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Should I get a Barn Cat?

Wondering if you should adopt a barn or homestead cat? The answer is absolutely! The benefits of having a feline friend on the homestead are many. This article discusses some of the reasons why...

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Garden Pests: How to Get Rid of Cabbage Worms in your Garden

Anyone who has raised cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, rutabaga, kohlrabi, kale, turnips, or mustard plants (all memebers of the Brassica family) has no doubt encountered the cabbage worm....

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Grow a Superfood Garden to Fight Diabetes

There is a good reason why your mother always told you to eat your veggies! My husband’s family has a genetic propensity for Type II Diabetes. Because of this, we take measures to fortify...

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Improve the fruit from your orchard and garden.

There is an age-old technique that will help your fruit trees to yield a more consistent crop from year to year. The technique will also aid in producing a better tasting and dependable...

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How Much does it Cost to Start Beekeeping?

It'll likely cost you about $350 to get a hive up and thriving from scratch. If you are thinking about raising bees, it is important to know how much time and money it will take to get a hive up and...

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Soil solarization, natures laser beam to help your garden.

Sometimes you may find yourself with a. patch of ground that is just more problematic with weeds, or fungus, or bad nematodes, or blight, etc.  You have tried everything to fix the problem and...

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About Us

We are Betsy and Ron Russon a fifth generation family on the same family farm. Betsy is an attorney who practices federal administrative and social security disability law, and Ron is a wildlife fine artist by trade. We are both homesteaders the rest of the time, with a growing family, and rich heritage of working the land, planting, growing, and raising poultry and/or livestock. It's hard work, but we both love it, and the opportunities that farming and homesteading bring for self-sufficiency and home-based reliance. Layla (also pictured) is our rescue pup who keeps us all in line.

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