Dangerous Insects That Are Actually Good For Your Garden
Having beneficial insects is a great way to boost your garden and get the most from it. However, some of these insects are deemed dangerous to...
10 Low-Maintenance Plants You Should Add To Your Garden
We refer to ourselves as “Bon Vivant,” a French term used for those who love to eat well and in abundance. For this reason, we dispense the bulk of...
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...
How To Wax Cheese For Long Term Storage
Being prepared for any type of SHTF isn't hard if we plan ahead. Imagine, the grid is down and you are making a recipe that calls for cheese... and...
Why You Should Use Banana Peels In Your Garden
Gardeners are masters at reusing and recycling almost everything, even banana peels in garden, as part of their day-to-day gardening practices. We...
10 Plants You Should Never Grow In Your Yard
The first things a gardener typically considers when choosing what plants will go into their garden are the ornamental aspect, the amount of...
Homesteading To Do’s: May
As a homesteader, there is plenty to do during May including companion planting, housing young chicks outside, mulching the garden, and much more....
What To Do If You Catch Your Neighbor Snooping Around
How does one deal with a nosey neighbor? The same way you deal with anything. The first principle is always to be fair. The second, and this is...
Long Lasting Oils You Should Stockpile Right Now
There is no ‘single-best’ oil to store, but there are definitely cooking oils that should never be stockpiled. If you do stockpile some of these...
8 Garden Products That I Wasted My Money On
It’s a given that gardeners at any stage of the game from beginner to experienced need a variety of quality garden products to be successful and to,...
Dwarf Fruit Trees You Can Grow In A Tiny Space
The easiest way to grow fruit trees in small gardens is to plant dwarf fruit trees. They reach between 8-10 feet tall and 3 feet in width and need...
DIY Non-Toxic Detergent Recipe
There are multiple reasons why we move away from industrial, mass-produced products to find alternatives that are made using simpler, natural...
Pressure Canning 101
We're all facing some interesting food issues these past few years and many of us have taken this as a prompt to go ahead and start looking back at...
Security Mistakes You’re Probably Making On Your Property
Be clear on what security is. Many of us think that security is a series of physical and technological interventions that we place between ourselves...
How to Can Roast Beast
(Originally published 12/12/12.) Sometimes you just get lucky and you hit the mother-lode on meat. Maybe it’s a great sale – for example, my...
Stop Using THIS: It’s Ruining Your Compost
Technically speaking – any living organism is compostable. But logically speaking – not every living organism should be composted. That also goes...
Where To Hide In Case of A Nuclear Attack
We are living in uncertain times. However, things have changed with the advancement of technology, and the time we have to get to seek refuge could...
How To Turn Your Home Into A Bomb-Proof Shelter
It is true of today's military conflicts that you can be in the middle of a terrible amount of violence and destruction without ever laying eyes on...
Survival DIY Projects You Can Start on Your Property Right Now
Homeowners have several distinct advantages when it comes to prepping. Owning your own place means that you can do what you want with it. You don’t...
10 Fruits And Veggies To Dehydrate For Long-Time Storage
I’m certain that I am not alone in wanting my favorite garden staples to be accessible year-round. When I first started gardening, I would often...
Straw Bale Gardening Mistakes
Straw bale gardening is a wonderful way to grow a few plants in a tiny space and have a fully-compostable garden at your disposal. While easy, there...
Just Like Doxycycline: The Antibiotic That Grows In Your Backyard
Antibiotics such as doxycycline are important drugs designed to successfully treat infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. Their...
Homesteading To Do’s: April
April is the first month of the year that guarantees something to do outdoors for everyone across every homestead. Let's take a look at all the work...
5 DIY Projects From The Bible That You Should Know About
As the first mass-produced book in history, the Christian Bible is the most widely-read text in the world. With an estimated 7 billions copies in...
The Home Doctor: Book Review
A stockpile is only as good as its weakest link. In my case, that’s always been medicine and emergency care. I had all the long-lasting foods,...
Homesteading Track and Field
Competitive track and self-reliance? Off-grid homesteading and competitive track?? A bit odd that I included sports and competitive athletics with...
Trees In Your Backyard You Should Tap Right Now
The idea of surviving in the wild has always intrigued me. What does it really take to be able to source one’s food and basic needs from the...
Making Machaca – Mexican Pemmican (Shelf Stable Meat)
Everyone has heard of beef jerky – salty, chewy, and delicious. It makes for the perfect hiking snack or a way to sneak in that little bit of extra...
The Most Dangerous Tree In The U.S.
Within the warmer climates of the world lives one tree that you do not want to hug. “While camping in the woods close to the shoreline, you stumble...
Vertical Garden: 26 Plants To Grow Your Own
Vertical gardens are an incredible way to save space (or condense gardens for smaller areas) and they help save time watering. After all, if all of...
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...
9 Wild Edibles You Should Forage This Spring
When winter comes to an end, the temperature increases, there are lambs and calves hopping around the yard, and it’s the best growing season for...
