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Nothing Simplifies Rural Life Like Fencing
Excerpted from Neil's book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…
Gotta Getta Ger: Buying a Yurt for the Homestead
We have the land. We have a house we are selling. Our…
Coop Considerations: Quick-Start Guide to Building a Chicken Coop
Building a chicken coop, especially from scratch, can be exhilarating and exhausting,…
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…
A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 3
Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Continues A place to call your own.…
A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 2
Who doesn’t long for their own piece of terra firma (or soil),…
A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 1
Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Begins Dick Proenneke is a name familiar…
Pros & Cons of Living in an Alternative Home: Steel Quonset
There’s something special about building your own home, whether you build it…
Throwing in the Towel: How to Move to the Country Fast and Cheap
"For I, methinks, till I grow old, As fair before me shall…
Home Winterization Anyone Can Tackle
There's something romantic or heartwarming about seeing a home in a clearing…