How To Get Rid Of Termites On Your Property
Termites don’t bite or cause any illness, yet they have caused more pain to humans than any other living insect or pest that exists today. Quite a...
DIY Survival Garden
No matter if you're planning to start a survival garden out of necessity, prepare for the worst times, or become more self-reliant, you'll love the...
How To Make A Moonshine Distiller
As a homesteader, making your own alcohol is important as it turns waste fruits and sugars you may have into alcohol – allowing you to be more...
10 Common Mistakes You Should Avoid If You Want To Raise Chickens
Not only are chickens extremely easy to raise, but they are also very productive. Chickens provide you with meat to eat, and eggs for breakfast, and...
DIY Smokehouse In A Barrel
Building your own smokehouse is the same as making barbecue – all you have to do is turn modest, everyday ingredients into something incredibly...
10 Easy Ways to Turn Profit from Your Homestead
Typically, homeowners select a homestead lifestyle to enjoy a sense of purpose and a way to provide their family with sustainable resources....
DIY Water Filter
If you think that your water is not clean enough and don’t employ any water filtration system due to whatever reasons, then it’s time for you to...
5 Ways To Power Your Homestead
There are a plethora of practical pros of boosting power energy efficiency on your homestead. Not only does it help reduce your utility bills by...
DIY Solar Dehydrator
Long summer days are on the way. Here is a simple project, inexpensive and easy to assemble, that will dry your fresh vegetables and other fresh...
21 Gardening Items You Should Get From the Dollar Store
Gardening and homesteading, while ultimately saving you money on fresh organic vegetables, can get expensive when you’re setting up your vegetable...
If You See These Eggs In Your Backyard, Burn Them Immediately
Do you know what time of the year it is? It’s tick season! Lately, since spring has come, when I work out in my garden or when my family goes on our...
10 Cooking Herbs You Should Grow In Your Garden
Growing your own herbs is a fun and easy way to ensure you have everything you need to add an extra hit of flavor to your dishes. Every cook knows...
Do You Have An Escape Plan For Your House?
Get Out! Do you have a plan? Some situations require immediate action. There is no time to think of solutions or evaluate options. There is only...
36 PVC DIY Projects for Your Homestead
If you are looking for new and easy projects but you don't know where to start, here's an idea for you: PVC DIY projects. In this article, I am...
6 Best Guns To Have Around Your Homestead
Firearms have a particularly important place on the homestead. You could be plinking cans, or you could be chasing varmints from your property. No...
How To Collect Gray Water
Few of us ever pause to consider the amount of water that runs down our drains. What if you could put that water to better use? And I guess that...
How To Change A Flat Tire
It’s the Monday morning rush and just when things get really tight, you see your car sadly listing to one side and the rim is far too close to the...
Is It Legal To Harvest Rainwater In Your State?
You would think that since rainwater is not a man-made resource, we could use it as we please. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and some states...
25 Practical Uses For Duct Tape Around The House
There is a funny saying about WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move, all you need is WD-40. If it does move but it shouldn’t, all you need is duct...
How to Prepare Your Homestead In Case Of a Natural Disaster
From disastrous wildfires to devastating hurricanes, natural disasters occur across the globe all the time. Unfortunately, after every natural...
Are You A DIY-er?
Whether you live in a 100 year old house or a brand new one, you are bound to have something break down or malfunction. The question that now arises...
How to Use the Whole Animal (Whether You Raise Your Own or Buy It)
My family is on a journey from eating industrial meat to raising it ourselves. This isn’t a quick or simple path because there is so much to learn....
15 Things You Should Teach Your Children That Can Save Their Lives
When you are in the thick of rearing children it seems like a period in your life that will never end. It’s a whirlwind, the schlepping kids around,...
6 Small Animals You Can Raise On Your Property
At some point along your homesteading journey, you will either feel led to add animals to the mix because of price increases at the store, or there...
DIY Solar Oven From A Pizza Box
Some foods are best served cold, but most are meant to be eaten hot. When electricity is down, or it ends up costing you a fortune, you’ll just make...
What We Learned Living on Our Food Storage for a Month
Before the stay-at-home order was even issued in my state, I stopped going to the grocery store. I despise shopping: the fluorescent lights, the...
Best Dog Breeds For Homesteaders
Living in a homestead without a dog, is like living in a house with no electricity. It just doesn’t feel right. Homesteads are renowned for having a...
DIY Year Round Self-Sustaining Garden
The Aquaponic system is one of the best ways to grow fresh fish, fruits, and veggies. Grown without the use of pesticides, antibiotics, herbicides,...
The Best DIY Traps Against Property Intruders
In these tumultuous times, we have seen too many examples of riots, looting, and unrest sweep across the globe. Whether it be unrest following...
10 Foods Not To Store
We are living in uncertain times, and you never know when the stores are going to run out of food. Â Therefore, it is always a good idea to make sure...
8 Easy Projects You Shouldn’t Miss From Your Backyard
For decades, Americans have been under the trance of aerating, fertilizing, and seeding lawns. The pinnacle of a front and backyard, was literally...
25 Things We Did as Kids That Would Get Someone Arrested Today
With all of the ridiculous new regulations, coddling, and societal mores that seem to be the norm these days, it’s a miracle those of us over 30...
