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My Wild Ride with Silver Appleyard Ducks on My Homestead
If you had told me five years ago that I’d be laughing at ducks chasing me across my backyard, I probably would’ve said, “Yeah, right.” But here I am, a…
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My Backyard Adventure with Lavender Honey
If you told me ten years ago that I’d be the guy bragging about lavender honey to my friends, I’d have laughed hard enough to spill my coffee. Back then,…
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How to Grow Goji Berries in Your Yard: What Worked, What Failed & Why They’re Worth It
When I first heard about growing goji berries, I thought it was one of those internet fads. You know superfood this, miracle berry that. My wife saw them in some…
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The Best Place to Plant a Berry Tree (From a Guy Who Screwed It Up More Than Once)
I’ll be honest right from the start. The first berry tree I ever planted? Dead in less than a year. I stuck it in the lowest corner of my yard…
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Small Septic System for Your Homestead: What Worked, What Failed & What I’d Warn My Best Friend
When I first messed around with the idea of putting in a small septic system on my homestead, I thought it was gonna be easy. Dig a hole, drop a…
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How to Grow Potatoes from Eyes (The Way I Learned the Hard Way)
If you’ve ever opened your pantry and found old potatoes staring back at you with those creepy little sprouts, don’t throw ‘em out. That’s the start of free food right…
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Chicken Nesting Boxes What I Learned the Hard Way (And How You Can Skip the Mistakes)
If you keep chickens for more than five minutes, you’ll learn one big truth: hens are picky about where they lay their eggs. They’ll ignore the expensive box you built,…
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My Honest Journey with Preserving Tomatoes (And the Mess I Made Along the Way)
You ever find yourself staring at a mountain of tomatoes, thinking, “What the heck am I supposed to do with all these?” That was me one summer, maybe eight or…
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Backyard Animal Farm The Good the Bad and the Kinda Gross
Let me tell ya starting a backyard animal farm ain’t always pretty. One time, I walked out in my slippers and stepped barefoot right into a warm, fresh chicken turd.…
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My Backyard Zoo: Tips for Raising Small Animals in Urban Homesteads
I still remember the first time I brought home chickens in a cardboard box. My wife said, “Are you serious right now?” I was. Two hens and a dream. That…