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A month or so ago, when brainstorming ideas for my column, my editor approached me with a challenge: spend $10 at…

Chickens are great additions to a homestead, but should not be brought into the house.| photo by Julia Bayly …

Let’s talk about waste. Specifically, let’s talk about how to waste less in 2020. Image by congerdesign…

Hello Homestead’s staff writers started 2019 with optimistic homesteading resolutions enthusiastically hoping to…

Image by 15299 from Pixabay The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” is all about the drama that…

Image by skeeze from Pixabay Agriculture is central to life in chilly North Dakota. About 90 percent of the…

New Mexico is known as the “Land of Enchantment,” and with stunning geographic diversity, from snow-capped…

Blackberries growing in Arkansas, courtesy the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research &…

Nevada may be best known for the glitzy, glamorous gambler’s paradise of Las Vegas and Reno. Even though this…

Mountainous Colorado makes for beautiful scenery and ski slopes, but the state’s geography can make farming and…

The Heart of Dixie is known, in part, for its complicated history, especially with respect to civil rights. A…

Kansas is one of the country’s leading agriculture states and is perhaps best known for its so-called amber waves…