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Urban Homesteading

Beekeeping demands care and research, especially when it comes to equipment. Here's a quick look of what we found works best.

Backyard Poultry Magazine is dedicated to helping the small-scale poultry enthusiast raise healthy, happy, productive flocks for eggs, meat or fun –- from the countryside to the urban homestead.

Chicken coop designs and ideas are essential when raising poultry. With this updated list, building a chicken coop has never been easier!

Once you’ve been bitten by the urban homesteading bug, there’s no cure. For real. When John and I started our teeny, tiny little garden and first documented it on The Sustainable Couple, we had no idea what we were doing. Fast forward 5 years and we’ve gotten ourselves together. We also have backyard chickens, 6... Read More »

Stop pests and diseases from harming your bee colony by using these solutions to help remedy common winter beekeeping problems.

Erik and Kelly decided they'd rather grow their own artichokes than have to work at crummy jobs in order to buy them at the store. So naturally, they turned their urban house into a mini-farm. I loved this home tour because it's also a radical reminder of what "home economics" really means. Learn why they actually hate the idea of "self-sufficiency" at 2:00, hear about a time when everyone in L.A. had chickens at 6:00, and check out their exotic milk-crate toilet at 11:00.

Several types of fleas affect backyard chickens. Learn how to identify and treat flea problems in your flock from Tilly's Nest.

Alternative Gardning: The benefits of WOOD ASH in the garden

Many believe that to homestead it's necessary to move out to the countryside and live on a few acres. If it were only possible for everyon...

They may not be pretty, but bats are hardworking garden residents.

Crop rotation is the simple act of changing the location of your vegetable crops from year to year. The what, why and how to crop rotate for urban gardens.

Justine and her family live in inner-suburban Sydney. They have a small yard. And her garden grows fun, food and fish... right next to the cubby house. In

Starting a new homestead but don't know where to begin? It's easy to be overwhelmed. Here are lessons I've learned about where to start homesteading.

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Keeping eggs clean in the nest box is a critical step in egg safety and it's not difficult to achieve. Here are some simple steps to ensure clean eggs. The Chicken Chick

This gorgeous micro-urban homestead belongs to Theresa Loe, producer for the gardening show, Growing a Greener World TV. She crams so much life into her small, urban Los Angeles yard. Do you love it?

Subtlety and style are in: the 15 newest varieties of dahlias for dazzling garden borders

If you plan on raising backyard chickens you should consider the chicken breeds before you buy. Learn more about chicken breeds in our Homestead Handbook.

Snowy, sub-zero winter weather, hurricanes or severe weather of any type present challenges for chicken keepers and their flocks. Whenever chickens are suddenly confined to spaces smaller than they ordinarily enjoy, boredom and behavioral problems such as feather picking, and egg-eating can resu ...

Planting a “Bee Garden” is a great way to involve kids in the effort to support local