Better Than Concrete: DIY Cob Projects You Should Do Today
Cob building material is a mix of clay, sand, and straw, forming a sculptable mortar that dries...
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How Long Do Potatoes Last in the Fridge Cooked?
Potatoes are one of the most useful and filling foods you can grow or store. Once cooked, they...
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Deterring Unwanted Pests with Lemon and Baking Soda
When it comes to keeping your home or homestead pest-free, you don’t need to rely on toxic sprays...
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Turmeric for Plants? Sprinkle It in Your Garden and Watch What Happens!
Synthetic pesticides drain budgets and harm soil. Turmeric flips the script. After replacing neem...
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How to Manage Serious Wounds With Household Items
I was chopping an oak round. One misjudged strike, and the blade glanced off the wood, biting deep...
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Why You SHOULD Leave Your Food Out in the Sun
Slice a solar-dried strawberry beside one from an electric dehydrator. You’ll taste the difference...
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Homemade Weed Killer Recipes
There’s no shortage of chemical weed killers that combine various industrial chemicals to kill...
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How to Preserve Milk for Years
Back in the day, people didn’t run to the store every time they needed milk. They had ways to keep...
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What Is a Freestanding Greenhouse? Everything You Need to Know
For gardeners and homesteaders aiming to boost their self-sufficiency, greenhouses are...
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Dangerous Household Items You Should Get Rid Of
Some of the deadliest items on your homestead aren’t from outside threats. They could already be...
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Grandma’s May Planting Guide: The Flowers & Veggies She Swore By
There’s a reason our grandmothers waited for May to start planting, and it wasn’t just about...
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I Fed Stinging Nettles to My Chickens, and This Happened
Stinging nettles are everywhere in your garden, and I’m not gonna lie; we often overlook...
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8 Spring Wild Edibles You Need To Can
As a homesteader who has lived off the grid for the past 10 years, I have learned how to make the...
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Can Chickens Eat Bread?
This question comes up much more often than you might believe. Can chickens eat bread? The answer...
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DIY First Aid Kit for Gardeners and Homesteaders
Gardens are gentle, quiet places that often offer us peace and relaxing moments. Until the thorns...
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Marigold 101
If you’ve ever walked past a marigold without giving it much thought, you might’ve just snubbed...
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How to Make Fermented Cabbage
Fermented cabbage is one of the simplest and most rewarding foods you can make at home. It’s a...
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Automatic Chicken Feeder That Needs No Electricity: How Do You Make It?
Chickens don’t care if you’re sick, busy or on vacation. They demand food daily. Store-bought...
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Grandma’s Long-Lasting Bread and Butter Pickles
During a crisis, it’s time-tested recipes like this one that can save your life. The story behind...
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No Seeds Needed! How to Grow Tomatoes from a Single Slice
Did you know that you could have an endless harvest from a single slice of tomato? It’s just one...
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The Best Guardian Animals for Your Homestead (Besides Dogs)
There’s a description of dogs that protect livestock. They’re called “guardian” dogs. They protect...
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Ways to Teach Your Kids Homesteading Skills That Will Last a Lifetime
The rewarding value of homesteading is the wide variety of skills any homesteader develops as they...
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Homemade Chicken Feed Recipes: How to Make Feed That Keeps Your Hens Healthy
An old joke when someone referred to something cheap was “That’s chicken feed.” Unfortunately,...
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Best Non Toxic Bakeware: A Comprehensive Guide for Self-Sufficient Living
In today’s world, being self-sufficient isn’t just about growing your own food or producing...
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Mole Management: How to Identify Mole Activity and Protect Your Crops
Noticing tunnels or raised mounds in your yard is a huge sign that moles might be invading your...
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How to Make Your Own DIY Homestead Defense Kit
At 3 a.m. one night, I noticed someone outside, wandering around with a knife in hand. When he got...
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Why You Should Bury Your Food in Ash
Your freezer’s humming is one power outage away from silence. I learned this the hard way when a...
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Greenhouse Mistakes I Learned from Building My Own
I’ve built 3 greenhouses. And like so many things we do, each one was progressively bigger. Along...
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DIY Long-Lasting Cowboy Casserole
If you’ve spent hours tending livestock, mending fences, or preserving your harvest, you need a...
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I Joined The Wilderness Long-Term Survival Academy And This Is What Happened
I kept seeing promotional videos for this online course that promised in-depth wilderness survival...
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14 Foods You Should Preserve in Honey
Honey has remarkable food preservation properties. In fact, archaeologists found a sealed clay jar...
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The Ultimate Guide to Growing Goji Berries: A Superfood in Your Backyard
Goji berries, also known as wolfberries (Lycium barbarum), have been prized for centuries in...
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