Homemade Chicken Feed Recipes: How to Make Feed That Keeps Your Hens Healthy
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An old joke when someone referred to something cheap was โThatโs chicken feed.โ Unfortunately, like everything else these days, even chicken feed...
Why You Should Bury Your Food in Ash
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Your freezerโs humming is one power outage away from silence. I learned this the hard way when a storm killed my fridge, spoiling $200 worth of...
14 Foods You Should Preserve in Honey
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Honey has remarkable food preservation properties. In fact, archaeologists found a sealed clay jar of honey in an ancient Egyptian tomb. They opened...
Why You Should Keep Guinea Fowl on Your Homestead
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Guinea fowl are quickly becoming a favorite among homesteaders and self-sufficient enthusiasts. These unique birds do more than just add a touch of...
Why Guns Alone Wonโt Keep Your Homestead Safe
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Most homesteaders believe that owning a gun is the ultimate defense against threats. But what if that belief is putting your safety at greater risk?...
Homemade Amish Apple Butter Recipe With 12+ Months Shelf Life
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Apple butter - this old-fashioned powerhouse food was a favorite among early American settlers. They relied on it as a way to preserve apples for...
How Do You Speed Up Composting
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Homestead life moves fast, but composting? That can feel like watching paint dry. Even with the best setup, breaking down organic matter takes time....
10 Powerless Items You Need Before the Next Big Blackout
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When the grid fails, your homesteadโs survival hinges on powerless items, not wishful thinking. Got any? You better. Iโm not talking about hoarding...
Best Non Toxic Bakeware: A Comprehensive Guide for Self-Sufficient Living
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In todayโs world, being self-sufficient isnโt just about growing your own food or producing renewable energyโit also means taking control of what...
Greenhouse Mistakes I Learned from Building My Own
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Iโve built 3 greenhouses. And like so many things we do, each one was progressively bigger. Along the way I learned some hard lessons. Some were...
The Ultimate Guide to Growing Goji Berries: A Superfood in Your Backyard
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Goji berries, also known as wolfberries (Lycium barbarum), have been prized for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine for their incredible...
How to Can Peaches
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Canning peaches is a wonderful way to preserve some of your late spring and early summer bounty for the colder parts of the year. What's more...
What Is A Faraday Cage?
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If you are wondering what is a Faraday cage, you should know that a Faraday cage, named after the British scientist Michael Faraday who first...
Gardening Tips Learned from Native Americans
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What if the secret to a healthy garden lies in the old-age practices of Native Americans? Over the years, Native Americans have refined their...
Pigeon Peas
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Pigeon peasโwhether in salads, soups, snacks, or meals, these versatile legumes can be added to almost any dish. And when you're living on a...
Pioneer Skills That Are Slowly Dying (But Shouldnโt)
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If you've ever wondered how pioneers lived without electricity or gas stoves, you're about to find out. These skills saved our ancestors thousands...
Mole Management: How to Identify Mole Activity and Protect Your Crops
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Noticing tunnels or raised mounds in your yard is a huge sign that moles might be invading your homestead. Often misunderstood, moles help aerate...
DIY Long-Lasting Cowboy Casserole
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If youโve spent hours tending livestock, mending fences, or preserving your harvest, you need a meal that matches your grit. This cowboy casserole...
Can You Catch Bird Flu From Chickens? What No Oneโs Telling You
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Bird flu has been spreading rapidly, wiping out flocks across the whole country. While its effects on birds are well-known and often fatal, many...
Fermented Foods for Gut Health: A Guide to Building Immunity and Self-Sufficiency
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In uncertain times, ensuring that you and your family have access to nutrient-dense, long-lasting foods is more important than ever. Fermented foods...
How to Store Meat Without Refrigeration
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Most of us rely on refrigeration to keep our food safe, but when it comes to meat, the stakes are much higher. Without proper storage, meat can...
How to Grow an Endless Supply of Food in Thin Air
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A lot of people are aware of aeroponics and when you first hear how it works it would be no surprise if it left you scratching your head. Aeroponics...
DIY Fermented Garlic In Honey
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Garlic honey! Or Honey with garlic. Or, as many of my older relatives would have called it, "smear that on some toast, and that kid will make it...
DIY Potato Growing Box
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Itโs easy to plant potatoes in the ground but creating an above-ground structure can give you a higher yield in a relatively small space. This is a...
How to Make Your Own DIY Homestead Defense Kit
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At 3 a.m. one night, I noticed someone outside, wandering around with a knife in hand. When he got near the backyard, the chickens went crazy, then...
I Joined The Wilderness Long-Term Survival Academy And This Is What Happened
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I kept seeing promotional videos for this online course that promised in-depth wilderness survival knowledge. And that would not have caught my eye,...
15+ One-Hour Projects You Need to Get Done By Summer
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Clockโs ticking. Youโve got a few sunrises โtil summerโฆ That list of โmaybe somedayโ projects? They're staring you down like a stubborn goat. Time...
Ingenious Hacks I Learned from the Amish
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For hundreds of years the Amish have resisted change and consistently pursued a lifestyle defined by our pioneer ancestors. Whatโs remarkable is...
25 Ingenious Uses for Scotch Tape Every Homesteader Should Know
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When you're living the homesteading life, every tool counts. You might rely on nails, screws, and rope for most fixes, but thereโs one underrated...
DIY Beef Jerky Recipe
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When purchasing a whole cow carcass, we start dreaming up what we can do with it. Roasts for the winter? Stew? Burgers on the grill all summer? Of...
How People Stored Food In the 1800s
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Survival in the 1800s depended on proper food storage. Families couldn't run to the grocery store. They had to make their harvest last 6-8 months. A...
Signs Youโre Probably Not Taking Homesteading Seriously
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Homesteading mistakes used to be seen as something only conspiracy theorists and survival fanatics made, far from mainstream culture. However, as...
