Happy Easter
Date: March 25, 2018 - April 8, 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 related 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 on SteemChat(
New additions to the WHN include:
Recommendation Reward - individuals who submit and/or recommend an article (that are ultimately included in the WHN as a featured article) will now be given a 0.1 SBD recommendation reward!
Author Upvote - all articles that are featured in the WHN will now receive a 100% upvote and all articles that are referenced in the WHN will receive at least a 10% upvote!
“Community Curation” section - a new section referencing additional homesteading curation initiatives and/or articles has been added!
“For Sale & Free” section - a new section referencing items for sale and/or for free has been added!
“Contests & Challenges” section - a new section referencing current homesteading contests & challenges has been added!
“Features” vs. “References” - all articles that are “featured” (which may include a paraphrased summary, analysis, or quote) will only be included with permission from the author. Any article that is “referenced” (simply mentioned and linked) will not need permission from the author as it does not include any of the author’s original content.
Authors featured & referenced in this WHN issue include:
“Announcing the Platform Bringing Steemians Together in Person” by
A new platform uniting Steemians is now live! A joint initiative founded by
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“Spring Photos Around the Gardens” by
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“Gluten-Free Egg-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake” by
Vegetables in cake?! Yup, you can hide zucchini in almost anything just like
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“Lacto-Fermented Soda Using Whey Part 1: How To Make It” by
Fresh and fizzy is just how I like it! Check out “Lacto-Fermented Soda Using Whey Part 1: How To Make It” by
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“How to make an awesome roasted tofu. Easy recipe” by 
This tofu recipe is anything but bland! Check out “How to make an awesome roasted tofu. Easy recipe” with help from
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“Restore An Axe Handle And Add A Lanyard Hole” by
An amazing find during a hike leads to an awesome DIY tutorial! Check out how to “Restore An Axe Handle And Add A Lanyard Hole” just like
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“DIY Wildflower Hanging Baskets - Garden - BeeFriendly” by
Reduce, reuse, recycle, and redecorate your railings with this handy dandy “DIY Wildflower Hanging Baskets - Garden - BeeFriendly” tutorial by
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“How To Get Roses Bushes From Cuttings | Cheap & Easy!” by
Plant propagation is super popular and it’s not wonder why! You can basically double your desired plants for free! Check out “How To Get Roses Bushes From Cuttings | Cheap & Easy!” by
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“PUT SOME SEEDLINGS IN THE GROUND TODAY” by
Spring is here and people are starting to plant, like
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“Our Chickens - A Trip to Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, MO” by
A ‘disgustingly rainy and chilly day in the Ozarks’ may seem like a depressing day, but
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“Brand New Colt” by
Spring heralds the birth of many new homestead additions including this brand new baby boy! Check out this beautiful “Brand New Colt” from
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“It’s Calf Time @ The Farm - New Born Today” by
More babies being born! Check out “It’s Calf Time @ The Farm - New Born Today” by
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“Easter is Born Today! Spring Lambs!” by
It’s a baby OVERLOAD! There was an adorable addition on
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“Got Some Things Planted. There Are Starting To Come Through The Soil” by
Seeds are sprouting and plants are popping over at
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“DOUBLE TWINS! Our first kids of the year were born today!” by
MORE BABIES! LITERALLY DOUBLE THE BABIES! Check out the “DOUBLE TWINS! Our first kids of the year were born today!” by
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“Homestead Photography Contest Week #11 Winner And Next Week’s Theme” by
The winners of the 11th “Homestead Photography” contest have been revealed and the contest for week #12 has begun!
Current Status: CLOSED - Winners Announced
Deadline: N/A
“Weekly Woodworking Competition #11” by
Source: Pexels - CC0 license
The winners of the 10th Weekly Woodworking Competition have been revealed and the contest for week #11 has begun!
Current Status: CLOSED - Winners Announced
Deadline: N/A
“RESULTS FROM THE SBD AND FARM BAG GIVEAWAY” by
The winners of the “SBD AND FARM BAG GIVEAWAY” have been revealed - congratulations!
Current Status: CLOSED - Winners Announced
Deadline: N/A
“6 SBD Contest | Share Your Favorite Posts (1 of yours; 1 from another Steemian)” by
Share your favorite personal post and your favorite post from another Steemian for a chance to win!
Current Status: CLOSED - Winners Announced!
Deadline: N/A
“Be A COOL CURATOR! - A Daddykirbs Contest to win $10 SBD (#9) - WEEK #8 WINNER Announced!” by
The winner of the 8th “Cool Curator” contest has been revealed and the contest for week #9 has begun!
Current Status: CLOSED - Winners Announced
Deadline: N/A
“Steemit “HomesteadingChallenge” #11 - Theme Announcement and Rules - SBD Reward for Winner!” by
The winner of the 10th “Homesteading Challenge” has been revealed and the 11th contest has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout
“PAPA-PEPPER’S COMBINATION PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST - WEEK 27” by
The winners of the 26th “COMBINATION PHOTOGRAPHY” contest have been revealed and the contest for week 27 has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout
“Round 7 has been finished!” by
The winners of the 7th “Guess That Username” contest have been revealed - congratulations!
Current Status: CLOSED - Winners Announced
NOTE: indefinite contest hiatus
“Design Contest! Submit Designs for Official Steemit Gear” by
Submit a design to potentially have it memorialized on a limited edition t-shirt available on The Steemit Shop!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Friday April 20
“Homestead Photography Contest Week #12 Winners And New Theme For Week #13” by
The winners of the 12th “Homestead Photography” contest have been revealed and the contest for week #13 has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout
“Weekly Woodworking Competition #12” by
Source: Pexels - CC0 license
The winners of the 11th Weekly Woodworking Competition have been revealed and the contest for week #12 has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout
“Pay It Forward Curation Contest - Week 1” by
The first “Pay it Forward” curation contest has been announced!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout
“WIN Prize Pool 61 SBD + 10 STEEM - Cool Curator Contest - Plus Winner from Week #9” by
The winner of the 9th “Cool Curator” contest has been revealed and the contest for week #10 has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout
“Litter Walk Contest, Round 2! 30 SBD in prizes!” by
Source: Pexels - CC0 license
The winner for round one of the “LitterWalk” contest has been revealed and round two has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Tuesday April 24
“The Petals Contests - quick reminder” by
Source: Pexels - CC0 license
The winners of last week’s contests (#flowers, #pinkflowerday, #yellowflowerday, & #rosesopenweekend) have been revealed and this week’s contests have begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE - Click here!
Deadline: Post Payout(s)
“Ragtag Do-It-Yourself Weekly Challenge, Week 15” by
The 15th week of the “Ragtag Do-It-Yourself” challenge has begun!
Current Status: ACTIVE
Deadline: Post Payout
That’s All Folks!
That concludes this issue of the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter - we managed to feature 15 articles by 14 different authors and reference 69 articles by 28 different authors!
Now accepting submissions and recommendations for Issue #31 - simply comment below (please include a link) or dm the author (
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 unless otherwise stated. Permission to repost and link featured articles has been obtained from each respective linked author.
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