Security Dogs You Should Never Have On Your Property
Man's Best Friend. When securing a homestead, having a good dog is essential. Unfortunately, even though some dogs can be good guard dogs, they can...
What Happens If You Plant An Egg In Your Garden
It might sound a bit like Jack and the Beanstalk, but some gardeners talk about planting eggs in their garden, especially for their tomato plants....
“Those people aren’t off grid!” – How dare they claim that!
The following was written by two off-grid people, Ron and Johanna Melchiore, and sent to you via satellite for distribution on social media. A...
How A Homesteader Should Prepare For A Blackout
Electrical blackouts are an increasingly common event in many parts of the world. Whether due to natural disasters, like hurricanes, freezing rains,...
Depression-Era Secrets You’ll Need Soon
The most dangerous thing about the upcoming crisis is that it’s the FIRST ONE for our whole generation. Unlike the folks that survived the Great...
What Happens If You Bury These In Your Garden
Perhaps you have heard that burying things in your garden has benefits, but you might not know the extent of these benefits or, perhaps, even know...
20 Ways To Preserve Eggs
Eggs are a relatively cheap and highly nutritious meal. They are also fresh foods that may be difficult to acquire in a crisis unless you happen to...
You Should Never Plant This Near Your House
I often see people post pictures of this plant on social media, asking what this plant is, and it drives me nuts! Wisteria is pretty, yes! But not...
Peppers
Peppers are versatile and satisfying vegetables to grow on a homestead. Whether you’re looking to sell them or add some flavor and zest to your...
How To Drastically Cut Living Costs In 2023
Inflation has been a significant factor for people in the past few years. It is a cyclical phenomenon, meaning it goes up and down. The world is...
What Happens If You Sprinkle Cinnamon In Your Garden
Cinnamon may be one of those things that you associate only with a warm oatmeal breakfast, or perhaps a cinnamon bun in the mornings (or any time of...
12 Plants You Should Grow Together
The prettiest gardens are the one that are most diverse. Usually a riot of colors with little gems hidden between the foliage – be it a culinary...
Chickens vs Turkeys
When trying to decide on what your first poultry will be, you'll find yourself in a bit of a pickle. In fact, there are so many choices that you'll...
How To Make Your Property Inflation-Proof
Property owners, homesteaders, and all those invested in real estate must be aware of the danger inflation poses to their investments. Inflation can...
Strange Meals People Ate During The Great Depression
Mealtime is an often-unappreciated time that we take for granted. Today, food is plentiful and readily available on a whim. But can you imagine...
The Super Plant You Should Grow In Your Backyard
Most of us look for natural, organic and DIY remedies when it comes to looking after the health of our garden. Pest control using kitchen...
Why Are My Chickens Eating Their Own Eggs?
Chickens typically eat insects, vegetables, and fruits, but sometimes, they eat their own eggs. For chickens out in the wild, it’s actually a normal...
DIY Homesteading Toolkit
This article features the most common tools needed for basic home maintenance things like hanging pictures, wiring main plugs, cutting and fixing...
Survival Foods You Need To Forage This Spring
Which wild survival plants can you harvest this spring? You will find edible and medicinal plants, so forage for food when it starts getting warmer...
This Is Why You Should Grow Living Mulch In Your Garden
If you ask homesteaders what they least like about gardening, they would most likely say weeding, weeding, and more weeding. Yes, that’s right! So,...
Chicken In A Jar
When you think of canning or jarring chicken, the first thing you think of is probably soup. That, or a stew; something with noodles that sticks to...
I Used Beer In My Gardening Routine
Beer has a lot more uses than just as a refresher during a long gardening session – I have recently been using it in my garden as well! Alongside...
50+ Foods That Last 10 Years
For most, when scouring the grocery store aisles, purchasing foods that can be stored for 10 years or longer is not something to consider. However,...
What To Do In Your Garden Right Now
When wintertime hits and the warm weather disappears, it is so easy to completely forget that your garden exists. With the bitter winds and maybe...
Off-Grid Tools You Need To Have On Your Property
Whether you have decided to move off the grid or simply want to be prepared in any crisis, unpowered tools will be essential to your survival. I am...
The Untold Truth About Renovating An Old Farm
I’m no stranger to home renovation. When I first arrived in France, I landed on a 40-acre property with a historic Castle slowly crumbling down,...
Vegetables You Didn’t Know You Could Turn Into Remedies
We’ve all heard the saying, “Let food be thy medicine,” by Hippocrates, a Greek physician known as, ‘The Father of Medicine.’ He believed food had...
20+ Must-Have Seeds For The Upcoming Crisis
A sure way to survive in any upcoming crisis is to have a survival garden that produces sufficient nutritious vegetables and fruits. This will...
How To Prepare Your Spring Garden Starting This Winter
Oh, the weather outside's still frightful. But planning a garden is so delightful. And so long as every seed catalog website is having huge sales-...
7 Unexpected Things You Can Turn Into Compost
So we know a few tips about reducing waste, since everyone wants to be more sustainable. In this modern world where pollution is a huge part of our...
Survival Foods You Need To Grow Now
In a crisis, and it will happen at some point, there is one thing that will ensure your survival… Food. Feeding yourself and your family is a top...
50 Items To Shop For At The Thrift Store Or Yard Sale
If you are like most homesteaders, you enjoy going to thrift stores, yard sales, and even army surplus stores to find assorted items that are...
