Weekly Homesteading Newsletter - Issue #9

Date: September 10, 2017 - September 17, 2017

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:

The article must be related to homesteading, prepping, farming & agriculture, sustainability, nature & environment, and/or gardening.
The article must be published between the newsletter’s respective dates (Sunday to Sunday).
The article must be original material. Any plagiarized articles will be blocked and future submissions from the corresponding account will be banned.

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!

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!

Authors

Featured authors of this WHN issue include:

@awesome-seven, @coghill, @flemingfarm, @halcyondaze, @kiaraantonoviche, @knowledge-seeker, @rakkasan84, @steemithomestead

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

“Join the SteemitHomesteaders Curation Trail” by @steemithomestead

While @steemithomestead supports every #homesteadslackers article with an upvote, members can now “Join the SteemitHomesteaders Curation Trail” and automatically upvote the same material! If you are a member, you know how fast our community is growing so don’t hesitate to join and support fellow homesteaders on Steemit!

Click here to learn about the SteemitHomesteaders.Slack community, here for more info on the #homesteadslackers tag, and here for more about the automatic upvote support!

Follow @steemithomestead to stay updated!

Featured Photo

“BarryTheBee - The Adventures of the Traveling Steemit Bumblebee - Promoting Pollinators” by @kiaraantonoviche

Click here to learn more about BarryTheBee!

DIY Tutorial(s)

“How to set up an electricity-free hydroponics system!” by @halcyondaze

Hydroponics “saves ~90% of the water as compared to a soil garden and also prevents many of the pests and diseases that afflict soil gardens.” So in order to make incorporating hydroponics into your homestead easier, @halcyondaze shows us “How to set up an electricity-free hydroponics system” using the Kratky Method!

Follow @halcyondaze to see the video tutorial and upvote if you love hydroponics!

Healthy Recipe(s)

“How to make the Super Basic Tomato Sauce” by @awesome-seven

Have some tomatoes in the garden that need to be used? Why not learn “How to make the Super Basic Tomato Sauce” by @awesome-seven! “No kitchen can function properly without it!”

Follow @awesome-seven for step-by-step tutorial with helpful photos and upvote if you plan on giving this tasty tomato sauce a try!

Current Events

“Our First Blue Egg! Ameraucana Hens are Finally Laying” by @rakkasan84

Congratulations are in order for @rakkasan84 because “Our First Blue Egg! Ameraucana Hens are Finally Laying!” After nearly 7 months, they are beginning to receive the fruits (or eggs) of their labor!

Follow @rakkasan84 to see their continued progress and don’t forget to send them a congratulatory upvote!

“The New Additions To Our Herd Are Here!” by @knowledge-seeker

Check out “The New Additions To Our Herd Are Here!” by @knowledge-seeker which features 5 adorable new Dexter cattle additions to the homestead!

Follow @knowledge-seeker to see how the heifers fit in and send those sweet faces a welcoming upvote!

“My attempt to control Powdery Mildew on my squash UPDATE with NEW Recipe and Attempt #2” by @flemingfarm

Most of us have to deal with disease and pests on our crops at some point so check out “My attempt to control Powdery Mildew on my squash UPDATE with NEW Recipe and Attempt #2” by @flemingfarm to see how they are handling the powdery mildew!

Follow @flemingfarm to see how the squash fairs and upvote if you wish them well!

Click here to see Part One!

“Farm Q and A September 2017 - Homestead Questions and Answers” by @coghill

Check out the monthly “Farm Q and A September 2017 - Homestead Questions and Answers” by @coghill to see the intriguing questions from viewers answered in person!

Follow @coghill to see the video and upvote if you appreciate the time and effort it takes to reach out to the community!

That’s All Folks!

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

Now accepting submissions and recommendations for Issue #10 - 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!