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Northern Homestead is simply about urban homesteading in a cold climate (Zone 3A). Growing, raising, preserving, and preparing our own real food, along with some food for thoughts.

How much work involved to raise backyard chickens. Here is an reality check on everything that needs to be done.

How Much Work Involved to Raise Backyard Chickens

How to make Quark cheese at home. This recipe is simple to follow. You can make quark using kefir, cultured buttermilk, or junket.

How To Make Quark Cheese at Home

In this garden update May 2016 on video we talk about frost protection, planting times as well as planting location in our Back to Eden and Tower Garden.

Garden Update โ€“ May 2016 on Video

Garden Update April 2016

Garden Update โ€“ April 2016 on Video

Let's have a little winter garden update 2016. We where able to grow all our greens all winter long and harvest fresh carrots in spring.

Winter Garden Update 2016

We make this homemade whole wheat flour tortillas with whole grain Kamut flour. A tortilla press works great for this Kamut Tortilla recipe.

Homemade Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas

The benefits and medicinal uses of Aloe Vera are almost endless, a real must have plant. Here is how to grow, plant, transplant, Aloe Vera in cold climate.

Growing Aloe Vera in Cold Climate

3 Reasons To Grow Your Own Salad and How To Do It in soil in a square food garden or in hydroponics using aeroponics or the kratky method.

3 Reasons To Grow Your Own Salad Greens and How To Do It

End Of Season - Garden Update 2015

End Of Season – Garden Update 2015

The Award Winning Community Greenhouse

Award Winning Community Greenhouse

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