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Homesteading & Rural Living

Everything you need to know, from making the decision to living the life.
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Canada's Handiest Man
Ever wonder what it’s like to move from the city to a vacant #rural property deep in the country? You can read about it all right here. 🏡 Rural Living, Vacant, Homesteading, Chapter, Reality, Property, Wonder, Deep, Adventure
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THE BAILEY LINE ROAD CHRONICLES: Chapter 1 – Surprised By Reality
Ever wonder what it’s like to move from the city to a vacant #rural property deep in the country? You can read about it all right here. 🏡
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Welcome to the first episode of PRACTICAL LIVING – the video show that delivers inspiration and information on all aspects of hands-on living. Each episode covers improvements, woodworking, gardening, active rural living and more. 🛠️ Episode, Practice, Improve, Woodworking, Gardening, Hands, Video
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The Practical Living Show Ep.1
Welcome to the first episode of PRACTICAL LIVING – the video show that delivers inspiration and information on all aspects of hands-on living. Each episode covers improvements, woodworking, gardening, active rural living and more. 🛠️
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
If trees grow where you live, then making them into firewood is a great way to reduce #heating costs and get exercise. 🪵 Stacking Firewood, Growing Tree, Pile, Heat, Turn Ons, Round, Attractive, 20 Years
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HOME HEAT FROM THE FOREST: How to Turn Trees into Fuel the Right Way
If trees grow where you live, then making them into firewood is a great way to reduce #heating costs and get exercise. 🪵
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
If you’re interested in buying a #rural property for yourself, I think you’ll find some useful ideas here. 🏡 Country Living, Homestead Property, Rural Land, Buying Property, The Real World, Case Study, Life
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RURAL LAND: Finding a Property to Buy in the Real World
If you’re interested in buying a #rural property for yourself, I think you’ll find some useful ideas here. 🏡
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
If your rural #water well runs dry whenever you tackle a couple of loads of washing in a row, or have a few extra house guests showering in the morning, there’s good news. You may not have to live with a water shortage any more. 🚿 House Guests, Water Well, Weak, Good News, Tackle, Wellness, Morning
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GOT A WEAK WATER WELL? Here’s How to Get Lots of Water Anyway
If your rural #water well runs dry whenever you tackle a couple of loads of washing in a row, or have a few extra house guests showering in the morning, there’s good news. You may not have to live with a water shortage any more. 🚿
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Many people in the world long for a life in the country, lived on their own terms, close to nature, honest and hands-on. This is more true today than ever, I suspect. 🏡 #homesteading Survival Food, Rural Life, Closer To Nature, Diy Home Improvement, Despair, Sustainable Living, Thrive
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SANE & SUSTAINABLE HOMESTEADING: How to Thrive Without Burnout, Despair & Failure
Many people in the world long for a life in the country, lived on their own terms, close to nature, honest and hands-on. This is more true today than ever, I suspect. 🏡 #homesteading
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
About a month ago my son Robert started a YouTube channel called Cabin in the Woods, and in just 35 days he’s gained enough subscribers and watch time to have this channel monetized. Click below for a selection of videos that I think you’ll love. 🏡 Cabins In The Woods, Robert, Channel, Watch, Videos, Youtube
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CABIN IN THE WOODS: Watch Life Lived in the Forest
About a month ago my son Robert started a YouTube channel called Cabin in the Woods, and in just 35 days he’s gained enough subscribers and watch time to have this channel monetized. Click below for a selection of videos that I think you’ll love. 🏡
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
The Bailey Line Road Chronicles is a detailed account of the adventures my wife Mary and I have had over the last 30 years making a life for ourselves in a quiet little corner of rural #Manitoulin Island. 🏡 Where's My Wife, Moving Cities, Little Corner, 30 Years, Manitoulin Island, Country Roads, City
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What’s It Like to Move From City to Country?
The Bailey Line Road Chronicles is a detailed account of the adventures my wife Mary and I have had over the last 30 years making a life for ourselves in a quiet little corner of rural #Manitoulin Island. 🏡
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
We’ve been pasturing beef #cattle here on our Manitoulin Island, Canada property since 1987, and I’ve learned that the best pastures have much more growing in them than just whatever wild plants happen to be there.🐄 Aerial Video, Lake Huron, Wild Plants, Birds Eye View, Pasture, Seeds
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PASTURE MANAGEMENT: Add Seed to Salt to Improve Pasture Quality
We’ve been pasturing beef #cattle here on our Manitoulin Island, Canada property since 1987, and I’ve learned that the best pastures have much more growing in them than just whatever wild plants happen to be there.🐄
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Question: "How can my wife and I earn a living in the country so we can move out of the city?" 🏡 #rural #homestead Make Ends Meet, Lost Art, Moving Out, Permaculture, Need To Know, Farmer
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RURAL LIVING: Thoughts on Making Ends Meet Financially
Question: "How can my wife and I earn a living in the country so we can move out of the city?" 🏡 #rural #homestead
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
From a distance, #pasture just looks like a green field, but there’s more going on than meets the eye on managed pastures. 🌿 Green Fields, Open Field, Cattle, Acre, Close Up, Sustainability
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VIDEO PASTURE TOUR: See a Closeup View of What Our Cattle Eat
From a distance, #pasture just looks like a green field, but there’s more going on than meets the eye on managed pastures. 🌿
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Click below for an aerial video tour of our pastures, the forest that surrounds them, and a view of the big water of Lake Huron. 🚜 #Manitoulin
HOMESTEAD CATTLE PASTURE: Take an Aerial Tour of Our Forest Farm
Click below for an aerial video tour of our pastures, the forest that surrounds them, and a view of the big water of Lake Huron. 🚜 #Manitoulin
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Here are six low maintenance design strategies to keep in mind as you build or renovate a country #cottage or rural getaway. Cottage Living, Summer Cottage, Country Cottage, Design Strategy, Cottage Design, Low Maintenance, Getaways
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EASIER COTTAGE LIVING: Low-maintenance Design & Building Strategies
Here are six low maintenance design strategies to keep in mind as you build or renovate a country #cottage or rural getaway.
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Last week we woke up to a power failure on Sunday morning, and when I connected my #generator to the house, it got me thinking that you might like to know how I did it. A small device called a Generlink is how. Power Failure, Hydro, Dyson Vacuum, Home Diy, Connection, Sunday Morning, Remodel
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GENERATOR CONNECTION: Watch the Simplest Safe Method in Action
Last week we woke up to a power failure on Sunday morning, and when I connected my #generator to the house, it got me thinking that you might like to know how I did it. A small device called a Generlink is how.
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living
Question: "What’s the best way to clear #snow from my long rural driveway?" Old Farm, Driveway, Monster Trucks, Clear, Best, Snow, Eyes
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Q&A OF THE WEEK: “What Are My Options for Keeping a Rural Driveway Clear?”
Question: "What’s the best way to clear #snow from my long rural driveway?"
Canada's Handiest Man
Canada's Handiest Man
Homesteading & Rural Living