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7 Things Every Homesteader Needs
Amy Dingmann
New homesteaders can use this list to succeed in the simple life.
How to Start a Wind Farm
Amber Brejcha Fraley
Landowners all over the United States have discovered how to start a wind farm; and the new crop is a breeze to cash in on.
Benefits of a Healthy Lawn
Family Features     
Take care of your lawn, and your lawn will take care of you.

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A LONG TIME COMING  

by S.M.R. Saia

As an army brat, Shannon grew up in a string of suburbs, but she has roots in rural Mississipi, where during summer vacations she watched her grandparents raise cows and later, pine trees. They showed her how to garden, forage, fish, and preserve food – though she didn't realize or appreciate how much they were teaching her at the time. Now that they have both passed on, she's having to relearn it all herself. You can follow her family's suburban homesteading efforts at Homestead on Earth.

VETERINARY GUIDE FOR ANIMAL OWNERS, 2ND EDITION

Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners is a guide for everyone who cares for or raises animals at home or on a farm — from the 4-H student to the home breeder to parents of a new puppy. The Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners includes detailed chapters on cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, horses, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, as well as hundreds of strategies for preventing and curing common problems. From nail care for cats and dogs to treating saddle sore on horses, from administering medication to c…

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EVERYTHING I WANT TO DO IS ILLEGAL

The Salatin family farm, known as Polyface and located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, is one of the nation's premier ecological farms and has been featured in countless print, radio and video media. Exemplifying local food systems and imbedded community-based agriculture, the farm caught the attention of Michael Pollan in his runaway New York Times best-seller The Omnivore's Dilemma (when Salatin refused to ship T-bone steaks to New York).

Behind the glitz, however, the farm strug…

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