How to Use the Whole Animal (Whether You Raise Your Own or Buy It)
My family is on a journey from eating industrial meat to raising it ourselves. This isn’t a quick or simple path because there is so much to learn....
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,...
6 Small Animals You Can Raise On Your Property
At some point along your homesteading journey, you will either feel led to add animals to the mix because of price increases at the store, or there...
DIY Solar Oven From A Pizza Box
Some foods are best served cold, but most are meant to be eaten hot. When electricity is down, or it ends up costing you a fortune, you’ll just make...
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...
DIY Year Round Self-Sustaining Garden
The Aquaponic system is one of the best ways to grow fresh fish, fruits, and veggies. Grown without the use of pesticides, antibiotics, herbicides,...
The Best DIY Traps Against Property Intruders
In these tumultuous times, we have seen too many examples of riots, looting, and unrest sweep across the globe. Whether it be unrest following...
10 Foods Not To Store
We are living in uncertain times, and you never know when the stores are going to run out of food. Â Therefore, it is always a good idea to make sure...
8 Easy Projects You Shouldn’t Miss From Your Backyard
For decades, Americans have been under the trance of aerating, fertilizing, and seeding lawns. The pinnacle of a front and backyard, was literally...
25 Things We Did as Kids That Would Get Someone Arrested Today
With all of the ridiculous new regulations, coddling, and societal mores that seem to be the norm these days, it’s a miracle those of us over 30...
How To Make A Pressure Sensor Pad To Know When You Have An Intruder On Your Property
A simple DIY intruder detection system could save your life. This article will detail the construction of a pressure pad alarm. Humans and large...
DIY Raised Beds For Your Backyard
There is a gentle dance when fresh herbs are added either as part of the dish, or generously sprinkled as a garnish to form a taste and visual duet...
How To Make A Simple Fire Pit In Your Backyard
Ever since man, or perhaps women discovered fire, there has been an almost magnetic attraction to sit around it. A fire draws people together, to...
25 Powerless Appliances for Your Homestead Kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of the home, it is where all our meals are prepared for our daily sustenance. The homestead life is a wonderful one, but...
200 Pounds Of Food You Can Harvest Only This Winter
Contrary to what the name may imply, the Jerusalem artichoke is not an artichoke, needless to say, its great nutritional benefits make it a...
5 Water Storage Myths
Water is the source of life. Without it, we won’t survive very long. Every morning, we wake up and turn on the tap, whether it’s to boil water for a...
How To Build A Small Storage Shed From Pallets
The goal of simplifying my life, led me to try and declutter the interior of my home and make space around the garden. The first assignment I had...
9 Old Recipes Every True Homesteader Should Know
Nowadays, there always seems to be a pressure to move forward and look to the future, but sometimes it’s also nice to be present and perhaps, take...
The Lazy Man’s Tricks And Tips To Homesteading
Running a homestead demands you to constantly be thinking outside the box, searching for new and exciting ideas to up your level of...
How To Secure Your Homestead Against Intruders
In an ideal world, the responsibility falls partly on the state, and partly on yourself. As states descend into chaos or become politically and...
The Best Vegetables To Grow To Turn A Profit
If you are looking to grow vegetables not only for your own family but also for a profit, you want to know the most profitable options. This is a...
Boost Your Soil Quality With This Compost
Compost can be made a lot of different ways. Intensive compost systems that rely on specific recipes of materials and consistent turning can make...
The Indispensable Medicinal Garden Every Homestead Should Have
Many plants grown throughout the world have been known to heal and boost mental and physical well-being. Today, like centuries before, they are...
How To Organize Your Garden For Maximum Harvest
Your garden is a beautiful place full of flowers, fruits, vegetables, herbs, and anything else you’d like to grow. However, if you’re noticing a...
30 Survival Uses For Wood Ashes You Never Thought Of
1. Make lye water out of ash. You can boil 2-3 spoons of ash (clean white/grey fluffy ash) with water and then filter it with a coffee filter. Lye...
The Best Places In America To Start Your Homestead
It doesn’t matter if you grew up in the country or a big city because the idea of homesteading can appeal to anyone. It’s a determined way to start...
Backyard Projects That Might Get You Arrested
Living on a homestead can be awesome. The self-sufficiency you can develop can make you feel unmatched from the rest of the world. However, there...
How To Keep Your Garden Alive During Winter
During the summer and fall, most gardens are alive and kicking. However, winter weather is unpredictable, it rains, snows, it can be frosty or...
DIY Backyard Oven From Bricks
There are plenty of reasons why you may want to have an outdoor oven: it is great for hosting gatherings, it keeps the temperature of your kitchen...
5 Recipes That You Can Make If You Live Fridge-Less
In the modern world, it is easy to assume that everyone has access, or has chosen to have a fridge in their kitchen… However, there are many...
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...
