A Beginner’s Guide to Raising Chickens
Raising Chickens
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Freshwater Fishing Tips & Tricks
The COVID-19 pandemic created some unique times for many of us. As the United States locked down many businesses, boat ramps, and even beaches, outdoorsmen everywhere had to find a way to enjoy their favorite hobbies. Thankfully, freshwater fishing is something that will always be available. All you need to fish is a canal or
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Fish to Table
One of the many benefits of living close to the land is getting familiar with the ebbs and flows of the lakes, creeks, and rivers near your home. Whether it be traveling by foot down a worn streamside path, or driving on a little-known country lane, regularly examining the seasonal changes of your local fishing hole is a big part of sustainable rural living. It is these weekly endeavors that make one realize that you are not living away from it all, you are in fact living within it all. There is a feeling of abundance in living on well-tended or natural land. You can create your own brand of farm to table with what you grow, gather and hunt.
Is Tiny Living For You?
The tiny house movement has become wildly popularized as more and more individuals are starting to crave a micro dwelling that can open up their options for happiness. For architects, there is a keen desire to master the challenge of creating a space where everything has a purpose. And for individuals, the movement answers the burning questions and changing attitudes of privilege, wealth, and materialism.
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Ways to Increase the Value of Your Land
In an ever-expanding world, the need for valuable land continues to grow. As demand increases and supply dwindles, it’s now more important than ever to preserve the value of your land as well as increase it.
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7 Ways To Improve Your Rural Homeschool Curriculum
It can be difficult to maintain your children’s education by homeschooling, especially if you live in a more rural environment. Parents who educate their children themselves are often rightfully worried about how to keep up with grade school requirements and ensure their children will be able to get into college or a good trade school. One of the primary benefits of homeschool, however, is the way it allows parents to break with traditional schooling formulas.
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Smart Technology Could Save Dwindling Bee Populations
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service, honeybees generated nearly 163 million pounds of honey in 2016. With the cost of honey around $2.08 per pound, that amounts to more than $339 million. Honeybees, which produce six hive products, including honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, and venom, used for numerous
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Tips For Building A Fence
Fencing isn’t the most glamorous job to do on your land. It’s time consuming, tiresome and monotonous. But a good fence will do a lot more for you than just save you some grief. It ups the property value of your land, having good fences. It gives your property a good clean border. Also, and I can’t stress this enough, it keeps your cows, horses, sheep or anything else you may have where they belong a lot better than a single strand hot wire.
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Wood Stove & Fireplace Safety Guide
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Planting Trees Can Ensure A Brighter Future for Struggling Family Farmers
There is no question that American farms are in crisis. Once the backbone of our economy, farms have been struggling for years as they navigate trade wars, climate change, plummeting commodity prices due to globalization, and corporate farming that benefits from advanced technology and efficiency. From July of 2018 to June of 2019, farm bankruptcies
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