Off Grid Knowledge

These Invasive Herbs Will Devastate Your Backyard

Passionate gardeners have a fondness for herbs. Why wouldn’t they? Having plants and foliage that can be used in various ways is always an...

10 Ways to Sow Revolution in Your Backyard (and Why You MUST Go to Battle)

Perhaps the next Revolutionary War will take place in a vegetable garden. Instead of bullets, there will be seeds. Instead of chemical warfare,...

Ingenious Ways To Use Toilet Paper Rolls That You Never Thought Of

According to data, the average American uses about 140 rolls of toilet paper per year - That’s almost a dozen per month! Depending on the size of...

9 Ways To Reduce Your Waste

It wasn’t until I moved to the French countryside that I was able to see just how much waste I was producing. Well, not just me. My husband...

11 Things That Won’t Lose Value In A Crisis

Being self-sufficient is more than just sustaining a lifestyle through agriculture by being away from the intense urban society. This is a vital...

The Forager’s Guide To Wild Foods: Book Review

I’ve been hearing a lot about The Forager’s Guide to Wild Foods and I decided to buy it and see if this is indeed the book that I’ve been looking...

Avoid These 6 Signs On Your Property

Expressing how we feel as Americans is in our DNA. We love to tell the world exactly how we feel. Chinese manufacturers afford us the luxury to do...

10 Items To Stockpile For When The Power Goes Out

We currently live in world of sunshine. We wake up, eat, and get on with our day without a care in the world. We live complacently, strongly...

9 Ingenious Uses For Old Tires

You probably have tires lying around somewhere in your yard or homestead like me without even thinking about uses for old tires. The thought of...

10 Easy Ways to Turn Profit from Your Homestead

Typically, homeowners select a homestead lifestyle to enjoy a sense of purpose and a way to provide their family with sustainable resources....

5 Ways To Power Your Homestead

There are a plethora of practical pros of boosting power energy efficiency on your homestead. Not only does it help reduce your utility bills by...

If You See These Eggs In Your Backyard, Burn Them Immediately

Do you know what time of the year it is? It’s tick season! Lately, since spring has come, when I work out in my garden or when my family goes on our...

Do You Have An Escape Plan For Your House?

Get Out! Do you have a plan? Some situations require immediate action. There is no time to think of solutions or evaluate options. There is only...

6 Best Guns To Have Around Your Homestead

Firearms have a particularly important place on the homestead. You could be plinking cans, or you could be chasing varmints from your property. No...

Is It Legal To Harvest Rainwater In Your State?

You would think that since rainwater is not a man-made resource, we could use it as we please. Unfortunately, this is not the case, and some states...

How to Prepare Your Homestead In Case Of a Natural Disaster

From disastrous wildfires to devastating hurricanes, natural disasters occur across the globe all the time. Unfortunately, after every natural...

15 Things You Should Teach Your Children That Can Save Their Lives

When you are in the thick of rearing children it seems like a period in your life that will never end. It’s a whirlwind, the schlepping kids around,...

What We Learned Living on Our Food Storage for a Month

Before the stay-at-home order was even issued in my state, I stopped going to the grocery store. I despise shopping: the fluorescent lights, the...

Best Dog Breeds For Homesteaders

Living in a homestead without a dog, is like living in a house with no electricity. It just doesn’t feel right. Homesteads are renowned for having a...