Weekly Homesteading Newsletter (WHN) - Issue #7

Date: August 27, 2017 - September 3, 2017

NOTE: All articles MUST have permission granted from the author to include them in the newsletter. To expedite this process in the future, you may comment below with “I give you indefinite permission to include my articles in future newsletters!” Thank you in advance!

P.S. My computer crashed during hiatus so I lost my list of authors that have given me indefinite permission! I remember a few but don’t hesitate to comment below to remind me! Also, I’m sorry this issue is so short - I just came back from a short hiatus and was pressed for time!

Introduction

Welcome to the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter! This newsletter will be released each Sunday with a detailed exposition of the previous week’s homesteading articles.

Mission

The goal of the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter is to increase awareness and support of the Steemit homesteading community!

Submissions

In order to recommend articles for future WHN issues, the following guidelines must be adhered to:

To submit a recommendation, simply comment on the most recent WHN article (please include a link) or dm the author (@kiaraantonoviche) on Steemit.chat or SteemitHomesteaders.Slack. You MAY submit your own articles as well!

Submission Deadline:
Saturday evenings before the publication of the WHN on Sundays.

Authors

Featured authors of this WHN issue include: 

@daddykirbs, @farmstead, @gardengirlcanada, @kiaraantonoviche, @minismallholding, @mother2chicks, @steemithomestead, @wholesomeroots

All photos, quotes, and articles belong to each respective linked author. Permission to repost and link these articles has been obtained from each respective linked author.

Featured Article

“Supporting SteemitHomesteaders Members!” by @steemithomestead

Get ready to see additional upvotes on all of your future homesteading posts because @steemithomestead is now “Supporting SteemitHomesteaders Members!” The account is now set up to automatically support active members of the SteemitHomesteaders Slack Community!

Follow @steemithomstead for more information about this initiative and @greenacrehome to learn more about the SteemitHomesteaders.Slack community!

Featured Photo

“You Don’t Wanna Kiss This…” by @farmstead

See additional photos and videos in “You Don’t Wanna Kiss This…”! Don’t forget to send @farmstead an appreciative upvote for this bright, colorful, and beautiful photo!

DIY Tutorial(s)

“Wow! Look at that Brood Nest! - EXTRACTING BEES FROM A LARGE LOG - Part 3” by @daddykirbs

In this series, @daddykirbs shows us how to save precious bees, a homesteader’s greatest friend, from destruction! In the video posted in his article “Wow! Look at that Brood Nest! - EXTRACTING BEES FROM A LARGE LOG - Part 3,” we get to see the brood nest for the first time!

Follow @daddykirbs to view the process of extracting bees and send him an upvote to support his endeavors!

View Part One and Part Two here!

Healthy Recipe(s)

“Homemade Cabbage Rolls…Featuring All Vegetables From My Garden” by @gardengirlcanada

With cabbage ready to harvest from the garden, @gardengirlcanada makes “Homemade Cabbage Rolls…Featuring All Vegetables From My Garden” for dinner! What’s extra special about this recipe? It is her grandmother’s 60 year old recipe for cabbage rolls that has been shared with the outside world for the first time!

Follow @gardengirlcanada for the simple recipe and give her an upvote if you liked the look of this extra tasty meal!

Current Events

“New Life and New Beginnings! Baby Goats are the CUTEST!!!” by @wholesomeroots

A beautiful blessing was delivered (quite literally) to the @wholesomeroots homestead when their Nubian doe gave birth in the article “New Life and New Beginnings! Baby Goats are the CUTEST!!!” Meet little boy Juniper and little girl Fern!

Follow @wholesomeroots to see the magical birthing photos/ video and don’t forget to send them a congratulatory upvote!

“Weekly Chicken Gazette Issue 6” by @mother2chicks

There’s nothing that gets the heart pounding more than a narrowly avoided tragedy! In this edition of @mother2chicks’ “Weekly Chicken Gazette Issue 6,” a young coyote goes hunting and eight chickens go running!

Follow @mother2chicks to find out how all the chickens at Fuss&Feathers homestead are doing and send a supportive upvote!See Issue 7 here!

“Steemit “HomesteadingChallenge” #3 - Theme Announcement and Rules - SBD Reward for Winner!” by @kiaraantonoviche

The third “Steemit “HomesteadingChallenge” #3 - Theme Announcement and Rules - SBD Reward for Winner!” is now up and running! Participation is simple - simply post a photo of one of your homestead’s favorite/most special animals!

Follow @kiaraantonoviche for future #homesteadingchallenge requirements and to see the lucky winner(s)!

“Riding Out the Lows With the Highs” by @minismallholding

Every homestead has its’ ups and downs… with sickness and sadness prevailing, it was about time for @minismallholding to see some positives again. That’s when “Riding Out the Lows With the Highs” showed us we can’t truly appreciate the good without the bad!

Follow @minismallholding to see new life replace death and give them an upvote to show your support!

That’s All Folks!

That concludes this issue of the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter - we managed to feature 8 articles by 8 different authors!

NOTE: All articles MUST have permission granted from the author to include them in the newsletter. To expedite this process in the future, you may comment below with “I give you indefinite permission to include my articles in future newsletters!” Thank you in advance!

Now accepting submissions and recommendations for Issue #8 - simply comment below (please include a link) or dm the author (@kiaraantonoviche) on Steemit.Chat or SteemitHomesteaders.Slack.

Don’t forget to show your support and appreciation to the original authors of these articles by following, upvoting, and resteeming their work!

All photos, quotes, and articles belong to each respective linked author. Permission to repost and link these articles has been obtained from each respective linked author.

PREVIOUS WEEKLY HOMESTEADING NEWSLETTERS:
Issue #1, Issue #2, Issue #3, Issue #4, Issue #5, Issue #6

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