BFC #30 Just What You Need

A Quick, Minimalist, and Snappy Weekly Read for Homesteaders

Today’s video looks at some of the differences between sheep and goats - scroll to the end to see it.

This is a no-nonsense email that can be read in under a minute with some things you might need this week in the homesteading world.

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5 Things from Me

• Get all my resources on backyard farming.

• Here are the supplies I use to raise chickens

• Learn more about how I companion plant my veggies

• Make Focaccia with this easy recipe

• Use my free calculator to calculate when you need to start your seeds

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5 Things from Someone Else

• Some really interesting things about eggs.

• I love watching Samantha’s Animals out in the pasture.

• Grow your own fruit trees.

• Do a bee hive inspection

• This is an interesting history of fermentation

(have something great to share - drop me a comment in Substack so I can share it in a future newsletter)

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Things you Might Need

If you don’t garden with a Dibble - I highly recommend it! Here is one that I use.

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Happy Homestead,

Gretchen

Each week I share a short video clip from my homestead - sometimes these are just views from the garden, sometimes they are practical tips from corners of our backyard farm. Paid subscribers can get this video by scrolling to the bottom of this newsletter.