Olivia Brooks - Self Sufficient Projects

An Old Homesteader Told Me to STOP Doing These Things…

A few years after Mark and I started our homestead, we signed up for WWOOF, a program that...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Sep 16, 2026 | Editor's Pick

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times: grow your own food and you’ll save a...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Sep 11, 2026 | Poultry

You walk out to the coop in the morning, open the nest box, and there they are. Warm eggs from...

You open the fridge looking for something, and there it is. That poor jar of sourdough starter you...

Posted by Olivia Brooks | Sep 8, 2026 | Editor's Pick

The first time I heard that you could keep food cool with two clay pots, some sand, and a little...