Weekly Homesteading Newsletter (WHN) - Issue #23

Date: February 11, 2018 - February 18, 2018

Introduction

Welcome to the official Weekly Homesteading Newsletter (#WHN)! 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 the HomesteadersOnline Discord channel. 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!

Featured Authors

Featured authors of this WHN issue include:
@aibell, @canadianrenegade, @fernowl13, @goldendawne, @knowledge-seeker, @livesustainably, @minismallholding, @perceivingalife, @twinislandflames, @walkerland

Featured Article

“Time For A WHAM-BAM Into Spring Seed Exchange” by @goldendawne

With warm weather right around the corner, it’s “Time For A WHAM-BAM Into Spring Seed Exchange” with the help of @goldendawne! This special giveaway includes gardening gloves and a variety of seed packets! Enter the exchange for your chance to win!

Follow @goldendawne to see the rules for entry and to see the winning announcement Tuesday (tomorrow)!

Featured Photo

“WednesdayYellow - Daffodil Fields in the Skagit Valley” by @twinislandflames

Click here to follow @twinislandflames and upvote!

Recipe(s)

“How To Make Carrot Wine” by @walkerland

Here’s a fun way to get more veggies in your diet ;) Check out “How To Make Carrot Wine” by @walkerland to learn all about this root vegetable beverage (p.s. it’s stronger than fruit wine so enjoy responsibly)!

Follow @walkerland for the full recipe and don’t forget to upvote! Cheers!

DIY Tutorial(s)

“Tiny House Episode 30: Closet Curtain Install (Dtube Video + Article)” by @canadianrenegade

We are already to episode 30 of @canadianrenegade’s tiny house DIY series - in this video/article we get to see how they maximized all usable space for their closet! Check out “Tiny House Episode 30: Closet Curtain Install (Dtube Video + Article)” to see the process and finished product!

Follow @canadianrenegade for future episodes and upvote for ingenuity!

Current Events

“CHOOSE OUR NEW LOGO!! - New Hop Farm Runs a Logo Competition!” by @aibell

Help a hop farm pick a snazzy new logo in “CHOOSE OUR NEW LOGO!! - New Hop Farm Runs a Logo Competition!” by @aibell! What’s better than having the online homesteading community come together to share ideas?! I’ve already voted on my favorite - get over there and pick yours!

Logo #ONE shown above - there are SIX to chose from!

Follow @aibell to see all the options and which logo they ultimately pick!

“SEED GIVEAWAY 2018” by @perceivingalife

With extra seeds comes the ability to share which is exactly what @perceivingalife is doing in “SEED GIVEAWAY 2018!” Rules for entry are simple so head on over and see what you could win!

Follow @perceivingalife and upvote if you appreciate the generosity!

“Announcing: Prize Pool Club!” by @fernowl13

As @fernowl13 states, “Everyone loves to win prizes and large sums of cash tends to be the favorite!” So a new type of contest/sweeps has been initiated in “Announcing: Prize Pool Club!”

Follow @fernowl13 to see how you can participate in the daily contests and upvote to help increase the rewards!

“Introducing the GreenGrowth Upvote Bot brought to you by @livesustainably” by @livesustainably

A new bot tailored specifically for all things sustainable has been created by @livesustainably! Check out “Introducing the GreenGrowth Upvote Bot brought to you by @livesustainably” in order to see how you can delegate and reap the rewards!

Follow @livesustainably (and @greengrowth) for more information and upvote to help support the sustainable initiative!

“Minismallholding Fourth Meme Challenge Winner Announcement” by @minismallholding

If you need a chuckle, check out this cluckin’ funny meme contest! Take a peek at “Minismallholding Fourth Meme Challenge Winner Announcement” by @minismallholding to see which creative entry managed to win and why!

Follow @minismallholding for future meme challenges and upvote for all the funny entries!

“Homestead Photography Contest Week #7 Winners and New Theme” by @knowledge-seeker

The “Homestead Pastimes” photography challenge came to a close with some stunning submissions and the announcement of a lucky winner! Now it’s time for the “Homestead Photography Contest Week #7 Winners and New Theme” by @knowledge-seeker!

Follow @knowledge-seeker to see the new theme and upvote to help support the contest!

That’s All Folks!

That concludes this issue of the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter - we managed to feature 10 articles by 10 different authors!

Now accepting submissions and recommendations for Issue #24 - simply comment below (please include a link) or dm the author (@kiaraantonoviche) on Steemit.Chat or the HomesteadersOnline Discord channel.

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.

Cover photo (modified by @kiaraantonoviche) from Pexels and used under the CC0 license.

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Issue #1, Issue #2, Issue #3, Issue #4, Issue #5, Issue #6, Issue #7, Issue #8, Issue #9, Issue #10, Issue #11, Issue #12, Issue #13, Issue #14, Issue #15, Issue #16, Issue #17, Issue #18, Issue #19, Issue #20, Issue #21, Issue 22

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