Geothermal Heating 101
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Are you looking for a more efficient way to keep your homestead warm without draining your wallet? Geothermal heating 101 explains how this...
Common Plants You Can Turn Into Flour in a Crisis
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Is it possible to make flour without using wheat? According to GrandpaโYES! Did you know that there are several common plants you can turn into...
I Ate Only Canned Meat for 6 Months and This Happened
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Fresh meat is tough to keep in your homestead pantry. Itโs an excellent source of protein, but it spoils quickly. Even in the fridge, it only lasts...
This Is How I Disappeared From the Grid
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The grid is defined in many ways. Thereโs the power grid, the communication grid defined by the Internet and other communication services, and even...
Greenhouse vs Hoophouse
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Fruits, vegetables, and herbs, thereโs so much you can grow on your very own farmstead. The options are nearly endless, but so are the challenges....
DIY Apple Cider Vinegar
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The concept of vinegar first showed up about 8,000 years ago. Ancient people discovered that juice made from fruits would eventually turn into wine....
Foods To Stock Up On This Winter
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Winter brings unique food security challenges. Prices soar. Demand Increases. Panic Sets. I've tracked this pattern for years! Here are some foods...
Common Cowkeeper Mistakes Even The Most Advanced Can Make
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Has your herd been getting sick too much lately? Are your cows not as productive or happy as they used to be? These challenges can leave even the...
Homesteading Skills You Need Before The Next Crisis
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Homesteading skills were first defined by our pioneer ancestors. Itโs essentially the ability to make use of available resources in our surroundings...
How to Survive a Winter Power Outage
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Power outages are all too common and are usually the result of weather. High winds take down trees that take down power lines and ice storms can be...
How To Protect Your Food Storage From Insects
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The silent threat to your food storage isnโt moisture or temperature โ itโs insects. And these three will be your main culprits: pantry moths,...
Power Outage: How To Survive The First 7 Days
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This 7-day blackout scenario draws from a real experience with a prolonged power outage. It occurred during a period when supply chain issues and...
How To Winter-Proof Your Garden
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Destroyed soil structure. Blackened veggies. Cracked irrigation pipes. These used to be common occurrences in our homestead during winter. But Iโm...
Veggies You Should Actually Grow in Winter
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Forget myths about needing heated greenhouses or complex cold frames! My winter vegetable garden thrives in Zone 4 with minimal protection,...
I Wish Iโd Known This Before Building A Root Cellar
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Before the days of refrigeration and year-round access to fresh vegetables, folks had to figure out how to store their harvest to last through the...
DIY Cowboy Cough Syrup with Whiskey
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There are four types of cough: dry, wet, allergy, and asthmatic. You've probably gone through at least one of these. The Wild West cowboys had a...
6 Foods You Should Bury in Your Backyard
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Three generations of my family have used the same backyard storage pit. My grandfather dug it by hand in 1962. These were called "root caves" by...
Homestead vs. Farm
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Dreaming of living off the land but unsure whether to go for a homestead or a farm? You're not alone! Many people in the homesteading world face...
DIY Faraday Cage
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A Faraday cage protects electronics, especially circuit boards, from electromagnetic forces. Think of it as a shield against high pulses of...
Never Feed This To Your Livestock
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The sound of my prize cow struggling to breathe at 3 AM still haunts me. One simple feeding error โ wild cherry leaves in her hay โ nearly cost me...
50 Powdered Foods That Last Forever
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If you want a way to make certain foods last longer, have you thought about turning them into powder? Many powdered foods, especially those high in...
Household Items People Repurposed During the Great Depression
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During the Great Depression, when times were incredibly hard, people got by by repurposing everyday household items. Homesteaders can take...
This Is How I Kept My Livestock Alive During The Disaster
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Taking care of livestock during a natural disaster's fallout is... whew. I'm still sore in places that I didn't know I could be sore in and, to be...
Do This To Your Wood Stove Before Winter
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Many of us homesteaders have wood-burning stoves. Some of us use it as a supplement to a furnace or other type of central heating system. Others...
How Long Do Potatoes Last?
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Have you ever harvested potatoes on your homestead? Itโs a feeling of pride, knowing that the fruits of your labor are about to become part of your...
This Water Source Will Disappear in a Crisis
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Water is essential for survival. Without it, you wonโt last long. Thatโs why, as a homesteader, making sure you have a reliable, clean water source...
Why You Should Cure Potatoes Before You Store Them for Winter
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Some years ago, I divided my harvest of Red Pontiacs into two batches: one I cured, and one I didnโt. By January, nearly half of the uncured batch...
How to Keep Looters Off Your Property After a Disaster
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Something that often follows a disaster is another form of disaster. Looting has become all too common in disaster areas, especially when...
How to Get Running Water When the Next Hurricane Hits
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Though food and shelter are of exceptional importance during a natural disaster, we cannot live for long without water. It is a simple fact of life...
How to Become Invisible Wherever You Live
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An open yard is an open invitation. Regardless of the situation, an open yard provides easy access to all doors, windows, and just about anything...
Greenhouse 101
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You already know my article about how I built my greenhouse and I wanted to share some valuable insights about maintaining one. We can call it a...
I Wish I Stockpiled These Before The Hurricane Hit
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While I may not always be the top-notch prepper I, perhaps, should be; I do like to be prepared. In fact, whenever a storm is forecast to hit us,...