MODERN HOMESTEADING

Practical skills for urban and rural self-sufficiency.


Keep Out! The Basics of Trespassing Laws
By Troy Griepentrog
If you’d like to protect your land, here are some things you’ll want to know about trespassing.
Weld a Portable Vise
By John Woodzick
This useful tool holder can go with you wherever the job is.
How to Manage Woods for Fun and Profit
By Heidi Hunt 
A woodlot, carefully managed, will provide generations of owners with fuel, lumber and enjoyment.
Community Chickens
By Grit and Mother Earth News editors
Sharing the joy of keeping poultry and spreading the knowledge to help people successfully raise chickens, ducks and other fowl.

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