Homesteady - Stories of Living off the Land

Christina would do anything she could to help her son. But this seemed crazy.... Could camel milk help him?

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Christina Adams is an award-winning writer.

She grew up on a Virginia farm where her family grew tobacco and hay and raised cattle, chickens, pigs and the occasional bee. She was active in 4-H and still visits farms today. She is the author of Camel Crazy (New World Library) and A Real Boy (Penguin), and a medical journal article on camel milk treatment for autism.

Her work has been featured by NPR, The Washington Post, OZY, The Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, Open Democracy, RAVISHLY, Orange Coast Magazine, Web MD, Global Advances in Health and Medicine, Dubai One, Khaleej Times and more, and she consults with camel scientists and farmers worldwide.

She has spoken to audiences in Germany, India, England, Pakistan, UAE, and the US.

Check her out at her website - www.christinaadamsauthor.com

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Homesteady has a new mini podcast series, the Hoemsteady Coffee Break!

Enjoy a discussion over coffee with Aust as we talk about news, current events, and how they all relate to homesteading.

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A sick baby, the hills of western Pennsylvania, and the animal you least expect to find on a farm.

This is the story of 2 crazy homesteaders who just bought a milk camel.

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Learn about the Camel Train in THIS VIDEO

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Ariel has been living off grid in a tiny house nestled into the western mountains of Wyoming, a little over 6000 feet above sea level for six years now. She splits her own wood for heat, carries water by hand, uses a composting toilet, and attempts to grow as much of her own food as possible between the weather and wildlife she's surrounded by.

As a child, she was fortunate enough to be able to spend much of her free time exploring and playing in the woods. Little has changed now that she older. She moved to a place with a bigger woods and still enjoys spending her time outside hiking, gardening, and photographing the natural world. 

As the eldest of seven children who grew up in a homeschooling family Ariel had the opportunity, not always appreciated at the time, to learn to do quite a bit of work. She's enjoyed a wide range of jobs, everything from greenhouses and flower arranging, to wilderness therapy with teens, to milking cows.

Mostly, she enjoys doing the kinds of things that try to provide a real service or value to others. Some of her other hobbies include backpacking, hosting people, cooking, preserving food, anything to do with nutrition, skiing, reading, journalling, and sitting around a fire and talking to close friends.

You can follow Ariel's adventures here at her Youtube Channel - youtube.com/fynyth

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Morgan wasn't happy. He had a "great job" that paid well in the city. But it was not what he really wanted.

Morgan's dream was to build a farm!

After he quit his finance job in Washington, DC, his wife and he moved to a farm in a remote part of Northern Vermont.

He planted a 600 tree integrated orchard consisting of chestnuts, hazelnuts, elderberries, mulberries, apple, black locust and many others.

He also established a flock of 40 egg-laying ducks that will live in a mobile duck house that travels through our orchard.

His ultimate goal is to develop a long-lasting sustainable farm that is sustainable on three levels - environmentally, financially and personally.

Morgan has been documenting his farm's development through a YouTube channel and a newly launched podcast.

Enjoy listening to this podcast episode as Aust and Morgan talk making the leap from living in places like New York City and Washington, DC to town of 700 people in Northern Vermont,

planting a 600 tree orchard, being a duck farmer who is allergic to duck eggs, and so much more!

CHECKOUT MORGANS YOUTUBE CHANNEL and PODCAST

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The Heritage Craft Butchers didn't learn to cut meat in the super market. 

They learned in a barn.

Cutting up their own home grown pigs, and curing the meat in an old refrigerator, the guys decided they would try to follow their passion and start a butcher shop. 

They found an old bank in the middle of Pennsylvania farm country. Perfect.

Lots of elbow grease, experimenting with old world recipes, and bourbon, and here they are running a successful butcher business from scratch. 

Check them out at their Facebook Page or at Instagram

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I feel one of the best things you can do for yourself, and especially for your children, is to raise some livestock, even if only for a short time.

The connection you and your family will form to these animals that are so dependent on you is powerful.

If you are thinking about getting some livestock in the future but are not sure how, you will enjoy this excerpt of the 4th Lesson in the Start Homesteading Today course, Your First Livestock.

In this 4th lesson we will talk about

• The Golden Rules of Livestock
• What are the best kind of livestock for beginners
• Basic infrastructure for livestock that will make your life easier
• And MORE!!!!

HOMEWORK

Raising Chickens Masterclass 

Raising Feeder Pigs Masterclass

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Hatching and raising poultry on the Homestead can be a great way to feed your family, and entertain yourselves at the same time!

Today we are joined by Jake and Becky of White House on the Hill to talk poultry!

WHITE HOUSE ON THE HILL CHANNEL - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfuEu0ff9Yy_oA5U21C5Stw

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Jake , Becky and their three boys make up White House on the Hill.

YouTubers and homesteaders in NW Missouri that are interested in growing their own food, hatching and raising birds, and starting a farm from scratch.

They recently bought a large piece of property (previously renters on a small farm) where they plan to build a house, barn, big exterior fence so they can raise a number of animals for meat, some animals for fun, and explore a new life that they never thought was possible when they started doing this three years ago.

Join us as we talk all things poultry and homesteading! 

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Join myself and a special guest for a live discussion on planning a great year on the homestead!

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We are going to help you start homesteading this year!

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If that sounds familiar, you are not alone.

Over the last 2 years we have been doing a survey at our website.

We found most of our followers are either new homesteaders, or are homestead dreamers.

• Not how to make money raising pigs
• Not how to raise enough food for your own family
• NOT EVEN how to fence in goats

So....

I WANT TO HELP YOU START YOUR HOMESTEAD THIS YEAR.

I have been working on a course for the last year.

Since we have moved to a new homestead in a new state I have been paying special attention to the things that need to be taken care of so someone can actually start AND MORE IMPORTANTLY continue homesteading without burning out!

I have taken notes on all these steps, and compiled this info into a simple process that you can replicate, which will be presented to you as an online course.

I am happy to announce we will be launching our new course next week!

START HOMESTEADING TODAY

the Start Homesteading Today course is a 5 lesson course designed to help you do just that... start today!

The 5 Lessons are

1. How To Start Homesteading Today
2. Finding Your First (next) Homestead
3. Your First Garden
4. Your First Livestock
5. Growing a Sustainable Homestead

This course will walk you through the journey that it takes to take a dream and turn it into a farm fresh eggs on your plate each morning reality.

I will be starting this course on Monday Jan 13, at 5 P.M. Eastern Time. It will be a live webinar that you can join me for. After the 30 Minute Presentation there will be a Q and A session. This will be repeated each Monday after that for all 5 lessons. If you miss the live show you can watch the recording and leave questions in the chat box.

If you are a pioneer just join me in the Pioneer's Live From the Barn Show on Monday and you will be able to be a part of the show.

If you don't like it you still will have taken 4 lessons for free and can cancel your membership after that.

Click below to sign up. You will need to put in your credit card info, but you will not be charged for 30 days. If you like the program, keep going. If not, cancel any time.

I hope to see you Monday Night!

Pushing People into the Pig Pen Aust

FOOD PRESERVATION CLASS 

BOOK HOMEWORK 

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