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When you’re looking at five acres and wondering how to make it actually pay for itself, most advice starts with “find your passion” or “follow market trends.” That’s not helpful when you’re three years in and your grocery budget is still the same size it was in the suburbs. What I needed were low-cost ways…
Everyone told me you needed acres and acres to grow enough food for a family. The homesteading books made it sound like you’d need half your property in production, minimum. So when we were planning our garden the first spring, I sketched out elaborate plots covering most of our cleared land. Ben took one look…
Ben found a forum post last month claiming you could cure bacon in just three days with the right salt blend. I told him that was ridiculous, but he printed it out anyway and left it on the kitchen counter where I’d see it every morning with my coffee. Turns out curing and storing homemade…
I used to think you needed acres and acres to grow anything meaningful. Turns out I was completely wrong about how to start homesteading in a small backyard. How to Start Homesteading in a Small Backyard The biggest mistake I made was thinking small meant settling for less. What You Need to Start Homesteading Here’s…
My first real attempt at a homemade salsa canning recipe water bath method produced eight completely ruined jars and a kitchen that smelled like fermented tomatoes for four days. I want to say that upfront, before I give you any advice at all, because most of what I read online made it sound like water…
“These beans look like trash,” Ben said, poking at the withered Kentucky Wonder vines with his boot. We were standing in what used to be our prize vegetable garden, now looking more like a collection of brown sticks after six weeks without decent rain. I’d spent months researching the best drought-resistant vegetables to grow on…
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