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Friend, Anybody Can Weld

By Doug Smith
Some of my earliest memories were of gluing paper together to make something in kindergarten. My materials then were pieces of construction paper cut with…
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Homesteading with Pythagoras: Recycled Chicken Coop to Homestead Building

By D. Glenn Miller
When a neighbor offered us an old outbuilding—one that was in fairly good repair but that he’d no longer wanted—Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and philosopher,…
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Tiny Houses, Big Potential

By Nicole Hixon
What is your ideal house-size? Is it 1,000 square-feet? 2,000 square feet or more? Right now across the country, many Americans are purposely moving into…
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Too Close for Comfort: One Woman’s Misadventures in Pasture Creation

By Sue Dick
I reflected it was an odd way to spend a morning. Crammed in a bulldozer cab, my bottom perched on a side molding of the…
Secrets to Turning a Rent-to-Own Storage Building into a House Construction

Secrets to Turning a Rent-to-Own Storage Building into a House, Part Two

By Anthony Okrongly
Repeat after me, “Blocking, blocking, blocking!” If there is one thing on a rent-to-own storage building to cabin conversion that will break your heart if…
Home-Winterization Construction

Home Winterization Anyone Can Tackle

By Doug Smith
There's something romantic or heartwarming about seeing a home in a clearing in the woods or down a lane with a glow of lamps or…
Secrets to Turning a Rent-to-Own Storage Building into a House Construction

Secrets to Turning a Rent-to-Own Storage Building into a House, Part One

By Anthony Okrongly
In ten years on my homestead, I have built many buildings from scratch, including living spaces, some better than others. This spring, I decided to…
old-fashioned fencing Construction

Yesterday’s Fence for Today’s Homestead: Old-fashioned Fencing

By Kathryn Wingrove
Prior to the invention of wire fencing, farmers still had to contain their livestock. They used what they had on hand and what was easy…
pros-and-cons-of-composting-toilet Construction

The Trials and Triumphs of a Composting Toilet

By Anthony Okrongly
When building a homestead from scratch, almost anything goes. This is especially true when your homestead is away from city building codes. While I can’t…
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Traditional Homestead Construction

By D. Glenn Miller
Preface This article is inspired by the craftsmanship and elegance of early American homebuilding and traditional homestead construction. Further, it endeavors to be a worthy…
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What to Do When Your Well Gets Sick

By Martina Kuhnert
Imagine that you are outside working in your garden.  You have been out since 6:30 a.m., and now that cool morning air is giving way…
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So, You Want to Live Off Grid, Eh?

By Bobbie Gore
Today's hottest trend is off-grid living; unplug, disconnect, and get back to your pioneer roots.  Bookstores are full of books on every conceivable aspect from…

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