
Caring for the Off-Season Woodstove • Insteading

Caring for the Off-Season Woodstove • Insteading

During the summer months, it probably seems strange to be discussing something as out of season as woodstoves. The days of freezing, blizzard-whipped nights

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New Post! Accepting the Mess of Woodstove Season insteading.com/blog/acceptin…
Accepting the Mess of Woodstove Season • Insteading

Accepting the Mess of Woodstove Season • Insteading

There’s nothing cozier than curling up beside a crackling fire, the orange glow warming both body and spirit. We must have some sort of innate programming

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New Post! Homestead Stories: Types of Irises insteading.com/blog/types-of…
Homestead Stories: Types of Irises • Insteading

Homestead Stories: Types of Irises • Insteading

With 300 species and thousands of iris cultivars, how do you choose which types of irises are best for your garden? For me, it’s always been whatever catches

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▶️ New Youtube Video: Foraging Edible Flowers 🌸 youtube.com/watch?v=nZdZMphx…
Foraging Edible Flowers 🌸

Foraging Edible Flowers 🌸

Not all foraging has to be sustenance seeking- sometimes it can jus...

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▶️ New Youtube Video: Getting Started With Off-Grid Water Systems youtube.com/watch?v=1MIhXcEh…
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New Post! 8 Best Plants for Clay Soil insteading.com/blog/8-best-p…
8 Best Plants for Clay Soil • Insteading

8 Best Plants for Clay Soil • Insteading

Clay soil can be a challenge for gardeners. However, some plants can tolerate and benefit from those growing conditions. Shallow-rooted vegetables, for

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▶️ New Youtube Video: Mulberries: Identification, Harvesting, & Uses youtube.com/watch?v=ruSXYKkG…
Mulberries: Identification, Harvesting, & Uses

Mulberries: Identification, Harvesting, & Uses

You've heard of blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and raspbe...

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New Post! Growing Lion’s Mane Mushrooms insteading.com/blog/growing-…
Growing Lion’s Mane Mushrooms • Insteading

Growing Lion’s Mane Mushrooms • Insteading

Your method of growing lion's mane will determine whether indoors or outdoors is best. When using a kit or mushroom-growing bags, you can let them work their

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▶️ New Youtube Video: Foraging for Wild Mint 🌿 youtube.com/watch?v=gd0A5xWY…

Foraging for Wild Mint 🌿

There are some flavorings that don’t seem to bear any resemblance t...

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New Post! Homestead Stories: Peonies insteading.com/blog/homestea…
Homestead Stories: Peonies • Insteading

Homestead Stories: Peonies • Insteading

There are countless varieties of peonies, all with their unique characteristics and blooming time. The one constant is the flamboyant flowers. Read on to learn more!

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New Post! Using Human Urine As Fertilizer insteading.com/blog/using-hu…
Using Human Urine As Fertilizer • Insteading

Using Human Urine As Fertilizer • Insteading

If you're an adventurous, freethinking sort, you may know that there are more sources of land fertility. The material your body produces is (or could be) part

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New Post! 3 Mental Self-Sufficiency Skills to Practice insteading.com/blog/mental-s…
3 Mental Self-Sufficiency Skills to Practice • Insteading

3 Mental Self-Sufficiency Skills to Practice • Insteading

The following ideas and concepts offer encouragement and food for thought as you face the trials that we homesteaders go through on your path to physical AND mental self-sufficiency.

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New Post! 10 Ways to Upcycle Old Clothes insteading.com/blog/ways-to-…
10 Ways to Upcycle Old Clothes • Insteading

10 Ways to Upcycle Old Clothes • Insteading

We can upcycle just about any type of clothing as long as we’ve got a vision, a bit of imagination, and some crafting skills.

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New Post! Growing Parsnips insteading.com/blog/growing-…
Growing Parsnips • Insteading

Growing Parsnips • Insteading

The moral to this story is that if you decide to forage for wild-growing parsnips, rather than growing them in the garden, be ABSOLUTELY sure to know how to

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▶️ New Youtube Video: Foraging Violets: Identifying, Harvesting, Drying and Uses 🌸 youtube.com/watch?v=kSybcSyz…
Foraging Violets: Identifying, Harvesting, Drying and Uses 🌸

Foraging Violets: Identifying, Harvesting, Drying and Uses 🌸

Spring is officially here! And that means it's time for some delici...

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New Post! 20 Types Of Succulents For Your Desktop Or Rock Garden insteading.com/blog/types-of…
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