This is a running list of some of our favorite books
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10 Best Homesteading, Farming and Gardening Books for Beginners

BySamantha

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a library of wonderful references in your home? Therefore when the power goes out and something on the homestead doesn’t go according to plan, you have some information to help you out? Whether you are a beginner homesteader or you have a few years’ experience under your belt, these…

Health Benefits of Working in Your Homestead Garden
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Health Benefits of Working in Your Homestead Garden

BySamantha

Spring is in the air. And when spring is on the horizon, many of us are aching to get out and plant a garden. In the interim, there are a lot of garden shows and seeds that we can buy to plan our ultimate garden outside. Spring is such a hopeful time of year. But…

How to Plant a Homestead Vegetable Garden in Four Easy Steps
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How to Plant a Homestead Vegetable Garden in Four Easy Steps

BySamantha

If you love to cook and preserve your own garden harvested vegetables and fruit, then learning how to plant a homestead vegetable garden is one of the most rewarding things you can do. When you grow your own garden, you can harvest fresh seasonal fruits, veggies and herbs as you need them instead of having…

What is a Homestead and what does Homesteading mean to me?
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What is a Homestead and what does Homesteading mean to me?

BySamantha

Are you thinking of homesteading and not sure what homesteading really means? Well, I am going to share with you what homesteading means to me and hopefully it will help you figure out what it means to you. What Is Homesteading? Dictionary.com defines the word “homestead” as: Old English hamstede “home, town, village,” from home…

10 Myths and Misconceptions about Homesteading
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10 Myths and Misconceptions about Homesteading

BySamantha

So, you are thinking about homesteading, but haven’t quite taken the plunge yet. You might be stuck worrying about some very common myths and misconceptions that float around. Well, I am here today to debunk them for you and I hope to make you even more inspired to homestead. Here are the 10 Most Common…

3 Excellent Tomato Varieties for Growing in Container Gardens
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3 Excellent Tomato Varieties for Growing in Container Gardens

BySamantha

If you have a mini homestead and very limited gardening space, using buckets, pots and containers to grow tomatoes is a great alternative. Thanks to their small footprint, pots and other containers offer an ideal and creative way to get your gardening fix no matter where you live.  Container gardening offers other advantages, as well….

adding best soil amendments for growing tomatoes
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What Are the Best Soil Amendments to Improve the Quality and Yield of Your Tomatoes? 

BySamantha

If you are going to invest the time, money and energy to grow tomatoes, you’ll want to achieve the best possible results for your efforts. When you start researching how to achieve this, you will no doubt come across the topic of soil amendments. Best Soil Amendments for Growing Tomatoes Learning how to properly amend…

Can Mulch be Bad? Beware of Toxic Mulch
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Can Mulch be Bad? Beware of Toxic Mulch

BySamantha

Mulching beds has become extremely popular these days, and mulch can be really beneficial to your plants and the soil in your planting beds, but there are things you need to watch for, especially toxic mulch. This is a guest post, if you would like to submit a guest post, please do so here. Can…

The Basics of a Lasagna-Style Garden
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What is Lasagna Style Gardening?

BySamantha

If you are new to gardening, you might not be familiar yet with techniques like tilling the ground and digging for certain types of drainage. In this case, if you are new to gardening,  a good method to use is called lasagna style gardening. This type of gardening is also sometimes called layer gardening. Here…