Looking for something good to read this year, or maybe just through those cold winter months? How about a reading challenge? The theme of this year's reading challenge at Homestead on the Range is nature. One of the key tenets of sustainable …
Top 10 Reader-Favorite Books
We love curating helpful reading material for country living enthusiasts! If you are looking for a variety of useful books on everything from starting a farming enterprise to planting crops to drawing horses, we highly recommend the Homestead …
The Old Farmer’s Almanac Weather Notebook
Looking for a great tool for logging the weather? Look no further! The Old Farmer's Almanac Weather Notebook is a full-color four-year journal that is sure to please! There is so much to love about the Weather Notebook that it is hard to know where …
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11 Applications for an Agricultural Interest Besides Farming
Running a farm or ranch is not the only way to cash in on your agricultural interest. These days, there are plenty of fields where a knowledge of agriculture and agricultural sciences can be a plus, and where you will have an opportunity to aid those …
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6 Tips for Keeping Plants Going Through the Summer
Summer can be a tough time to garden. The heat is challenging to many plants. Coupled with dry weather, it pulls the moisture right out of the ground and wilts leaves and stems. Paired with humidity, high temperatures may stress plants and foster …
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Heat Index Calculator
Here's a fun tool for summer—a heat index calculator! While most reports of current weather conditions out there will list the current heat index, for those of you obsessed with data, this is an easy way to figure it out yourself: Enter your …
