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  • Homesteading Guide: Tips for Starting a Productive Homestead
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    Homesteading Guide: Tips for Starting a Productive Homestead

    ByNichole Sheley January 9, 2014

    Does starting a homestead from scratch overwhelming? Using this homesteading guide, you can return to the basics and overcome doubt and discomfort. Years ago, when I quit my job as a journalist, I fell in love with growing my food. You say that it was my gateway drug to homesteading! I quickly discovered a whole…

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  • Homesteading 101: A City Girl’s Path to Self-Reliance and Health
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    Homesteading 101: A City Girl’s Path to Self-Reliance and Health

    ByNichole Sheley January 7, 2014August 18, 2025

    What led a city girl from Springfield, Illinois, to start a homestead in the country? It was quite a journey. This is one homesteader’s journey from an unfulfilling job to a life of empowerment and abundance. My life has changed because I took control of it. You couldn’t have persuaded me a decade ago that…

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  • Embarking on Our Homestead Journey: Transitioning from City Life to Self-Sufficiency
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    Embarking on Our Homestead Journey: Transitioning from City Life to Self-Sufficiency

    ByNichole Sheley January 2, 2014

    The word “homestead” has never crossed my mind. I always thought of gardening, raising cows, and running a store. Honestly, I had no idea what it meant to be organic or to grow and increase your food. Read more to learn how we started our homestead. This journey led us to build our homestead lovingly….

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