Wren Everett

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Undeservingly Unpopular Garden Plants to Try 

If a garden were a high school, Zucchini and Tomato would probably…

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Seeking the Old Ways: Sources for Homesteading Knowledge

Once upon a time, everyone could find an elder, even if it…

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You Can Spend as Much (or as Little) as You Want to Go Off-Grid

Off-grid living has begun to grow in popularity, as the many websites,…

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You Can’t Just Make Community Happen: Finding Your Flock

Community is something I have longed for all my life.  I think…

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Overwintering Vegetables for Early Spring Harvests

When I first started gardening, as a total greenhorn, I thought that…

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Living Off-Grid Wherever You Are – Going Off-Grid Gradually

Living off-grid has only in recent times become a “trend.”  Up until…

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A Cozy Winter Reader: Great Homesteading Books to Curl Up With

On the homestead, spring is a flurry of activity. The garden is…

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A Practical Guide For Controlling Technology

I’m an off-grid homesteader, which means I come from a pretty extreme…

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Cleaning Up the Garden for Winter — Fall and Winter Garden Care

I always feel a strange sense of forlorn relief at this time…

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Staple Crops for the Homestead Seeking Self-Sufficiency

A huge proportion of the earth’s people groups depend on a starchy…

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Muscovy Mommas: Lessons Learned from My Broody Ducks

As a relatively new homesteader, I have only recently hit the benchmark…

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How to Get Seeds for Free

Like a kid in a candy store, I have been perusing recently-arrived…

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