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Julia Bayly

Julia Bayly, staff writer for Hello Homestead, has worked in print journalism for more than three decades covering the unique characters and life of northern Maine. When not wrangling critters on her Rusty Metal Farm, Julia travels the world seeking adventure and great food wherever she can find it. She loves dogs and chickens, tolerates cats, is unsure of ducks and does not trust goats.

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How to start homesteading in Nebraska

Julia Bayly Dec 17, 2019 0

Image by David Mark from Pixabay Agriculture is called the heart and soul of The Cornhusker State by the Nebraska Department of Agriculture -- and with good reason. Farming or ranching covers 92 percent of the state’s land. In…
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In Maine winter chores are a trial by ice and snow

Julia Bayly Dec 16, 2019 0

Distances seem to grow the colder it gets and the deeper the snow, making even the simplest chore like taking out the compost scraps more difficult on Rusty Metal Farm.|Photo by Julia Bayly In his short story “One For The Road,” Maine…
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How to start homesteading in Montana

Julia Bayly Dec 12, 2019 0

Image by David Mark from Pixabay Montana is Big Sky country where everything is just a bit bigger. It’s home to two national parks — Yellowstone and Glacier. Montana is where rivers and streams separate at Triple Divide Peak into three…
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How to start homesteading in Minnesota

Julia Bayly Dec 12, 2019 0

Image by Dana White from Pixabay Minnesota is a lot of things — it’s the Land of 1,000 Lakes, home to the Mall of America, headquarters of the food giant General Mills and it’s a state firmly rooted in agriculture. In fact, the majority…
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News

Time Magazine got it right with the 2019 Person of the Year

Julia Bayly Dec 11, 2019 0

Time Magazine It took a 16-year-old girl from Sweden to do what millions around the planet could not: Get us talking about and making real efforts to address the climate crisis. For her work, Time Magazine has named Greta Thunberg as…
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Countdown is on to ‘Operation Rusty Metal Farm Christmas Tree’

Julia Bayly Dec 9, 2019 1

The Christmas season begins on Rusty Metal Farm with the traditional selecting, cutting and bringing home of the tree.|Photo by Julia Bayly I am one of those people who refuses to acknowledge Christmas until the last of the Thanksgiving…
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How to start homesteading in Iowa

Julia Bayly Dec 4, 2019 0

Whether you want to homestead, raise livestock, produce wind energy or all three, Iowa is a good place to be. |Image by 1778011 from Pixabay Think of a farming state and it’s likely Iowa pops into your mind. For good reason -- the…
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How to start homesteading in Ohio

Julia Bayly Dec 3, 2019 0

Family farms and homesteads are important to Ohio's agriculture.|Image by David Mark from Pixabay The Buckeye state is among the country’s more diverse when it comes to the variety of crops planted and livestock raised on the state’s…
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How to start homesteading in Indiana

Julia Bayly Dec 3, 2019 0

Indiana has plenty of prime farmland and resources to establish small family farms and homesteads. |Image by David Mark from Pixabay When it comes to diversified crops, livestock and farm markets, Indiana has a lot going on. The state’s…
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How to start homesteading in Illinois

Julia Bayly Dec 2, 2019 0

Illinois has some of the best farmland in the country for raising crops and livestock.|Image by David Mark from Pixabay Illinois has a lot going for it when it comes to farming. Much of the state is covered with loess, a fertile soil…
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How to start homesteading in Wisconsin

Julia Bayly Dec 2, 2019 0

For anyone looking to start a homestead, Wisconsin has a little bit of almost everything to offer.|Photo by David Mark from Pixabay Wisconsin is a state of rolling hills, a climate greatly influenced by its proximity to two Great Lakes…
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When you have farm critters, you have good reason for paranoia

Julia Bayly Dec 2, 2019 0

Do you ever have the feeling you are being watched? When you share your home with a variety of critters, you are always under observation. | Photo by Julia Bayly You know that old saying, “Just because you’re paranoid doesn't mean they…
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