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Place to stay... help with work... Tok, Alaska nantinkir 641 44969 Thursday, 29, October 2:23 PM 
Quasi-Internship? bpeder 3 178 Friday, 23, October 11:25 PM 
A few ideas Brandon 3 472 Tuesday, 13, October 11:03 AM 
Cheese making classes announced Karl Grant 0 316 Monday, 31, August 6:33 AM 
Farm Labor Robert 0 487 Monday, 27, July 10:28 PM 
NAIS & HR 2749 - Please Act Now! grassfarmer 1 517 Friday, 3, July 11:41 AM 
Looking for book reviews Karl Grant 0 599 Thursday, 11, June 10:48 AM 
Anone living off-grid or want to learn how ? lamar5292 0 624 Saturday, 30, May 2:05 PM 
Rainwater Collection JAK 20 2009 Wednesday, 20, May 9:14 PM 
Weaving with a primitive chopstick loom francorios 0 644 Sunday, 3, May 9:50 AM 
Where to look for land? Rufus Cracklecorn 2 1061 Monday, 27, April 6:49 PM 
Advice for single woman homesteader to be? Leekat 7 1468 Wednesday, 22, April 4:05 PM 
Forming communal homestead in SE Oklahoma tittiger 0 581 Wednesday, 22, April 3:52 PM 
Looking for 7th ed of Country Living by Emery Shaun 1 1178 Saturday, 28, March 5:10 PM 
Cutting Trees bmason 12 1821 Saturday, 28, February 7:57 PM 
husking grain goat lady 0 867 Monday, 23, February 1:34 PM 
Homesteading in Michigan's Upper Peninsula YooperGirl 4 1964 Saturday, 7, February 6:26 PM 
ideas for an above ground root cellar storage unit. Denimflyz 3 1219 Sunday, 25, January 9:10 PM 
Any South Western Ozark Information or Homesteaders here? bobincolombia 5 1443 Thursday, 18, December 8:09 PM 
Water filters/purifiers spinning dervish 5 1434 Tuesday, 9, December 5:36 AM 
Ithaca, NY or Coeur d' Alene, ID ????? Tanya and Lee 12 1696 Tuesday, 2, December 1:14 PM 
So how are you homesteaders getting your internet service? artizan 6 1574 Tuesday, 2, December 12:11 AM 
Water filtration??? NorthCountryWood 4 1291 Wednesday, 26, November 11:29 AM 
oil on pond surface pemo 5 1105 Friday, 14, November 8:28 PM 
The Food Issue Durgan 0 1097 Saturday, 1, November 3:27 PM 
How do you know if your a CITY SLICKER ! areyourucky 19 2773 Tuesday, 21, October 2:28 PM 
Homesteader sites? Mossie 7 2448 Wednesday, 8, October 7:30 AM 
Tax Exempt bakerinabarn 1 1095 Saturday, 4, October 8:56 PM 
Just saying Hi CarolynBarber 2 1116 Wednesday, 17, September 8:23 PM 
Any advice for a full-time working homesteader? tootie 3 1331 Monday, 11, August 8:30 PM 
A Question for Homesteaders about Education Ana 1 1158 Sunday, 27, July 5:43 PM 
I need advice on some important deciscions The Naturalist 27 2542 Wednesday, 23, July 1:27 PM 
Low Tech and Low Cost Fiber Tools/Projects francorios 0 1254 Sunday, 6, July 9:46 AM 
40 Catfish in a barrel Brent 5 2094 Monday, 30, June 6:29 AM 
Searching for manual post hole auger for fencing palladin 1 1253 Monday, 30, June 6:23 AM 
soap aprilconnett 7 1395 Sunday, 29, June 6:32 PM 
How are you getting your internet service? artizan 0 1161 Tuesday, 10, June 3:49 PM 
Any farmers willing to help? Liza 2 1229 Tuesday, 10, June 1:28 PM 
My friends think Im insane Logan 45 3611 Tuesday, 10, June 7:27 AM 
How young are some of you homesteaders? zutronius 11 1751 Saturday, 7, June 4:22 PM 
Cheyenne, Wy Dave 0 1181 Friday, 9, May 3:51 PM 
Dream of home Banyandreams 5 1365 Friday, 4, April 10:29 PM 
Build a Fish/Crawfish Trap Brent 4 1402 Tuesday, 1, April 12:04 AM 
homesteading in China Banyandreams 2 1188 Wednesday, 19, March 6:37 AM 
making soap soapy 56 5649 Monday, 10, March 12:34 PM 
Why do people paint there tree trunks white? areyourucky 8 2332 Friday, 7, March 9:34 PM 
Composting and wild animals sarajane 1 1199 Thursday, 21, February 1:47 PM 
Mini Splitter Log Splitter ??? buddyboat 37 3871 Tuesday, 6, November 4:07 PM 
Anyone in Delaware Doing the MEN Thing! Bobindelaware 0 1369 Sunday, 4, November 1:06 PM 
Thinking about giving up jonma2 18 2003 Saturday, 22, September 2:38 PM 
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