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Squeezed by Fertilizer Costs
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Squeezed by Fertilizer Costs

Squeezed by Fertilizer Costs? How Homesteaders Can Thrive Despite the Crunch Sarah stared at the empty bags of bone meal, her normally vibrant tom...

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Heirloom Seeds in Peril
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Heirloom Seeds in Peril

Heirloom Seeds in Peril? How to Garden Resiliently Through the Shortage Remember the thrill of biting into a sun-warmed, perfectly ripe Brandywine...

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Wrap It Up
Housekeeping

Wrap It Up

Wrap It Up! A Guide to DIY Beeswax Wraps for Sustainable Food Storage Imagine a kitchen where the scent of beeswax mingles with the aroma of fresh...

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Calling All Homestead Heroes
Home Improvement

Calling All Homestead Heroes

Calling All Homestead Heroes! Share Your Wisdom: Building a DIY Root Cellar for a Bountiful Harvest! Imagine biting into a crisp apple in the dead...

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Dig In
Home Improvement

Dig In

Dig In! Build Your Own Simple Root Cellar for Winter Food Storage ![An open root cellar door filled with produce](https://www.almanac.com/sites/de...

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Headline Options: 1. From Trash to Treasure: Building a Budget-Friendly Chicken Coop from Pallets 2. Cluck Yeah! A DIY Chicken Coop Under $300 U...

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Dig In
Home Improvement

Dig In

Dig In! Building a DIY Root Cellar for Homestead Food Security Hey neighbor! Have you ever stared forlornly at your empty pantry in January, wishi...

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Cluck Yeah
Home Improvement

Cluck Yeah

Cluck Yeah! Building Your Dream Backyard Chicken Coop from Reclaimed Materials Imagine stepping out into your backyard, the morning sun warming yo...

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Dig In
Home Improvement

Dig In

Dig In! Building a Budget-Friendly Root Cellar for Homestead Resilience Remember the Great Blizzard of '22? The grocery store shelves were bare, th...

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Is Your Homestead Prepared
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Is Your Homestead Prepared

Is Your Homestead Prepared? How Recent Floods Highlight the Urgency of Seed Saving for Community Resilience The relentless downpour turned the riv...

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Unlock Spring (and Fall
Home Improvement

Unlock Spring (and Fall

Unlock Spring (and Fall!) with a DIY Reclaimed Cold Frame Dreaming of fresh, homegrown salads weeks before your neighbors even think about plantin...

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Ready to Level Up Your Homestead
Home Improvement

Ready to Level Up Your Homestead

Ready to Level Up Your Homestead? Share Your Best DIY Project with Better Homes and Harvests! Are you a homesteader passionate about creating a mor...

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Ready to Level Up Your Homestead
Home Improvement

Ready to Level Up Your Homestead

Ready to Level Up Your Homestead? Let's Build a Game-Changing Root Cellar! "Better Homes and Harvests" readers are all about practical self-suffici...

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Reclaim Your Homestead
Home Improvement

Reclaim Your Homestead

Reclaim Your Homestead! DIY Project: Earth-Sheltered Root Cellar for Year-Round Abundance The Better Homes and Harvests community thrives on self-r...

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Thirsty for Savings
Home Improvement

Thirsty for Savings

Thirsty for Savings? Build an Affordable Rainwater Harvesting System for Your Garden Are you tired of watching your precious garden wither during...

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Cluck Yeah
Home Improvement

Cluck Yeah

Cluck Yeah! Building a Budget-Friendly Chicken Coop for Cold Climates Dreaming of farm-fresh eggs and a more sustainable lifestyle, Sarah? You're...

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Dig In
Home Improvement

Dig In

Dig In! Building an Energy-Efficient Root Cellar from Reclaimed Materials for Ultimate Food Security ![A well-organized root cellar filled with ja...

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Cluck, Cluck, Hooray
Home Improvement

Cluck, Cluck, Hooray

Cluck, Cluck, Hooray! Build Your Dream Budget-Friendly Backyard Chicken Coop! Imagine waking to the cheerful clucking of hens, collecting warm, fr...

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Dig In
Home Improvement

Dig In

Dig In! Build Your Dream Homestead Root Cellar This Weekend Are you dreaming of fresh, homegrown vegetables all winter long? Tired of relying on e...

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Title Options: 1. Weekend Homestead Hack: Build a Pallet Wood Herb Spiral Garden 2. Grow Your Own Flavor: A DIY Herb Spiral Garden for Under \$2...

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Cluck, Cluck, Cozy
Home Improvement

Cluck, Cluck, Cozy

Cluck, Cluck, Cozy! Super-Efficient Chicken Coop Insulation for Winter Warmth Hello fellow homesteaders! It's Old Man Winter knocking at the door...

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