Tag: Farming

5 Things to Learn Before You Start Homesteading

Living off the grid and starting your own homestead is about declaring your independence from the modern world. Whether you’re trying to quit your job, get closer to nature or reduce your dependence on fossil fuels, there are so many reasons to create a self-sufficient lifestyle. It’s not just about going without the perks of…
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September 8, 2020 0

Micro Homesteading & Frugal Living!

Micro Homesteading & Frugal Living with Tiffany Davis At Imperfectly Happy Host: Karen Lynn “Lil Suburban Homestead” Join Karen Lynn this Tuesday night at 9pm eastern as she interviews Tiffany Davis of Imperfectly Happy.com.  Tiffany is a “micro homesteader” with a backyard farm.  She is a wife, mother to 4, homeschooler and blogger.  She is…
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April 14, 2015 0

Three Aspects of Sustainable Living!

The Three Aspects of Sustainable Living! By Leslie Delong While I’m a big fan of Southernprepper1 in recent videos (links listed below) I find we have disagreements on “The Three Aspects of Sustainable Living” Heat: While SP1 and I both agree on using wood for a renewable heating source, I disagree with using the average…
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April 6, 2014 0

The Anyone Can Farm Academy!

When the Michigan DNR all but shut down farmer Mark Baker’s successful, pasture-raised, pork operation in Marion Michigan, he became the embodiment of that old adage:   When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.    Mark, his wife Jill, and their eight children re-grouped and decided to go in a new direction.   If they wouldn’t be allowed…
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March 27, 2013 1

Mark Baker is fighting to keep his pig farm!

The Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources declared almost all heritage breed of pigs that are not favored by the big corporations for factory farming to be an invasive species. Mark is fighting to save his small farm, and small hog raising operation.  The DNR has declared (No state law, just declared), that they will kill all…
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March 14, 2012 0