Monthly Archives: October 2010

Episode 8: Do I Really Want to Live in the Country?

Posted on October 30, 2010 by admin

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Doing full-out living off the land homesteading is very hard, and may not be sustainable if you jump into it too quickly. As always, smaller steps seems the best approach. Here’s our experience: Working from a home office in … Continue reading →

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Episode 7: Farm Fresh Milk

Posted on October 23, 2010 by admin

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The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid Overwhelming evidence for the health benefits of raw milk The disturbing reluctance of medical professionals to consider the well-established benefits of raw milk or to challenge anti-raw milk dogma The self … Continue reading →

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Our Milking Machine Routine: Equipment Used

Posted on October 23, 2010 by admin

As mentioned in another post, we hand milk our cow at least half the time, if not more. Unfortunately, a certain level of repetitive strain injury sometimes causes me problems if I overdo it on the hand milking. This probably … Continue reading →

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Episode 6: Backyard Chickens

Posted on October 16, 2010 by admin

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I don’t claim to be an expert on raising chickens, but here’s the knowledge gained on the subject thus far from experience and research: Caveat: everyone’s approach is going to be different. Purist approach versus doing what’s within your … Continue reading →

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Episode 5: Homesteading Wherever You Are

Posted on October 10, 2010 by admin

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Homesteading is not so much about moving out to the country to live off of the land–this focuses too much of the effort on the move. While I’m not saying don’t consider the move, if it’s right for you … Continue reading →

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For Parents: Stay In Bed Technique for Kids

Posted on October 3, 2010 by admin

Okay, I admit that this isn’t a strictly homesteading topic, but getting your kids to fall asleep on their own is a huge step towards freeing up some evening time to get other tasks done. And if you’re homesteading with … Continue reading →

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Episode 4: Specialization and Consumerism

Posted on October 2, 2010 by admin

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Specialization has allowed us to achieve many things, but at what cost? We never consider that doing something ourselves, however poorly, might be preferable to turning that task over to someone who can do it better… Why do so … Continue reading →

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