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Homestead Life A Commitment to Self-Sufficiency What does it mean to live a Homestead Life? Homesteading is tending the land you have, making the most out of natural species of plants, and striving for…

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How one woman unplugged from technology for her family — and how you can, too

How one woman unplugged from technology for her family — and how you can, too

  Science tells us that screen time puts our minds, bodies and relationships at risk. Source: www.deseretnews.com Science tells us that screen time puts our minds, bodies and relationships at risk. In the spring of 2009, California-based writer Sharael Kolberg did the math and estimated that she spent four months of her year using some form of entertainment technology — whether watching TV or…

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5 ways to make your yard Permaculture Friendly

5 ways to make your yard Permaculture Friendly

1. Realize that your yard is not a “yard.”  Your ‘yard’ is an outdoor environment. It is what surrounds you. It is part of and not separate from the larger ecosystem. Realize that it is habitat, not just for other plants and animals- but your own habitat. You can grow what strengthens and benefits you (i.e. beauty, nourishment, fragrant air, wood for heat or construction etc..) while at the same…

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Matthew Barlow | Preparing and Growing Potatoes #GrowJax

Matthew Barlow | Preparing and Growing Potatoes #GrowJax

Matthew Barlow explains how to prepare and grow potatoes in the North Florida environment. This video describes basic tips for planting potatoes in Atlantic Beach, Florida (located in the Jacksonville area). Matthew contributes with DigLocal.org, helps run the Beaches Local Food Network, works at Earthworks and actively grows food in his backyard. http://www.Homestead.Life

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Matt Barlow Gardening Series: First Steps

Matt Barlow Gardening Series: First Steps

Here’s the journey of my passion. Here within lies the trail to my heart. This is a trek that many others have taken, but each in their own way. If you can read through my tales and identify with my story, you may just smell a faint waft of garlic, onion, and herbs simmering through the screen, or sense the deep earthy fragrance of dark rich compost that stains my fingers as I type on the…

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Defining Agriculture Homestead Life defines Agriculture sustainable development of agricultural assets and renewable resources that includes food, fiber, wood products, natural resources, horticulture, and other plant and animal products or resources. We will highlight the many voices sharing how they are problem solving common issues within Agriculture.

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Valerie Hermann | Permaculture in Jacksonville, Florida

Valerie Hermann | Permaculture in Jacksonville, Florida

https://www.youtube.com/v/6cI_UUxYkU4?fs=1&hl=fr_FR Valerie Hermann explains a little bit about why permaculture gardens are organized in rows that help maximize water usage. http://www.homestead.life. Source: www.youtube.com Valerie Hermann explains a little bit about why permaculture gardens are organized in rows that help maximize water usage.   http://youtu.be/6cI_UUxYkU4…

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Urban Permaculture Project launching, Baguio City

Urban Permaculture Project launching, Baguio City

https://www.youtube.com/v/Wgf4ipuHOlg?fs=1&hl=fr_FR A kickstarter fund campaign video of a Permaculture Project in Baguio City, Philippines. Source: www.youtube.com A kickstarter fund campaign video of a #Permaculture Project in Baguio City, Philippines. See on Scoop.it – Homestead Life

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CNG – Program Requirements CNG offers certification for the following types of operations: produce, livestock and apiaries. If your farming or beekeeping practices are in keeping with the standards specified for each type, you're probably ready to take the five steps to certification, detailed below.

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New Way to Identify Pesticide-Free, Non-GMO Food

New Way to Identify Pesticide-Free, Non-GMO Food

Organic farmers can have their products certified at a cost less than the USDA’s certification program.

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New Way to Identify Pesticide-Free, Non-GMO Food Organic farmers can have their products certified at a cost less than the USDA’s certification program. Eco-conscious shoppers now have an alternative to organic food that has been certified by the U.S. Department…

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The World's Most Important Herb

The World’s Most Important Herb

  600 Reasons Turmeric May Be The World’s Most Important Herb

There is a medicinal spice so timelessly interwoven with the origins of human culture and metabolism, so thoroughly supported by modern scientific inquiry, as to be unparalleled in its proven value to human health and well-being.

Indeed, turmeric turns the entire drug-based medical modelon its head.  Instead of causing far more side…

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Project Organic Farming India

Project Organic Farming India

The Wayanad Agri-Horticultural Society (WAHS) is preparing to launch an innovative organic farming project to promote organic vegetable cultivation.

Source: www.thehindu.com

The Wayanad Agri-Horticultural Society (WAHS) is preparing to launch an innovative organic farming project to promote organic vegetable cultivation.

The project christened ‘Jaiva Jeevanam Vithu Muthal Vipani vare,’ is aimed…

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Urban Farming in Detroit

Urban Farming in Detroit

Inspired by their experiences in college and elsewhere, these Pathfinders are passing by the typical, well-trod career paths and blazing their own trails.

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One majored in social sciences and Middle Eastern/North African studies. The other graduated with a degree in English. But when University of Michigan alums Noah Link and Alex Bryanwent “out there” to find their future, they…

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How To Identify Pesticide Free, Non-GMO Food

How To Identify Pesticide Free, Non-GMO Food

  The USDA’s CNG conducts rigorous oversight to assure that food labeled Certified Naturally Grown is grown without the use of synthetic chemicals or GMOs.

Certified Naturally Grown

How To Identify Pesticide Free, Non-GMO Food

Some benefits of the CNG certification include the facts that it costs less and takes less time to get compared to the USDA’s certified organic program. The CNG’s…

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Record US Farmers Switching To Non-GMO Crops In 2015 » The Event Chronicle This is the rising sentiment among farmers of the US as a confluence of factors urges them to become pro-organic.