Homestead

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The New Pioneer Summer 2019

A Simple Guide to Building Your Own DIY Chicken Feeder

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Homestead DIY: How to Make An Outdoor Pallet Kitchenette

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Garden Hacks to Make the Best of the Planting Season

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Surviving the Trail: Lessons from Wagon Train Pioneers

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Llamas Offer Unparalleled Livestock Protection and Gardening Benefits

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The New Pioneer Summer 2018

Smokejumper Murry Taylor Builds a Fire-Wise Homestead

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The New Pioneer Summer 2018

Homestead Hacks: 10 Simple Ways to Improve Your Summertime Bounty

The warm months are busy times on the farm or small homestead. Gardening tasks take center stage with weeds and pests causing a multitude of headaches if you don’t stay...

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The New Pioneer Spring 2018

The After Burn: How Two Families Survived the Butte Fire of 2015

The Butte Fire burned 76,868 acres of Sierra Nevada forest in September 2015, leaving 475 homes destroyed, and two people dead in three day’s time.

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Farm Hack Masters: Innovative Homestead Tools

Meet and learn from the MacGyvers of the small farm and homestead tool-making world!

22 Steps to Forge A Handy Fodder Chopper

The vintage, barn-bound hacker that’s safer and more effective than a cleaver or machete!

Use Batteries for A Fully Charged House

How to pick the best off-grid batteries to power your homestead.

8 Smart Homestead DIY Tools

Get smart around the homestead with these smartphone-compatible tools.

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Healthy Flock: The Secrets of Chicken Whispering

Keep your flock healthy and productive with these proven barnyard lessons.

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Grow Your Own Exotic Fruit

Want to start a small nursery biz? Read on as we pick fruitful nuggets of wisdom from visionary Jim Gilbert.

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DIY: Guide for Perfect Hand-Washed Clothes

Save money and electricity by going back to the hand-washed basics.

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How to Start Your Own Quarter-Acre Mini Farm

Enjoy super fresh eats and homestead farm stand profits with this proven planting game plan.

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Black Dog’s Hoophouse

Pioneer Spotlight: Here's how Tucker Pyne built his hoophouse for half the cost of a kit.

Firewise Landscaping: Plan Your Defensible Space

Combat potential wildfires by planning defensible space around your homestead.

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