Has your bookshelf exploded on to your floor? Does it span across your desk, into makeshift milk crate bookcases, and occupy every corner of your house not filled with furniture? Well…you are not ...
How to Dry Lavender at Home
Drying lavender seems like it should be simple and straightforward. However, if you want to master the art of drying lavender there’s a lot more to it than cutting some stems, making a bunch, and ...
6 Homestead Edit Tips to Makeover and Maintain an Elegant Homestead
In an article about the highly ornamental Patina Farm, one of the owners of that gorgeous place said their secret was to “edit, edit, edit.” I hadn’t heard that term applied to a farm before. So, I ...
Perennial Food Gardening Methods – What Are the Differences?
If you are interested in growing perennial vegetables and fruits sustainably, without using toxic chemicals at home, there are lots of great ways to do that. Edible landscaping, permaculture, food ...
5 Tips for Creating a Duck-Friendly Garden for Everyday Pest Control
Did you know that ducks are great garden helpers? They can improve soil, eat pests (particularly slugs and snails), and help control weeds. Also, by putting them to work in the garden they can ...
8 Ways to Pretty up Your Porch and Still Use It for Homestead Activities
Porches and homesteading go together like milk and cookies or chips and salsa. They absolutely belong together and for good reason. Historically, porches enjoyed their heyday from 1880-1940. That ...
11 Ways to Put Your Garden to Bed in Winter
Did you start a new garden this year and are now wondering what to do with your beds over the winter? The one thing you absolutely don’t want to do is leave your garden beds naked and idle over ...
15 Tips and Ideas to Help You Create Decorative Garden Fences
I know fencing is not usually considered a “sexy” topic for gardeners and homesteaders. Often, we just consider them a necessary evil to keep pests like deer and dogs from ruining our beloved plants. ...
How to Create A Multi-Purpose Outbuilding to Make Homesteading Easier
You remember when you got your first round of chickens, fell in love, and had to have more? So, you built a bigger coop, extended the run, and then moved on to ducks, goats, pigs, and more? Okay, ...