This Is Why You Should Have Charcoal Around The Property
Do you have a fire pit or fireplace? If yes, what do you do with the remaining charcoal after using any of the two? My guess is that you gather it...
An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf
Full credit for this hack goes to our Georgia humidity, a buddy of mine, and my fondness for fire. Trading theory for action is the only way to...
How To Dehydrate Milk For Long Term Storage
When we started on our preparedness journey, I tried to be practical. In the beginning I made a list of things I used everyday. Literally from the...
Making Your Own Toilet Paper
The year 2020 gone down in history as one of the most difficult years that our combined generations have lived through. We have yet to see what the...
How I Live During Winter Without Ever Going To The Supermarket
For most people, going to the supermarket is a weekly ritual where they stock up on the majority of their foods and household goods. Some...
Makin’ Bacon: How to Dry Cure Pork Belly
Vegetarians fear bacon. It’s the “gateway meat”. The temptation heightens with the mere aroma of this sizzling strip tease. Only the most hardcore...
9 Little Tricks To Save Electricity At Home Big Time
Being energy conscious will help you save hundreds of dollars each year without any extra effort. Take a while and think about all those unused...
20 Foods That Can Last 20 Years
We live in an unpredictable world where anything can happen. Typically disasters strike with no warning, which can leave you stranded without the...
A Warning To All New Homesteaders
In the spring of 2015, I was burnt out. I was a twenty-seven-year-old working in the spirits industry, traveling a minimum of 4 days a week...
Homesteading Dollars And Sense
Catchy title huh? Glad you’re here! I’ve read many of the comments associated with our publisher’s posts over the last year and one theme in your...
DIY Cheap Bio Enzyme Solution For Home Cleaning
As a household that has always had pets as part of our family, we have been wary about using products around the house that may be laden with...
Turkeys
Despite their bad reputation for being a bit on the dry side, and prone to disease, turkeys are phenomenal birds. They are sophisticated and regal...
My Day As A Homesteader During Winter
When people think of winter, they think gardening is over for the year and livestock is all harvested in Autumn. Obviously, this looks like downtime...
How to Make Lightweight Oilskin Tarps from Bed Sheets
Disclosure: Your results may vary. Weight – a unit of heaviness or mass; any heavy load, mass, or object; the vertical force experienced by a mass...
How To Build An Outdoor Mud Oven
It all began with sourdough bread: flour, salt and water coming together with time as the catalyst to convert simple, natural ingredients into a...
Pigeons
When it comes to raising fowl on your homestead, one type that is often overlooked is pigeons. They are a great way to raise your own meat with...
11 Cheap Ways To Heat Your Home This Winter
Every season has its pros and cons. And while winter affords the opportunity to spend some time with the family all cozy and snug, the cost of...
40 Uses For Sawdust Around Your Homestead
Did you know that instead of using expensive wood chips around your homestead you can get the same results from sawdust (and it’s either free or...
How To Prepare For The Rising Energy Prices
When you wake up to the Energy Secretary of the US saying that the President is considering tapping the nation’s strategic petroleum reserves, you...
Chicken Secrets Nobody Told You About
Raising chickens is every homesteader's dream. Not only do they provide meat and eggs all year round, but they’re also very interesting creatures...
5 Mistakes To Avoid On Your Property
For many property owners, acquiring our first bit of land sends us over the moon. We have finally reached the moment in life where we see our dreams...
Canning Mistakes Even The Most Advanced Homesteaders Make
For most homesteaders, canning is just one of the essential skills to fully utilize your resources for the long term. When done correctly, this...
How To Sew: Efficient Techniques You Need To Know
Ever lost a button and wanted to replace it? Or needed to patch a hole on your jean or mend a fallen hem? I know I have. Many homesteaders believe...
Building a Sawbuck: Work Smarter in the Woodpile
Work smarter, not harder. My daddy’s words echo in my head every time I’m half bent over a project. They rang true recently when a red oak branch...
What I’ve Learned Homesteading With My Family of 8
I grew up on a dairy farm in central New Jersey. As a child, I didn’t like all the work, but after moving at the age of 13 to the DC area, and into...
How To Raise Quail And Why You Should Do It
Are you thinking about raising birds but you don’t want chickens? Maybe you’ve got chickens and you are looking for something different. Or, you’ve...
Canned Hamburger Meat – Recipe From The Lost Super Foods Book
I was amazed at how fast and easy this recipe is to do: Canned Hamburger Meat. It is also very satisfying to see my shelves fill up with long time...
10 Vegetables To Plant In Fall For Winter Harvest
Growing vegetables does not have to stop in the summer. You can easily grow various vegetables throughout the fall and winter months. By knowing...
Best Homesteading Movies To Watch
Taking some time off to pop some popcorn and watch entertaining homesteading movies can sometimes remove all the stress out of your life. In this...
Cabbage
A simple growth process, delicious, and packed full of vitamins and nutrients, cabbages are one of the most popular vegetables to grow. There is no...
How To Turn Your Property Into A Fort
The average American home is built with profits in mind, focusing on minimal materials and rapid deployment. There is little consideration for home...
A Homesteader’s Guide to Biogas as an Alternative Fuel
Venezuela was a real survival laboratory. Those conditions created by the geopolitical threats have generated an apocalypse as severe as the ones...
