Weekly Homesteading Newsletter (WHN) - Issue #1
Date: June 17, 2017 - June 25, 2017
Introduction
Welcome to the first volume of 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, 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 or dm the author (@kiaraantonoviche) on Steemit.chat.
Submission Deadline:
Saturday evenings before the publication of the WHN on Sundays.
Featured Article
“Preppers & Homesteaders on Steemit - The Updated List V2” by @ pennsif
Feeling overwhelmed by the amount of homesteading resources available on Steemit? Well you don’t have to be! Start by taking a look at this week’s featured article - “Preppers & Homesteaders on Steemit - The Updated List V2” by @pennsif!
This list includes links to many homesteading and prepper Steemit accounts (50+ listed so far) and will most likely be updated again. If you are looking to follow for more bloggers with similar beliefs and values, this is an excellent starting point! Follow @pennsif to see the upcoming updated version and to potentially be added to the growing list!
Featured Photo
Make sure to follow the photographer @knowledge-seeker in order to show your support for this amazing photo and learn more about “The Importance Of Switching Out Laying Chickens!”
DIY Tutorial(s)
If you plan on homesteading, then you plan on growing plants. If you plan on growing plants, you need to learn to take care of your soil. And to take care of your soil, you should learn to make vermicompost!
Check out the video posted by @texasboys this past Tuesday in his article “DIY VERMICOMPOST FOR LESS THAN 10” to see how to make your own vermicompost bucket! Simple, fast, and affordable!
Recipe(s)
“Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup” by @bfhomestead!
Above is a screenshot of the delicious looking video recipe! If you’d like to watch the video, follow @bfhomestead and give them an upvote if you like the soup!
News
“What A Pleasant Surprise - The Muscovy Ducklings Are Hatching” by @papa-pepper
It’s almost impossible to be a self-proclaimed homestead enthusiast on Steemit without hearing about @papa-pepper! And it’s no wonder… he shares some of the most inspirational and informative articles! Recently, @papa-pepper posted the article “WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE - THE MUSCOVY DUCKLINGS ARE HATCHING” along with what I consider to be a couple of appropriately adorable photos!
As of Wednesday, TWO little ducklings have hatched - one bright yellow and the other a brownish color! Follow @papa-pepper to keep updated on how many more hatch and how they fair growing up! Congrats to Mama Muscovy and best of luck to her babies!
“STEEMGIG Homesteaders of Steemit Identifier Badge” by @daddykirbs
Show your support loud and proud! This past Thursday, @daddykirbs shared the article “STEEMGIG Homesteaders of Steemit Identifier Badge - Customized FOR YOU” in which he offers a customized homesteading badge for the itty bitty price of $1 SBD!
I’ve already got my badge and it looks amazing! Follow and contact @daddykirbs for your own badge so we can continue bringing the homesteading community together!
“Rescued Blue Bird From Chimney - This Little Guy Needed HELP” by @mericanhomestead
Breaking news! A beautiful blue bird managed to get stuck in @mericanhomestead’s chimney, but don’t worry! He shared a video in the article “Rescued Blue Bird From Chimney ~ This Little Guy Needed HELP” this past Wednesday that shows the rescue and release! The bird was little dusty but safe and sound!
Above is a screenshot of the rescue - if you look closely, you can see the bird clasped gently between the gloves! If you’d like to watch the video, follow @mericanhomestead and give him an upvote to show your appreciation for saving this little fellow!
“Homesteaders Unite on Steemit!” by @allforthegood
Homesteading and prepping are definitely growing communities on the Steemit platform. As @allforthegood states in their article “Homesteaders Unite on Steemit,”
“I think I speak for the bulk of homesteaders here when I say this
Steemit platform has provided an unprecedented ability for us to truly come together and share our collective wisdom. What an amazing privilege to have access to a wealth of curated information, up-to-date stories, as well as “live” help and comments.”
With this growing community, we should strive to unite and support one another now more than ever before! So enjoy the “Homesteaders Unite on Steemit” badge above created and share by @allforthegood this past Tuesday and don’t hesitate to include it in your future homesteading articles!
“Future Homestead Tour of Our 7.5 Acres Raw Land” by @bettertogether
Steemit gives us the opportunity to share our homesteads with one another and @bettertogether did just that when they posted a video tour in their article “Future Homestead Tour of Our 7.5 Acres Raw Land.”
Beautiful land with great potential! Follow @bettertogether to see the tour and the progress of their future homestead!
“Honoring the Past Before Moving Forward - Wild Rose Acres Project #1 Progress” by @kiaraantonoviche
Progress at the Steem powered homestead ‘Wild Rose Acres’ is officially underway! Earlier, @kiaraantonoviche posted an article, “Honoring the Past Before Moving Forward - Wild Rose Acres Project #1 Progress,” that included photos of the first official project - a garden restoration!
Above is the “before” photo! Follow @kiaraantonoviche to see the amazing “after” and the future progress of the homestead!
Box Turtle Rescue!!! by @greenacrehome
Usually turtle vs. highway is a story with a terrible ending… but not today! @greenacrehome posted the article “Box Turtle Rescue!!!” recently that included a touching video of the rescue and release!
What a handsome fellow! We wish you the best. Follow @greenacrehome and make sure to give them an upvote to show your appreciation for their heroic action!
[STEEMGIG] Gardeners of Steemit Identifier Badge - Customized FOR YOU! by @daddykirbs
@daddykirbs has done it again! Along with the homesteading badge featured earlier in the newsletter, he has offered to create a new gardening badge for $1 SBD in his article “[STEEMGIG] Gardeners of Steemit Identifier Badge - Customized FOR YOU!”
Follow and contact @daddykirbs for your own badge so we can continue bringing the homesteading community together!
That’s All Folks!
That concludes our first issue of the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter - we managed to feature 12 articles by 11 different authors!
Now accepting submissions and recommendations for Issue #2 - simply comment below with a link or dm the author on Steemit.Chat (@kiaraantonoviche).
Don’t forget to show your support and appreciation to the original authors of these articles by following, upvoting, and resteeming their work!
All respective photos, quotes, and articles belong to the linked authors.
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This post received a 1.2% upvote from @randowhale thanks to @lscottphotos! For more information, click here!
You did it! It really turned out well. I enjoyed the read. Very well done. The pic of the two boys at the pond is priceless. Reminded me of days long gone. Looking forward to more of this. Thank you.
Excellent, I'm glad you enjoyed reading it! Next issue will be published Sunday :)
I really enjoyed reading this Newsletter, thank you for your effort and time, and keep em coming. Upvoted and Resteemed. We need to build this community, so we have more resources to draw upon.
Thank you for the up vote and resteem! I hope this newsletter helps the homestead community to grow, I'm at least glad that it seems to be well liked so far!
Hello @kiaraantonoviche, thank you for featuring my photo in your newsletter! I think that the newsletter is an amazing idea because it will bring the community together. I am looking forward to the next issue.
It was my pleasure, that was such an adorable photo with great color and clarity!
Hi Kiara, thank you so much for making my list of Homesteaders & Preppers the featured article in the first issue of your magazine. This magazine really is a good way to help promote all the great homesteading and prepping information that is coming through on steemit.
By chance I published version 3 of the Homesteaders & Preppers list just before you posted this. Here is the new list with 77 homesteaders and preppers :
Since that post I've connected with a few more people to add to the list. I'm hoping to reach 100 very soon - I'll let you know if I reach that target before next week's magazine.
Awe, I wish I had caught that before publishing the first issue! But it looks amazing, I'm so excited that the list is growing! And please do keep me updated on the progress of the list - I will for sure include any successes in the next newsletter!
Hi @kiaraantonoviche I will be publishing version 4 of the list tonight or tomorrow morning when we reach 100 on the list. Currently on 98.
I'm new to Steemit & just learning the platform. It's heartening to see this community already established here. I'm looking forward to learning & contributing as best I can. Thank you!
Welcome to Steemit! We are glad to have you here!
I like it; this is great! Just a suggestion: put a list of the authors/channels featured in this issue close to the beginning maybe just before the Featured Article.
Excellent suggestion, I will do that starting in the next issue! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Thx. As with other sites, like YT, if I see a new posting by someone I really like I can jump to it first then come back to the rest.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together, I think it is a great idea!
I'm glad you think so and it was my pleasure!
This is fantastic! New to Steemit, planning a (n urban) farm, and the DIY article on compost was great (thanks @texasboys) - upvoted, followed, supported, and looking forward to contribute to the homestead community ;)
awesome, thank you very much for the support and welcome to Steemit! It's a great place to be with a lot more resources like the compost article so I will do my best to gather and feature them in the newsletter!
Just wanted to let you know I shouted out the newsletter on my last post (at the bottom in the Conclusion section). I really appreciate it and can't wait for the next edition!
Thank you very much!
I'm happy to see more preppers and homesteaders getting on Steemit. Our network will grow very strong and I look forward to growing on steemit together while sharing quality and useful information. Followed and Upvoted! Checkout my recent post on a new Survival series I'm working on when you have time. Thank You! https://steemit.com/freedom/@stacking9mm/modern-day-shtf-survival-tip-1-water-filtration-and-purification
Thank you for the support and I am looking forward to watching our community grow as well!
Thank you and will enjoy going through the above info, following.
Thank you very much, I appreciate it!
Great job on the first newsletter. Nice mix of articles and the cute shot of the chicken. I look forward to the next one.
Thank you, I tried my best to include a variety of authors and articles without duplicating ideas!