Guides

How to Start a No-Dig Garden From Scratch

If your garden gets a little smaller every year because your back can't take what it used to, keep reading. You till in spring. You fight weeds all...

How to Make Cheese Powder at Home (Safely)

I go through a lot of cheese on this homestead, and like most of you, I've had blocks go dry at the edges or shred sitting in the fridge longer than...

12 Ways To Mouse-Proof Your Homestead

Maybe this already happened to you. You walk into your pantry and you notice that there’s a bag with a hole in a corner. It looks chewed and the...

What August Says About Your Homestead

By August, you can already see the rewards the summer season had for you. The garden is full of tomatoes, the mornings start to feel a little...

How to Wash Fresh Eggs the Right Way

The first time I collected eggs with a smear of coop bedding stuck to the shell, I did what most new chicken keepers do. I ran straight to the sink...

How to Keep Your House Cool Using Plants

Every summer, you pay good money to fight the heat. The AC is on all afternoon, the electric bill keeps rising, and the house still feels hot by the...

How to Get Smoke Smell Out of Wood Furniture

I've brought home more than one "great deal" piece of furniture that turned out to be a smoke bomb in disguise. Estate sales, thrift stores, and...

The Only Way to Save Your Garden and Produce Water When It Doesn’t Rain

A while back, I kept running into the same problem every summer. I felt like I didn’t have a reliable water source in case of an emergency. My rain...

What July Says About Your Homestead

You might think the big work is done by July. You’ve planted your vegetables, the animals are settled, and all you have to do now is just water and...

What Is a Homestead? The Complete Guide to Starting and Living the Homesteading Life

Somewhere between a backyard garden and a full working farm, the homestead occupies a unique space in modern life. It is a place built around...

How to Use Cornstarch Around Your Homestead

You probably have a box of cornstarch sitting in your pantry right now, and you probably think it is only good for thickening gravy and pie...

How to Keep Deer Out of Your Property Without Building a Fence

Yes, they're cute and all, but deer are a huge problem all over the country. You might have encountered them in your garden eating your crops, and...

What June Says About Your Homestead

We started the journey of this series in the winter and here we are… It’s already June! How is time even flying this fast? This is technically the...

How to Butcher a Pig at Home (Step-by-Step)

The modern world has led us to be dependent on stores, public services, and the grid. But you might not want to put your lives in the hands of...

What May Says About Your Homestead

When May is here, you know things are going to move fast. This month comes with a lot of wonderful changes, such as rising temperatures and longer...

How to Sharpen a Lawn Mower Blade (Step-by-Step Guide)

A dull lawn mower blade does not cut grass cleanly. Instead, it tears and shreds each blade of grass, leaving ragged brown tips that invite disease...

What April Says About Your Homestead

April is finally here, and there's a lot to talk about. Most folks see it as that in-between month where spring has shown up, but winter's leftovers...

Spring Maintenance for Lawn Mowers, Chainsaws, and More

As soon as spring comes, it’s time to get out and about and do some summer maintenance. But before I start on the yard and garden, the equipment we...