Homesteading
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Cover crops (aka green manures) are low-cost, high-impact plants you grow between or after cash crops to build soil, suppress weeds, hold nutrients, and attract beneficial insects. Even in small spaces like raised beds, well-chosen cover crops can keep your soil healthy and productive year after year. Below is a practical guide — grounded in…
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As many people are trying to get back to a more sustainable way of life, dairy goats are a great way to find your homestead roots. Unlike dairy cows who would require more land, feed and care, dairy goats are small, easy to handle, and easy to house. In this multi-part series of homesteading backyard…