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Preparing Root Vegetables for Winter Storage

by Andy Greene on December 11, 2009

When it comes to winter food storage without using up lots of electricity or other fuel, root vegetables are king.   After all, their whole purpose is to last until spring!  Storing your root vegetables doesn’t have to be complicated.  Just keep these few rules in mind·

Keep them some place cool, but don’t let them freeze.  [...]

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Saving for Your Homestead the Energy-Efficient Way

by Andy Greene on July 25, 2009

Being a Redneck is more a matter of where your heart lies than where you happen to be at the moment – as you well know if you’re still dreaming of your little piece of heaven.
Many of us have had to scrimp and save before we could afford to buy us a piece of land. [...]

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Starting a Garden the Lazy Way

by Anne on July 9, 2009

How’s your garden coming along?  Start any new beds this year?  Yes?
So how’s your back – ready for a nice hot Epsom salt soak?
It may be too late for this year, but there’s no reason ever to strain your back or arms starting a new garden bed again.
Lazy gardeners – Rejoice! Eco-gardeners, too!  With lazy [...]

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The Joys of Living Small

by Anne on June 9, 2009

The first building we put up on the piece of land that was to become our homestead was an 8 x 12’ garden shed. It’s a funny-looking garden shed because my husband Dan was feeling lazy. Rather than cutting the plywood sheathing, he built the shed tall enough so that he could just [...]

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Urban Homesteading: Windowsill Gardening

by Anne on June 1, 2009

You know the old saying – “You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl.”
If you’re a country girl (or boy) at heart but find yourself doing time in the city, don’t despair. There are plenty of things you can do to make yourself feel [...]

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