The Homestead Journey
By Brian Wells
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Episodes: 186
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Sep 28, 2020
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The homesteading podcast dedicated to the pursuit of self-sufficiency, self reliance, and sustainability. Brian is a 4th generation homesteader located in beautiful upstate NY. Along with his wife, Bonnie (also a 4th generation homesteader) and their son Brian Jr., Brian has been actively homesteading on a 2 acre piece of land since 2008. This podcast is dedicated to their journey and is a call for others to join them in pursuing self sufficiency, self reliance, and sustainability.
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S4E171 Season Finale: 2023:A Season of Change
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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S4E170 11 Reasons Why Empty Nesting Hasn't Been As Traumatic As We Thought It Would Be
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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S4E169 How Is Homesteading Different From Farming?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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S4E168 Why I Joined The Farm Bureau
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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S4E167 Six Lessons I (re)Learned at the Fall Gathering of the Homesteaders of New England 2023
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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S4E166 Lessons I've Learned From My WORST Garden EVER!!
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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S4E165 Southern Adirondack Homesteading Festival: What Is Homesteading?
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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S4E164 Steam Canning With A VKP (Harvest) Multi-Use Steam Canner
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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S4E163 Five Reasons You Should Quit Doing Some Things
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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S4E162 Lifesteading With Amy Dingmann - Empty Nest Homesteading
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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S4E161 Empty Nest Homesteading: 3 Questions To Ask To Right-Size Your Homestead
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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S4E160 Surving The Emotional Roller Coaster of Empty Nest Homesteading
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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S4E159 Empty Nest Homesteading - 5 Steps To Rediscovering Purpose
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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S4E158 Empty Nest Homesteading: Letting Go
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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S4E157 Be A Teachable Homesteader
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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S4E156 Be A Helpful Homesteader
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May 15, 2023 |
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S4E155 Don't Let Them Take Your Animals
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May 08, 2023 |
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S4E154 Does Your USDA Hardiness Zone Matter When Planting A Garden?
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May 01, 2023 |
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S4E153 The Pros and Cons of The Mediterranean Diet
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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S4E152 We Visited A Real Alaskan Homestead
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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S4E151 How Is The Mediterranean Diet Impacting The Meat We Are Raising On Our Homestead?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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S4E150 How To Grow A Garden For The Mediterranean Diet
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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S4E149 Can We Homestead In Upstate New York And Still Follow The Mediterranean Diet?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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S4E148 What Is The Mediterranean Diet?
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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S4E147 5 Keys To Establishing Long Term Healthy Eating Habits
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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S4E146 Coping With Change On The Homestead
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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S3E145 How Successful Were We In Growing Potatoes?
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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S3E144 Don't Do What You Hate
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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S3E143 Was It A Success? Thoughts on HONE2022
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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S3E142 How I'm Getting Ready For Next Year's Garden
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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S3E141 It Hasn't Gone According To Plan
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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S3E140 Food Preservation Methods And When To Use Them
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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S3E139 Expectations Are Resentments Under Construction
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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S3E138 Let the Weeds Grow.....
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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S3E137 Is A Leatherman Super-tool 300 A Good EDC?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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S3E136 A HUGE Announcement You Don't Want To Miss
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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S3E135 I Almost Blew It.......
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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S3E134 Homesteading On An 8x10 Patio - With Clare from Start Small Homestead
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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S3E133 Three Ways We're Growing Potatoes On Our Homestead This Year
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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S3E132 Why Garden?
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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S3E131 3 Things My Papa Taught Me
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May 30, 2022 |
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S3E130 What's The Most Sustainable Way To Raise Meat Chickens?
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May 23, 2022 |
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S3E129 100% of the Seeds You Never Plant Will Never Sprout
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May 16, 2022 |
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S3E128 Reframe Your Mind
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May 09, 2022 |
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S3E127 Do What YOU Can
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May 02, 2022 |
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S3E126 Go Big Or Go Home: A Really BAD Approach To Homesteading
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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S3E125 A Teenager's Perspective On Being Raised On A Homestead
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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S3E124 Raising Kids on the Homestead: Lessons in Hard Work and the Value of Food
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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S3E123 Raising Kids on the Homestead: Lessons in Responsibility
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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S3E122 Raising Kids on the Homestead: Lessons In Death and Loss
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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S3E121 Raising Kids on the Homestead - Lessons in Life
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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S3E120 Raising Kids on the Homestead - Lessons in Resentment
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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S3E119 Homestead Scale Maple Syrup Production W/Jack Pollner From The Mindful Homestead
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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S3E118 Keeping It Real on the Homestead w/ Amy Dingmann from A Farmish Kind of Life
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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S3E117 It's Time To Buy A New Farm Truck...... Help!!
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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S3E116 Do I Recommend The Neversink Tools Proletariat Wire Weeder?
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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S3E115 Don't Buy Seeds Until You Do These 5 Things
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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S1E114 What's Next? Are We Done?
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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S1E113 It's Time To Take A Break
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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S1E112 Some of My Favorite Homesteading Related Books
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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S1E111 He Saved 1000 Apple Varieties
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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SE110 Are Regional Homesteading Conferences Needed?
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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S1E109 Three Mistakes People Make When Winterizing Their Chicken Coop
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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S1E108 Health Benefits of Fermentation
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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S1E107 We've Had Our Kioti Tractor For 3 Years. Would We Buy It Again?
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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S1E106 So You Want To Buy A Tractor
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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S1E105 How To Safely Can Outdoors
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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S1E104 Ethical Meat and Pure Charcuterie With Meredith Leigh
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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S1E103 Charcuterie Intensive Conversation With Jack Pollner From The Mindful Homestead
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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S1E102 Interview With Carl From The Self Sufficient Hub
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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S1E101 Lessons I Learned From This Year's Garden
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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S1E100 Lacto-fermentation As A Means of Food Preservation
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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S1E99 I Almost Made A Huge Mistake - Homesteading Ain't The Most Important Thing
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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S1E98 Talk On Modern Homesteading Given At The Washington County Fair 2021
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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S1E97 When Dreams Don't Come True........ It's All Good
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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S1E96 Review of The All American 921 and 930 Canners
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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S1E95 Five Mistakes People New To Canning Make
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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FMF14 Don't Be A Jerk
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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S1E94 Homesteading With Special Needs Children - With Holly Stockley from Vintage Americana Podcast
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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FMF13 Keep Asking Questions
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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S1E93 Product Review: Winstrip Trays
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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FMF12 What Am I Gonna Do With All That Zucchini??!!
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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S1E92 My Dirty Little Secret
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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FMF11 The Importance Of Understanding Your "Why"
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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S1E91 Homestead Community
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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FMF10 5 Homestead One Hit Wonders
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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S1E90 Homestead Independence
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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FMF9 4 More Useful And Versatile Items On The Homestead
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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S1E89 Product Review: Premier 1 PoultryNet 12/48/3 and IntelliShock 60 Charger
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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FMF8 Sometimes The Homestead Needs To Wait
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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S1E88 A Conversation About Pole Barn Houses, Homesteading, Microgreens and The Cincinnati Reds w/Don Bradner from Little Mountain Life
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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FMF7 The 5 Items I Find Most Useful and Versatile On The Homestead
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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S1E87 How I Evaluate American Guinea Hog Piglets
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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FMF6 3 Steps To A Weed Free Garden
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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S1E86 When Things Don't Go According To Plan On The Homestead
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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FMF5 Jams and Jellies: Beyond The Fruit
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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S1E85 The Legacy of Homesteading
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May 31, 2021 |
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FMF4 Getting Started Making Jams and Jellies
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May 28, 2021 |
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S1E84 7 Things To Know Before Relocating To Homestead
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May 24, 2021 |
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FMF3 Be A Quitter
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May 21, 2021 |
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S1E83 Trading Dollars For Hours
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May 17, 2021 |
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FMF2 Grow Up! (Thoughts On Trellising)
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May 14, 2021 |
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S1E82 Should We Get Goats? Should You? With Special Guest Deborah Niemann
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May 10, 2021 |
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FMF1 Introduction and the Importance of Soil Temperatures and Condition for Great Germination
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May 07, 2021 |
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S1E81 Homesteading Is Under Attack
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May 03, 2021 |
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S1E80 Pigs 101: Why We Notch and Tag Ears and Cut Males
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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S1E79 Will Homesteading Save Me Money On My Grocery Bill??
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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S1E78 How To Make $$ On Your Homestead
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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S1E77 Small Scale Permaculture and Food Forests With Farmer Greg Peterson of The Urban Farm
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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S1E76 Why I Plant Hybrid Varieties and Why I Think You Should Too
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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S1E75 The Lumber Prices Are Too Darn High. What Should Homesteaders Do?
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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S1E74 Should Your Homestead Make Money?
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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S1E73 How To Properly Harden Off Seedlings
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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S1E72 How We Start Seeds On 3B Farm and Homestead
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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S1E71 The 6 Basic Things You Need To Successfully Start Seeds Indoors
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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S1E70 Seed Starting 101: What, When, and How Much You Should Start
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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S1E69 Don't Forget The Perennials!!!
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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S1E68 How To Become More Sustainable This Year
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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S1E67 How To Become More Self-Reliant This Year
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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S1E66 How To Become More Self-Sufficient This Year
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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S1E65 Should I Quit...... Social Media??
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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S1E64 How to set SMART goals for your homestead
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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S1E63 The Best Present I've Ever Received
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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S1E62 Don't Put Off 'Til Tomorrow.......
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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S1E61 The Homestead Journey of Red ToolHouse With Troy McClung
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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S1E60 When Animals Die.... How To Handle Death On The Homestead
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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S1E59 Embrace The Suck...... How To Deal With The Winter Blues
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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S1E58 Counting My Blessings
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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S1E57 The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Our First Year Using The Ruth Stout Method
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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S1E56 A Conversation With Rod and Cora Wells (My Mom and Dad) From The HummingBee Homestead
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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S1E55 Avoid The Auto-Suggested Homestead
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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S1E54 Help!!! I Just Bought A Homestead, What Do I Do First?
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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S1E53 Dealing With The WWW..... Winter Watering Woes
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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S1E52 What's Really Important? Reflections After Witnessing A Motorcycle Accident
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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S1E51 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors - Thoughts On Pig Fencing
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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S1E50 What Kind of Pig Shelter Should You Build?
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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S1E49 I’m Not A 4 Season Gardener And That’s Ok
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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S1E48 The System Is Broken And What YOU Can Do To Help Fix It
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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S1E47 A Conversation With Jack and Jackie of The Mindful Homestead
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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S1E46 Ten Things You Can Do NOW To Set Yourself Up For Success With Next Year’s Garden
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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S1E45 The Homestead and the County Fair
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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S1E44 The Tools I Have Found Most Useful On The Homestead
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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S1E43 If I Could Do It Over Again.... 6 Regrets I Have From Our Homestead Journey
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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S1E42 How We Prepare Our Homestead So We Can Take A Vacation
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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S1E41 A Conversation With Adam And Michelle From Farm Life Outfitters
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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S1E40 From Beak To Butt: Using the WHOLE Chicken
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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S1E39 You CAN Can: A Beginner's Guide To Home Canning
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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S1E38 Beyond the Freezer: Homestead Meat Preservation
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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S1E37 Bigger Isn't Always Better - W/Special Guest Brenda Scott
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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S1E36 Homesteading Can Be Dangerous..... Do It Safely
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Jun 22, 2020 |
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S1E35 What Equipment Do You NEED To Butcher Chickens?
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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S1E34 Take Time To Enjoy Your Homestead
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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S1E33 Do The Best You Can With What You've Got
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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S1E32 One Homesteader's Journey With Heritage Breeds w/Guest Cathy R. Payne
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May 25, 2020 |
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S1E31 Why Heritage Breeds Matter and How You Can Help w/guest Cathy R. Payne
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May 18, 2020 |
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S1E30 Are Quail A Good Fit For Your Homestead? With Special Guest Harold Thornbro
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May 11, 2020 |
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S1E29 Are Meat Rabbits A Good Fit For Your Homestead?
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May 04, 2020 |
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S1E28 3 Ideas To Help Maximize Your Homestead's Potential
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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S1E27 The Importance of Keeping Good Records On Your Homestead
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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S1E26 5 Ways To Maximize Your Garden Harvest
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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S1E25 Handling Adversity On The Homestead
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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S1E24 10 Gardening Mistakes People Make And How To Avoid Them Homestead Preparedness Pt4
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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S1E23 How To Raise and Grown YOUR Own Food Homestead Preparedness Pt3 BONUS EPISODE
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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S1E22 Preparing DURING A Crisis Homestead Preparedness Pt. 2
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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S1E21 Are Homesteaders Preppers? Homestead Preparedness Pt1
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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S1E20 Is The American Guinea Hog The Perfect Homestead Hog?
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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S1E19 Chickens 101 - Part 4 Seven Chicken Raising Mistakes and Misconceptions
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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S1E18 Chickens 101 - Part 3 The Homesteader's Guide To Raising Chickens For Meat
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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S1E17 Chickens 101 - Part 2 The 7 Breeds of Chicken We're Getting This Year w/Special Guest: Brian Jr
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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S1E16 Chickens 101 - Part 1 So You Want To Get Chickens
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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S1E15 Five Things To Consider When Adding Animals To Your Homestead
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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S1E14 How To Homestead When Working A Fulltime Job
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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S1E13 7 Homesteading Myths and Misconceptions
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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S1E12 Dream, Decide, Do.... 3 Steps To Help You Have Your Best Homestead Ever
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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S1E11 Ten Mistakes To Avoid When Setting Your Homestead Goals for 2020
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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S1E10 You've Come A Long Way, Baby - A Year and Decade In Review
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Dec 30, 2019 |
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S1E9 The War Against Weeds, Pests and Varmints
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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S1E8 Should I Buy Or Start My Own Transplants
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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S1E7 Where Should I Get My Seeds?
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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S1E6 Preparing For The Harvest
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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S1E5 What Gardening Method Should I Use?
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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S1E4 Why Homestead?
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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S1E3 How Do I Start The Homestead Journey?
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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S1E2 What Is Homesteading?
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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S1E1 An Introduction To The Homestead Journey
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Trailer
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Oct 30, 2019 |