DIY Projects

How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Nature Discovery Area for Kids

A backyard doesn't need to be large, perfectly landscaped, or filled with expensive equipment to become an exciting place for children. Even a...

Outdoor Electric Cooker: Why I Moved My Summer Cooking Outside

Every July, my kitchen turns into a sauna. Between canning tomatoes, simmering beans, and roasting whatever the garden throws at me, the stove runs...

5 Homestead Layouts That Cut Chores in Half

You did the same chores today that you did yesterday. Feed, water, eggs, garden, then back inside. By the time you sat down, you were tired, but no...

7 DIY Low-Cost Fence Options

A fence does a lot on a homestead. It keeps animals from wandering off, keeps predators away, and hopefully stops deer from eating your garden. It...

25 Wooden Pallet Projects Every Homesteader Should Try

Spend enough time around a homestead and sooner or later you end up with a stack of wooden pallets. Sounds familiar? They turn up behind feed...

How To Turn 2 Clay Pots Into a Fridge

The first time I heard that you could keep food cool with two clay pots, some sand, and a little water, I figured it was probably one of those...

Better Than a Greenhouse

Every year around this time, I see the same thing happen. Someone wants to stretch their growing season, so they start looking at greenhouses. At...

How to Build a More Self-Sufficient Household Water System

Water is one of those resources that feels unlimited right up until something interrupts it. A power outage can stop a well pump. A broken main can...

Plastic Water Tanks – The Complete Guide

Once you commit to storing your own water, whether for drinking, irrigation, livestock, or just backup security, you'll run into the same question...

5 Surprising Ways to Reuse Graywater Around the Homestead

You already know graywater is worth saving. And you've seen the same short list a hundred times. Water the flower beds. Run the washer out to the...

Easy DIY Candle Making at Home: A Complete Beginner’s Guide

Candle making is one of those homestead skills that pays for itself fast. A pound of wax and a few basic supplies turn into candles that would cost...

How to Get TV Reception When You’re Miles From a Tower

This is one of the most annoying homesteading problems. Your TV has no signal. You’re not able to watch anything without interruptions. And this...

Homemade Dish Soap – Recipes, Ingredients, and Everything You Need to Know

Every homesteader reaches a point where buying another plastic bottle of dish soap off the grocery shelf starts to feel wrong. It is one small...

How to Make Bricks at Home, Step by Step (4 Methods That Actually Work)

Paying store prices each time you want to edge a garden bed, line a fire pit, or shore up a wall makes no sense and I have some good news for you....

Parchment Paper Substitute – 10 Real Alternatives That Work in the Kitchen

You are halfway through mixing a batch of cookies when you reach into the drawer and find an empty roll. No parchment paper. This happens more often...

DIY Food-Generator in a Box

What if you could grow a whole season of food out of one big pot just by watering maybe twice a week? What if you never had to feed your plants and...

DIY Closet Farming Guide

It may seem unusual, but a closet is an excellent location for an interior garden. Many people who try to create garden spaces indoors, especially...

How to Prevent Garden Runoff from Reaching Your House Foundation

This is one of those mistakes that you notice when it's already too late. Maybe you spent years building a beautiful garden and then you discover...

I Tanned a Hide With Nothing but Eggs and Animal Brain

If you raise livestock or go out hunting, you might already be familiar with the butchering process. The meat goes in the freezer, the bones go in a...