How To Get Rid Of A Wasp Nest
Imagine having a lovely afternoon on your homestead while praising the fruits you have planted. Suddenly your peace is all gone as you sense buzzing...
How To Entertain Your Chickens
Now is a great time to unwind your homestead and declutter everything. However, as winters are over, your chickens might not be in the mood to stay...
Do Not Throw Your Plastic Bags, Do This Instead
Plastic bags have long been a topic of concern regarding their environmental impact. They take hundreds of years to decompose and can cause severe...
50 Uses For Aluminum Foil In Your Homestead
Late last year, a freak hailstorm swept through my garden, unexpectedly damaging all of my young tomato plants. As I surveyed the wreckage, I...
Why Are My Chickens Losing Feathers?
Seeing chicken feathers all around your coop can be stressful at times. The bigger problem arises when you notice bald patches on your chickens due...
This Could Kill All Your Chickens!
The highly infectious viral illness known as bird flu, or avian influenza, typically affects birds but can infect people and other animals. Several...
Should I Do This Again?
I know in most parts is spring already, but it’s never too early to prepare for the upcoming winter months. Last year, as I prepared for the cold...
Security Dogs You Should Never Have On Your Property
Man's Best Friend. When securing a homestead, having a good dog is essential. Unfortunately, even though some dogs can be good guard dogs, they can...
How A Homesteader Should Prepare For A Blackout
Electrical blackouts are an increasingly common event in many parts of the world. Whether due to natural disasters, like hurricanes, freezing rains,...
How To Drastically Cut Living Costs In 2023
Inflation has been a significant factor for people in the past few years. It is a cyclical phenomenon, meaning it goes up and down. The world is...
How To Make Your Property Inflation-Proof
Property owners, homesteaders, and all those invested in real estate must be aware of the danger inflation poses to their investments. Inflation can...
DIY Homesteading Toolkit
This article features the most common tools needed for basic home maintenance things like hanging pictures, wiring main plugs, cutting and fixing...
The Untold Truth About Renovating An Old Farm
I’m no stranger to home renovation. When I first arrived in France, I landed on a 40-acre property with a historic Castle slowly crumbling down,...
7 Unexpected Things You Can Turn Into Compost
So we know a few tips about reducing waste, since everyone wants to be more sustainable. In this modern world where pollution is a huge part of our...
50 Items To Shop For At The Thrift Store Or Yard Sale
If you are like most homesteaders, you enjoy going to thrift stores, yard sales, and even army surplus stores to find assorted items that are...
Important Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Homesteading
There are many reasons people are interested in homesteading. They might want to own a piece of land, feel freedom in wide-open spaces, or start a...
Do This For Your Chickens So They Lay More Eggs
Volunteering on a farm for two months changed several aspects of my life. One amongst them was the fact that I decided it was time for me to keep...
10 Things To Have Ready Before An EMP
An EMP is one of the often discussed potential doomsday scenarios that threaten us all. While there are other ways to create an EMP, the most...
Off-Grid Homesteading VS. Prepping
For most people not particularly interested in being self sufficient, there aren’t a lot of differences between the term “homesteading” versus the...
What Keeps Me Busy In My Homestead During Winter
With winter just around the corner, you might be wondering what to do with the homestead available besides your home. In this article, I will share...
This Is Why You Should Have Diatomaceous Earth Around Your Property
Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is a natural product composed of the fossils of tiny algae-like organisms called diatoms. It is a soft white or off-white...
6 Ways To Make An Extra $1K A Month On A Small Homestead
Earning extra income on your homestead is a very popular topic. Have you ever thought of making extra income on your homestead? Let’s look closely...
7 Projects That Turn You Into A Self-Sufficient Homesteader
Becoming a self-sufficient homesteader is a lot more than just getting a piece of land and shutting out the rest of society. While it might seem...
Ingenious Substitutes For Toilet Paper
Do you find yourself in a bind when it comes to toilet paper? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We’ll tell you how to make your own homemade...
Stop Throwing Away Old Newspapers. Do This Instead
We live in a world where everything is disposable. There is always a way to recycle and make use of things before just dumping them into the garbage...
How To Train Your Chickens To Come When Called
Have you ever trained a pet that it followed your commands and came right back at the whisper of your voice? If yes, then you must be aware that the...
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...
How To Sprout Seeds To Have Fruit Trees
Seeds play a major role in growing fruit trees for human and animal consumption. This has been so from time immemorial. The happiness you get from...
How To Build The Cheapest Scarecrow
Making a scarecrow can be very interesting and it will definitely come in handy. This is a very easy and low-cost project, you can use materials you...
What Music You Should Play To Your Plants To Maximize Harvest
Plato once said that "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything." Similarly, music...
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...
Are You Ready for a Long-Term Water Emergency?
If you’ve been prepping for a while, you’ve probably heard of the survivalist’s “Rule of Three.” You can survive: Three minutes without air. Three...