Ingenious Ways To Keep Looters Away From Your Property
You witnessed the events of 2020 and have seen how the US was absolutely rocked to the core in part by massive mobs of rioters and looters. You saw...
Cheap Concrete For Your Projects: Papercrete
Papercrete has been around since the 1920's. It consists of paper and portland cement. The development of papercrete was an attempt to recycle the...
Ingenious Rain Catchment System For Your Homestead
Our world is extremely polluted especially the rivers streams seas and anything connected with water. If you are homesteading and aiming to be...
Homesteading To Do’s: October
October is here! Finally! While everyone else is laying out the pumpkins and trying to decide between tricks or treats, you’re getting ready to...
8 Solar Powered Items You Should Have on Hand
One stormy evening after a midday nap, I woke up to find that all the power in my homestead was out. I had no electricity, no hot water, and my wife...
7 Powerless Items You’ll Need After An EMP
Take a moment to look around your home. How many of the tools and appliances you use every day rely on electricity? And could you manage without...
Amish Medicinal Garden
The Amish belong to a religious community and the life they live is mostly farming and being self-sufficient in many ways. Gardening is therefore...
Homesteading To Do’s: September
September is upon us and with that comes a whole new list of tasks and challenges for the homestead no matter how large or small it is. Indeed, as...
Stop Throwing Away Old Clothes, Do This Instead
Stop! Before you throw away old, holey clothes, remember that there are ways to give them another life! No, put your sewing needle down. It doesn't...
Native American Skills for the Modern Homesteader
Depending on where you lived, how your tribe survived on the land, and whether or not you were nomadic or relatively stationary, life differed...
35+ Best Plants For Your Clay Soil
As a homesteader, I am often concerned about the soil my plants grow in. I agree that plant maintenance, plenty of sunlight, and a sound drainage...
DIY Seed Starter Pots
Homesteaders and avid gardeners are rarely looking for extra work but some DIY seed starter pots may be a great way to spend a few free minutes....
Homesteading To Do’s: August
As summer fades away and leaves begin to change colors, we're often left with a sense of pride in our gardens, our homesteads, and everything we've...
5 Amish Gardening Techniques You Should Know
Whether you’ve been growing your own food for a while or you’re just starting out, finding ways to maximize your yield and reduce your production...
What Happens When You Mix Fat With Ashes
What happens when you mix ashes with fat? We've got the scoop on that. Get your soap making kit together, friends. We're gonna scrub this one until...
You Should Avoid Having This On Your Property, Unless…
Charles Bukowski famously said: "Don't try". He felt so strongly about it that the phrase is engraved on his tombstone. In one of his most famous...
This Is Why The Government Doesn’t Want You To Be Self-Sufficient
A significant number of politicians want the government to fund various programs and to provide help whether its Medicare, subsidizing or canceling...
Homesteading To Do’s: July
There are so many things to do throughout the year as a homesteader, that you need a to-do list to ensure you don’t miss anything out. What you need...
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...
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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Security Mistakes You’re Probably Making On Your Property
Be clear on what security is. Many of us think that security is a series of physical and technological interventions that we place between ourselves...
Where To Hide In Case of A Nuclear Attack
We are living in uncertain times. However, things have changed with the advancement of technology, and the time we have to get to seek refuge could...
How To Turn Your Home Into A Bomb-Proof Shelter
It is true of today's military conflicts that you can be in the middle of a terrible amount of violence and destruction without ever laying eyes on...
