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- 1Robert's quiet forest life of gardening and family care▼Robert does gardening, sells chickens, and takes care of his mother. Green forest life
Robert lives off his green forest plot, growing his own garden, raising and selling chickens, and looking after his elderly mother. Viewers are drawn to the slow, self-sufficient rural routine and the devotion to family, making the simple homestead life resonate widely online.
- 2Homestead doubles as its own vegetable market in Tamil Nadu garden tour●எங்கள் வீட்டுக்கு காய்கறி சந்தையே இதுதான்😍 | 🌱FULL GARDEN TOUR🌳 | INDIAKUTTY
A homesteader known as IndiaKutty is drawing a large audience with a full tour of her home garden, which she says serves as a vegetable market for her household. The tour showcases the range of vegetables, plants and trees grown on the property, and viewers have responded enthusiastically, with the video receiving close to 200,000 likes.
- 3Grape juicing season kicks off for home gardeners▼what time is it!? it's juicing time!! 🍇 🍇 🍇 # home # gardening # fruit # diy # canning
A home gardener has announced it is juicing time, sharing grapes freshly harvested for making juice at home. The post touches on a popular seasonal routine among gardeners and homesteaders: turning ripe fruit into homemade juice and canned preserves. With grape harvests peaking in many regions, others are likely doing the same and swapping tips on DIY juicing and canning.
- 4Donkey barn frame raised before sunrise●Working since just before the sun came up, the bones of the new donkey barn are up. Next I need to squeeze my wallet a b
A smallholder farmer has raised the frame of a new donkey barn, starting work before dawn and completing the structure's bones in a single morning. The next step is buying roof panels, which requires budgeting more money for the project. It is a personal DIY farming update shared with an audience of fellow homesteaders and animal keepers.
- 5Homestead Finance & Budget Collections Announce Early Closure▼Early Closure: Finance & Budget Central Collections
The City of Homestead, Florida, has announced that its Finance & Budget Central Collections office will close early. The notice was published on the city's official website, informing residents that counter services for bill payments and collections will be unavailable before the usual closing time. Residents needing in-person assistance are advised to plan visits around the adjusted hours or use alternative payment options. No reason for the shortened hours was stated in the announcement.
- 6Farm family begins installing solar power on rural property●WE'RE INSTALLING SOLAR POWER HERE ON THE FARM🙏🏼| WE STARTED COVERING THE SHED| AWESOME PACKAGE RE...
A farming family has started installing solar power on their property, also covering a shed roof as part of the work and unboxing a delivery of equipment featured in their latest update. The project marks a shift toward renewable energy for the homestead, and followers are responding warmly, with the update drawing tens of thousands of likes as viewers cheer on the move to off-grid power.
- 7Homestead Strike union leaders prosecuted for treason in 1892▼Today in Labor History September 30, 1892: In the wake of the Homestead Steel Strike, union leaders were prosecuted for
On September 30, 1892, in the aftermath of the Homestead Steel Strike, union leaders faced prosecution for treason, the first time in U.S. history workers' leaders were charged with the crime. Henry Clay Frick, chairman of Carnegie Steel, persuaded the chief justice of Pennsylvania's supreme court to issue the treason charges. The case became a landmark example of how companies used the courts against organized labor.
- 8Transport Evolved Switches Off Automatic Irrigation in Garden Update▼Transport Evolved Chicken and Garden Update: It's Time To Turn Off The Automatic Irrigation!
Transport Evolved has published a new chicken and garden update in which it announces that it is time to turn off the automatic irrigation system. The post is part of the site's ongoing hobby homesteading series covering its chickens and garden. Details on the reasons for switching off the irrigation have not been made available beyond the headline.
- 9Inheriting a Dallas home means losing the over-65 tax cap▼He'll Inherit His Mother's Dallas Home. Her Over-65 Tax Ceiling Will Die With Her, and the School Tax Bill Will Double
A man set to inherit his mother's Dallas home faces a steep property tax increase. Texas's over-65 homestead exemption freezes school taxes, but that ceiling ends when the owner dies. Once the home passes to him, the school portion of the tax bill will roughly double, illustrating how inheritance can trigger a major cost jump even without a sale.
- 10Grays Beat Black Yankees in Historic 1937 Negro Leagues Game▼MLB Gameday: Black Yankees 1, Grays 6 Final Score (05/21/1937)
A full box score from May 21, 1937 shows the Homestead Grays defeating the New York Black Yankees 6-1 in a Negro National League matchup. Major League Baseball now archives Negro Leagues results as official games following their 2020 recognition, allowing fans to look up scores and statistics from historic matchups like this one between two of the era's most prominent franchises.
- 11Tom Roberts performs live score to Harry Langdon's Tramp Tramp Tramp▼Tom Roberts at piano for music to Harry Langdon's "Tramp Tramp Tramp" - Rivers of Steel Pump House, Homestead
Pianist Tom Roberts performed live music to accompany Harry Langdon's silent comedy 'Tramp Tramp Tramp' at the Rivers of Steel Pump House in Homestead, Pennsylvania. The performance, highlighted by Pittsburgh jazz station WZUM, pairs vintage cinema with live piano in a historic industrial landmark, drawing attention to silent film accompaniment as a living art form in the region.
- 12Homestead Grays Rout New York Black Yankees in 1938 Game▼MLB Gameday: Grays 12, Black Yankees 7 Final Score (05/16/1938)
A box score from May 16, 1938 shows the Homestead Grays beating the New York Black Yankees 12-7. Both teams were powerhouses of the Negro National League during an era when Black players were barred from Major League Baseball. The final score is being revisited as interest grows in Negro League history and records.
- 13Jay Craven chronicles life at Small Axe Farm in Vermont●Jay Craven: Small Axe Farm: Small-Scale Vermont Living
Filmmaker and writer Jay Craven has published a piece on Small Axe Farm, describing small-scale living in Vermont. The item, appearing in the Caledonian Record, explores the rhythms and practicalities of running a modest homestead in the state's Northeast Kingdom, an area Craven has long written about and filmed.
- 14Robins & Morton Gives $1.5 Million to Baptist Health Homestead Hospital●Baptist Health Foundation Receives $1.5 Million Gift from Robins & Morton to Benefit Baptist Health Homestead Hospital
Robins & Morton has donated $1.5 million to Baptist Health Foundation, with the funds designated for Baptist Health Homestead Hospital in South Florida. The construction firm's gift will support the hospital's services and growth as the Homestead community expands. The donation was announced by South Florida Hospital News.