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Catherine Bleish

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This month a sweet four year old boy named Orion had to relocate from Texas to Colorado with his mother Tahj Mayes in order to obtain access to much needed medicinal marijuana for his severe seizures. His father, Glen Mayes, is...
Resistance When did I become such an uptight parent?  Yesterday I caught myself shooing my children out of the kitchen while I was trying to get our upcoming road trip snacks into the dehydrator. I was tired, I was trying to...
Boho Homestead Introducing the Boho Homestead, a bohemian inspired homestead in New Hampshire. Dayna Martin is best known for her very public advocacy for a child-led educational philosophy called Radical Unschooling. She says she never intended to start a homestead, it just happened...
Modern society is full of noises. Cell phones pings and dings, traffic horns and engines, and daily television exposure all come to immediate mind. It is a rare moment that we actually experience silence. Noise We are literally bombarded with noises nearly...
Micro Home on Wheels This camper is designed with the avid cyclist in mind!  Designed for one person, the camper shell fits on top of a cargo hauling bicycle, similar to the camper shell on the back of truck. The design allows the...
Earlier this year, the Colorado state house passed a bill that would lift the ban on rain water collection in the state. The bill passed with a margin of 61-3. The bill was then passed by the senate in...
Smart Farming Technology This is the Leafy Green Machine, a smart farm built inside a shipping container and produced by Freight Farms. This high yield - high production mini farm comes with all sorts of high tech gadgets. The system uses...
This month IKEA announced a new indoor hydroponic garden called KRYDDA/VÄXER . The indoor garden allows you to grow food at home year round. The system requires no soil and is designed with the average person in mind.  Creator, Helena...
Arched Cabins If you are in the market for a tiny home or small house, check out these unique arched cabins. They range in size from a quaint 8ft by 8ft to a whooping 24ft by 40ft. They will even...
Blogging Made Easy Here at thehomestead.guru we have discovered some really great software that helps our blog run smooth. My personal favorite is CoSchedule.  This software allows me to quickly choose which social media platforms to post each blog post....
1. Wild Cards These playing cards come with 52 different wild and edible foods. Perfect for your next camping or hiking trip! 2. WildCraft This educational and cooporative board game teaching young children about edible wild foods and medicinal plants / herbs. 3....
Building a fire from hand-cut wood is no longer an exhausting process.  No kindling? No problem!  This kindling splitter allows you to cut your own kindling with easy. Simply set up the Kindling Cracker Firewood Splitter, insert the log you...