Backyard Projects

Low Cost Raised Garden Beds

Low Cost Raised Garden Beds

As concerns about interruptions in the supply chain due to the pandemic hit the news, Victory Gardens are once again becoming popular. This is great...

DIY Corner Vegetable Storage Bin

DIY Corner Vegetable Storage Bin

I have always tried to keep my kitchen well organized for creating amazing stuff, but a whole lot of things make me mad. My kitchen counter and...

10 Ideas For A Backyard Business

10 Ideas For A Backyard Business

For many of us, we’re already thinking about how we can make an income off of our properties before we’re even settled in! There is no more...

DIY Solar Lantern

DIY Solar Lantern

Quick question: what do you do if you don't have electricity and need light? The answer: Not much... Or you always work during the afternoon or...

DIY Dutch Bucket Hydroponics System

DIY Dutch Bucket Hydroponics System

I finally got the Dutch Bucket Hydroponics System assembled and installed. I chose to go with the Dutch Bucket system because of the low maintenance...

Straw Bale Gardening

Straw Bale Gardening

The dream of a simple, contained garden that produces bountiful vegetables drove me to container gardening. When I found insects and birds still...

Making Your Own Toilet Paper

Making Your Own Toilet Paper

The year 2020 gone down in history as one of the most difficult years that our combined generations have lived through. We have yet to see what the...

How To Build An Outdoor Mud Oven

How To Build An Outdoor Mud Oven

It all began with sourdough bread: flour, salt and water coming together with time as the catalyst to convert simple, natural ingredients into a...

DIY Aquaponics Water Heater

DIY Aquaponics Water Heater

Generally there are so many projects that a homesteader can do that benefit from warm water growing conditions. Tilapia and catfish both thrive in...

What Happens If You Ash Your Garden

What Happens If You Ash Your Garden

For homeowners that still use stoves, fireplaces, and fire pits, chances are you have plenty of gray, powdery matter laying around waiting to be...

Cheap Ways To Get Rid Of Invasive Ants

Cheap Ways To Get Rid Of Invasive Ants

If you happen to run across an ant in your home, know that there are thousands more hiding out in your yard. Failing to deploy preventative measures...

Ingenious Ways To Recycle Plastic Bottles

Ingenious Ways To Recycle Plastic Bottles

Our environment has had enough rejection from us in the past. We now need to join hands and take responsibility of how we take care of it. You can...

Easy DIY 165 Gallon Rain Harvester

Easy DIY 165 Gallon Rain Harvester

This project (like many) was devised in order to solve a problem. I had begun to observe with my indoor plants – yellowing of the leaves....

How To Make Your Own Vertical Onion Planter

How To Make Your Own Vertical Onion Planter

Onions are not exactly hard to grow - all you need is plenty of sun and soil with good drainage. That’s why living in a tight, cramped space with a...

DIY Cheap Mosquito Trap

DIY Cheap Mosquito Trap

If you prefer sweltering weather, then you are not alone - mosquitoes love them and summer is their most favorite season. Just imagine that you’re...

DIY Elevated Raised Bed

DIY Elevated Raised Bed

Last year, I had over 200 square feet that I cultivated intensely. My vision was abundance, and it worked, mostly. But then, mid-season, I had to...

DIY Aquaponics

DIY Aquaponics

As a homesteader, we try to make every piece of our land both beautiful and functional. In other words, it basically either makes food or energy,...

How To Make A Water Pump In Your Backyard

How To Make A Water Pump In Your Backyard

Since we need electricity for the water supply in our homes, if there was a power outage, we would have no way of transporting water. Therefore, it...

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