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Stories, how-tos, mishaps, and musings from the scrappy side of self-sufficiency.

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Facilities Challenges The creation of workable, durable facilities to house the ducks, grow food in a greenhouse, catch and store water, generate solar power and more is the biggest challenge of homesteading.  The Facilities Catch?  They have to tie together and work together, and it’s best to have a plan

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Facilities Challenges The creation of workable, durable facilities to house the ducks, grow food in a greenhouse, catch and store water, generate solar power and more is the biggest challenge of homesteading.  The Facilities Catch?  They have to tie together and work together, and it’s best to have a plan

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