Most Vicious Chicken Predators
Beware, chicken keepers! Something scary is afoot. There are predators everywhere looking for a nice side of drumsticks; or maybe just your favorite...
8 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Preparing For Winter
As somebody who loves a cozy fireplace on a cold night, the arrival of winter is always something that I look forward to. The foggy mornings of...
The Best Fruit Trees to Grow in Five Gallon Buckets
Growing your own fruit trees can be a fun and rewarding experience with or without an extensive farming space. Additionally, trees are a great way...
13 Homemade Fertilizers For Your Plants
Mature compost and bark chips are always going to be your best choice as a fertilizer, since these provide a broad range of nutrients as well as...
Homesteading To Do’s: November
At this point, most of the country is wrapped in a cozy fall glow. Some of us may even be experiencing the beginning of a winter wonderland! For...
DIY Worm Compost Tower
Nature has blessed humans with many things so that we can survive. Worm composting is a way to breakdown naturally everything that is...
How To Keep Eggs Fresh For 12+ Months
Eggs. It’s incredible just how versatile these little guys are and just how much we depend on them. Whether over easy, hard-boiled, baked in a cake...
Ingenious Substitutes For Toilet Paper
Do you find yourself in a bind when it comes to toilet paper? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We’ll tell you how to make your own homemade...
This Is Why You Should Raise Bantam Chicken
Standard breeds like Buff Orpingtons and Spangled Sussex are all the rage in today's backyard chicken world. Yet, there is a tiny group of little...
Antidote Plants That Grow Near Poisonous Ones
Being self-sufficient and a small time homesteader, everything is a lesson that we learn along the way, so if you are an expert in flora and fauna,...
The Best Chicken Breeds for Your Homestead
Are you looking for the best chicken breed for your small farm, backyard, or homestead? One of these breeds is likely to be the perfect choice! In...
9 Cheap DIY Backyard Projects
Backyards are private, that's for sure. But using it effectively, efficiently, and economically is a challenge for most homesteaders. But with the...
Crucial Items to Stockpile for Winter
Winter is coming. No matter how it's said or when you hear it, there is a foreboding sense to this phrase even if it comes directly from Santa...
Easy DIY Garden Pest Killer You Can Make At Home
Pests are a great enemy of plants, and as a homesteader, I have not little chance for them in my garden. I often apply pesticides to the garden and...
What Is the Best Canned Meat?
Every homesteader’s pantry has canned food in it. It’s the first line of defense against starvation in a disaster scenario. While canned foods...
Stop Doing This To Your Soil Right Now
Gardening doesn't start with the planting of seeds. Prepping the soil and preserving its fertility are two of the most essential things to consider...
Ingenious Ways To Keep Looters Away From Your Property
You witnessed the events of 2020 and have seen how the US was absolutely rocked to the core in part by massive mobs of rioters and looters. You saw...
10 Houseplants That Purify Your Air
I always dreamed of living a non-toxic life in every way as I firmly believe it is the key to a healthy life. Plants are my favorite go to at any...
How To Raise Mini Cows For Prepping And SHTF
There are times in life when being small has its advantages. You need to eat less, you take up less space, and you use fewer resources – all...
11 Ingenious Uses For Eggshells In Your Garden
Eggs are some of the most nutritious food on the planet and a good source of proteins; not to mention that they are loaded with minerals and...
How to Make Homemade Cottage Cheese
Cottage cheese is one of those things that has far more ingredients than it should when you buy it at the store. Homemade cottage cheese is creamy,...
Stop Throwing Away Old Newspapers. Do This Instead
We live in a world where everything is disposable. There is always a way to recycle and make use of things before just dumping them into the garbage...
Survival Bread To Make In An Emergency
Whether you're going on a long hike, in a situation that requires long-term food availability (not from the store), or you simply want to try your...
DIY Projects You Need Before Winter
Even though winter isn't quite upon us yet, it's a great time to start preparing for the months ahead. And that means we must get what we need...
One-Week Meal Plan From The Great Depression
Most meals during the Great Depression came with what you already had or could barely afford to buy. Neighbors traded with neighbors, people grew...
How To Train Your Chickens To Come When Called
Have you ever trained a pet that it followed your commands and came right back at the whisper of your voice? If yes, then you must be aware that the...
Ingenious Uses For Tomato Leaves You Never Thought Of
Every summer, we gardeners find pride in the abundance of juicy, sweet, and tangy fruit our tomato plants give. Harvest after harvest, we indulge in...
Cheap Concrete For Your Projects: Papercrete
Papercrete has been around since the 1920's. It consists of paper and portland cement. The development of papercrete was an attempt to recycle the...
Weed Tea – Turning Unwanted Plants Into Fertilizer
There are some weeds that are more troublesome than others. Thistles and wild oats, for example, die off and break down easily in the compost, but...
Ingenious Rain Catchment System For Your Homestead
Our world is extremely polluted especially the rivers streams seas and anything connected with water. If you are homesteading and aiming to be...
Homesteading To Do’s: October
October is here! Finally! While everyone else is laying out the pumpkins and trying to decide between tricks or treats, you’re getting ready to...
Top 6 Best Egg-Laying Chicken Breeds
Chickens exist in a number of breeds that have been deliberately bred through time to generate particular qualities. As a result, certain chicken...
DIY Compost Tea
Have you ever thought of wanting to give that extra nutrition to your vegetable patch fruit trees or salad garden? But was reluctant to add anything...
10 Things To Plant In The Fall To Harvest In The Dead Of Winter
Winter is something that we have to face. It is a time when we find everything capped with snow and wait for spring to come along so we can get back...
Plant This Vegetable Once and Harvest it For 30+ Years
One of a few plants is a perennial so aggressive that you'll never believe that you haven't already had a garden plot overrun with this wonderful...
How To Harvest Seeds From Plants You Are Already Growing
It’s quite easy to purchase vegetable and flower seeds each year from the local gardening center, nursery, or grocery store. You may not have...
