How To Make A Self Feeding Fire
Here is a trick or two, to learn to impress your mates with your exceptional outdoor camping skills, or to create a heat source if you need to work...
What To Do If You See A Bat On Your Homestead
We’ve all heard many stories about bats: they attack people, drink human blood, and build nests in your hair! Despite these unpleasant myths, and...
50 Off the Grid Homesteading Tips and Tricks
Whether you’re living off the land or in the city, there are lots of ways that you can become more self-sufficient! You can cool your home without...
The 10 Best Trees For Homesteaders
Homesteads aren't infinite in size for most of us. That means making the most of our land to build more self-sufficiency is imperative. That's why...
The Ultimate Guide To Composting
Ever wondered why plants and trees in the forest blossom all year round? Well... It’s mostly because there are lots of leaves that fall to the...
If You Have This Plant in Your Backyard, You Will Never Run Out of Soap
It’s easy to focus on the major needs when talking about survival. Food, water, fire and a few other things get a lot of airtime, when it comes to...
7 Mistakes To Avoid When Harvesting Rain Water
Water storage is essential to any household system, for general or emergency use. Your ability to access and clean water sources will assure you...
18 Plants That Should Never Be Planted Together
There are many reasons why certain plants should not be planted together. Sometimes it is a matter of height. For example, a tall tomato plant will...
Is It Legal To Go Off The Grid In Your State?
Living off grid is not illegal in any of the 50 states - at least not technically. There are many simple off the grid living activities you can do...
Best Fuels For Off-Grid Survival
If you know what you’re doing it’s not hard to take yourself off the grid in many ways. Growing your own food just takes some land – it doesn’t have...
How To Make Money Off-Grid: Living From Your Homestead
There are literally hundreds of ways to earn an income from your off-grid homestead, the trick is finding a way to earn income that still allows you...
Five Ways Our Life Is Better Living Off The Grid
Living off the grid has been somewhat romanticized throughout American history. While many enter into this lifestyle change in the efforts of...
26 Necessary Tools For Off-Grid Living
Off-grid living is something that many of us aspire to. Not only does it provide for excellent self-sufficiency and sustainability living in a...