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Step by Step Guide to Home Brewing Kombucha

Learn how to home brew kombucha, a healthful fermented tea made with a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast called a scoby.

Keep Healthy Chicks From the Box to the Brooder and Beyond

Learn, step by step, how to set up brand-new baby chicks so that they grow into healthy, happy laying hens and chickens.

How to Requeen a Honey Bee Hive

Need to replace your honeybee colony's queen? Learn how to requeen a honey bee hive step by step.

How to Inspect a Honey Bee Hive

It's time to inspect your beehive. Here's how to do it safely and properly.

How to Slaughter Chickens for Meat

Learn how to slaughter and butcher chickens and other poultry for meat.

How to Make Elderberry Tincture

Learn how to make elderberry tincture - perfect for fighting winter viral infections from colds to flu - step by step with this tutorial.

How to Set Up and Move Electric Net Fencing

Learn how to set up and move electric net fencing on your small farm or homestead without getting it into a tangled mess!

How to Build a Raised Bed - Build and Fill a Raised Bed for Gardening

Learn, step by step, how to build a raised bed to grow plants in. Grow strawberries, tomatoes, or any vegetable in a raised bed. Excellent choice for urban homesteaders needing to conserve space.

How to Build a Movable Chicken Coop or Chicken Tractor

Learn how to build a simple chicken tractor or movable coop for your laying hens' needs. What are the essential elements of a design?