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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...

You've probably heard it a hundred times: grow your own food and you'll save a fortune. And sure, a good garden can absolutely save you money. I'm...

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...

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...

Fall is not the end of the planting season. Quite the contrary. Fall is another planting season and you should take advantage of it because it can...

How would it be to cover all your property taxes, feed bills, truck repairs, and other expenses without needing to do anything other than...

You take a look at your garden and it looks A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!  The tomatoes are heavy and bright red all the way up the vine. The beans have run to the...

You probably love tomatoes, but they can be some of the most difficult vegetables to grow. Why? Because pests love them as much as you do.  Maybe...

There’s a high chance you water the garden, walk away, and maybe think the job's done. But a lot of the water you use never gets near a root because...

If you've been homesteading for a while, you already know how tempting it is to buy things you don't actually need. And if you're just getting...

One of the utility bills that keeps going up (like everything else) is the water bill. People on municipal water sometimes have to wonder when the...

Flies are by far one of the most annoying thing about summer. No matter where you are, inside the house or outside in the garden, flies are a...

The first time you reach into a nesting box and pull out a blue egg, you stop and stare. I did. It was sitting right there next to the usual brown...

Maybe you’ve decided you want to grow fruits; after all, they are an amazing investment for self-sufficiency since you can make jams, can them, dry...

You probably have a cabinet full of plastic containers. I sure do and some of these plastic containers are stained orange from spaghetti sauce, a...

Has this ever happened to you before?  You go into your pantry ready to grab a jar of whatever you canned last season you look at it... and...

Has this ever happened to you? Staying in your backyard on a nice summer morning, thinking about what to do with this beautiful day and then...

Every once in a while, somebody emails me asking the same thing. They want to know where in the country they should move if they are serious about...

The traditional methods for water purification have usually involved boiling the water for at least 3 minutes or treating it with chemicals with...

The first time I planted thyme, I spent $4.99 on a tiny plant from the hardware store. That was eight years ago. The same plant is still out there...

You’re about to discover something most people never learn: the most powerful medicine doesn’t come from a pharmacy—it comes from seeds you can...