Sheri Dixon

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Mice: Scourge of the Homestead

When I was discussing options with my insurance agent, I asked if…

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Raising Chickens… From Scratch

The first livestock most new homesteaders bring home to the farm are…

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Easter Chicks Gone Bad: The Unexpected Menace

They looked innocent enough, like fuzzy giant Skittles bouncing around the tub.…

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Making Your Small Farm Profitable By Ron Macher, Review

Ron Macher is the publisher and editor of Small Farm Today magazine…

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The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure By Joseph Jenkins

The Humanure Handbook is a book about sh*t.  Who’d a thunk it? …

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Gotta Getta Ger: Buying a Yurt for the Homestead

We have the land. We have a house we are selling. Our…

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Farm Dogs: See Spot Work

Most farms have at least one dog hanging around, and that dog…

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The Importance of Being Surveyed

Ten years ago I was overworked, underpaid, alone in the world and…

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Rockin’ Out With the Stones… Homesteader Style: Building a Natural Stone Fireplace Surround

Nothing says “log cabin in the pines” like a big solid natural…

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Acronyms to Live By: WTSHTF and It’s TEOTWAWKI Will You Be SOL Or LOL?

The Internet is a wonderful thing.  Or a terrible thing.  Depending on…

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Successful Transplants: Uprooting Your Urban Offspring

Every corner has been cut; every quarter has been squeezed.  Diligently, doggedly,…

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Lilac Moon: Homesteading in Northern Minnesota

A good while back I read a book, whose author, and even…

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