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Entrepreneurial Homesteading Benefits Community Bottom-line. [Part 2]

July 14, 2014backyard industry, community, cottage industry, development, economic, Entrepreneur, Food, grocery, Homesteading, lifestyle, Suburban homesteading, Urban agriculture, workcottage industry, entrepreneur, homesteading, life, money, saving, workHavensteader

Job creation is an extremely necessary and desired goal for any community. In any good business plan, the need for a good ROI (return on investment) is critical to success. Focusing on urban agriculture, backyard industry and manufactured value-added product provide the much needed industry jobs while beneficially impacting the community. In addition to environmental, Read more »

Do’s, Don’ts and Doubts of being a Homesteader

April 19, 2014Homesteading, Life, Natural Home and Life, Permaculturegarden, goals, havenstead, home, homesteading, life, permacultureHavensteader

I rarely get sick. It just doesn’t happen. Except it did. Headache, sore throat, shivers and the desire to do nothing but stay in bed for two days. And as I always do when I can’t do anything else that I really need to do, I contemplated my life and what I really want from Read more »