The Dos And Don’ts Of Buying Livestock
To be truly self-sufficient, you will need to introduce animals to your land. Just as there are things to look for or to avoid when buying a...
How To Restore A Cast Iron You Bought At Garage Sales
The pioneers taught us much about what we know when it comes to campfire cooking and cast iron cookware. They cooked almost every meal in these...
How To Grow Food In A Jar
Need a means of boosting your food production in a tiny, indoors space? Why not set up a Kratky jar? This is a low-cost, low-maintenance,...
Amish Recipes Every Homesteader Should Know
For a long time, Amish recipes were as secret and hidden as the communities that they came from. You asked one of the wonderful matrons for her...
DIY Egg Incubator
Honestly, hooking up fans and egg turners is likely too much effort for homemade incubators, especially when you're trying to keep going on a very...
Strange Ways to Grow Potatoes In a Tiny Space
Everyone loves potatoes, they are delicious and versatile and can be made into a variety of dishes including fries, mashed potatoes, boiled...
Avoid Doing This On Your Property. It Can Get You Arrested
Did you know that some of the projects can get you fined, or worse: arrested?! The more self-sufficient you become, the more projects you’ll...
How to Survive a Summer Power Outage
Sometimes people think that a summer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. After all, in the summer, you don’t have to worry about...
The Dos And Don’ts Of Buying Land
In France, house and property hunters call a home that wins them over coup de cœur, or a “crush”. A coup de cœur has everything you wanted and more:...
How To Repurpose Old Items Into New Projects For Your Backyard
One of the problems with projects around the home and in the backyard is that the materials required can be costly or require several trips to the...
10 Things To Do On The Day The Economy Collapses
Many of the telltale signs of an economic collapse are already on the board. In fact, the signs and causes of an economic collapse are almost all at...
How to Grow Vegetables in Small Spaces
We all dream of big, luscious gardens with huge plots of land and the ability to till it until our arms are ready to fall off. Unfortunately, that...
DIY Meat Powder That Can Last 5 Years
Meat powder can be used in all sorts of food from soups to salads, rice to veggies, and even desserts like cheesecake, cookies, and pies. If you...
Homesteading To Do’s: June
June marks the end of the first part of the year, but the beginning of all things beautiful. June is the month of roses and leaves where delightful...
This Is How You Can Live Without Refrigeration
Can you imagine living without a fridge?! Could you even survive? I bet you could! Humans have lived like that for hundreds of years. The difference...
Use This Immediately When You Have An Open Wound
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a member of the daisy or Asteraceae family. This perennial plant has numerous common names including, Milfoil,...
Best And Worst Livestock For Homesteaders
Adding animals to your property is never a matter of if you should do it, but when you will do it. Self-sufficient living is more than often made...
Mosquito and Fly Repellent Plants You Need To Grow For Summer
Flies and mosquitos will eat away at your vegetable and fruit trees, and leave you with damaged crops. Additionally, if you enjoy spending time in...
10 DIY Projects You Need On Your Property Now More Than Ever
There are countless DIY projects for your property but these 10 are quite easy to make; they are popular and useful, too. Besides getting outside in...
Ingenious Ideas For Taking Care Of Your Chickens
Chickens are some of the best introductory animals to homesteading available in today's market. You can find them on hundreds of websites, get them...
Low Cost Raised Garden Beds
As concerns about interruptions in the supply chain due to the pandemic hit the news, Victory Gardens are once again becoming popular. This is great...
Dangerous Insects That Are Actually Good For Your Garden
Having beneficial insects is a great way to boost your garden and get the most from it. However, some of these insects are deemed dangerous to...
10 Low-Maintenance Plants You Should Add To Your Garden
We refer to ourselves as “Bon Vivant,” a French term used for those who love to eat well and in abundance. For this reason, we dispense the bulk of...
DIY Corner Vegetable Storage Bin
I have always tried to keep my kitchen well organized for creating amazing stuff, but a whole lot of things make me mad. My kitchen counter and...
How To Wax Cheese For Long Term Storage
Being prepared for any type of SHTF isn't hard if we plan ahead. Imagine, the grid is down and you are making a recipe that calls for cheese... and...
Why You Should Use Banana Peels In Your Garden
Gardeners are masters at reusing and recycling almost everything, even banana peels in garden, as part of their day-to-day gardening practices. We...
10 Plants You Should Never Grow In Your Yard
The first things a gardener typically considers when choosing what plants will go into their garden are the ornamental aspect, the amount of...
Homesteading To Do’s: May
As a homesteader, there is plenty to do during May including companion planting, housing young chicks outside, mulching the garden, and much more....
What To Do If You Catch Your Neighbor Snooping Around
How does one deal with a nosey neighbor? The same way you deal with anything. The first principle is always to be fair. The second, and this is...
Long Lasting Oils You Should Stockpile Right Now
There is no ‘single-best’ oil to store, but there are definitely cooking oils that should never be stockpiled. If you do stockpile some of these...
8 Garden Products That I Wasted My Money On
It’s a given that gardeners at any stage of the game from beginner to experienced need a variety of quality garden products to be successful and to,...
Dwarf Fruit Trees You Can Grow In A Tiny Space
The easiest way to grow fruit trees in small gardens is to plant dwarf fruit trees. They reach between 8-10 feet tall and 3 feet in width and need...
