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7 Reasons To NOT Get Backyard Chickens

If you’ve had chicken envy for a while, maybe it’s time for a wake-up call: here are the top 7 reasons you shouldn’t get backyard chickens.

This easy homemade no-knead bread is the perfect easy bread recipe for someone just beginning their bread baking skills.

Even if you don’t particularly like barn cats, you can’t argue their hunting skills in ridding the homestead of rodents.

In this article, we will show you how to make ghee from butter. We will also dive into why ghee is so great to cook with.

Without years of experience, you may be fooled by common gardening myths that waste time, money, and food.

Pollinator plants attract beneficial insects, birds, and even animals to the garden. Here are the 10 best options to consider.

Stockpiling food isn’t enough. You need a variety of foods to make it through hard times. There are 14 types of food you should store.

How crop rotation, companion planting, and succession planting can make every gardening season a huge success.

If you are looking into growing your own medicine, you’ll want to consider adding some of these medicinal trees to your homestead.

If you’re hunkered down and running low on food, here are some survival recipes you can make from the few ingredients you have left.