Buying homestead property is a pretty exciting adventure. Your dream may be ten acres of land, and you have big plans to build a cabin and a barn. But the bank may not share your vision. Thank ...
Best Homesteading Facebook Groups to Connect with Like-Minded People
Homesteading is an incredible hobby or way of life, but it can also be a beautiful way of fellowship with people aspiring to the same lifestyle. Depending on where you live, you may not have many ...
How and Why You Should Add a Hedgerow to Your Farm
Hedgerows are plantings of perennial herbs, bushes, and small trees placed in strategic areas on your property. A hedgerow is different from a hedge, which is essentially a pretty property divider ...
Homesteading While Pregnant – Tips to Help You Overcome Challenges
The countdown is on - I am currently pregnant with my first baby, due sometime within the next 3 weeks! One of the questions I agonized over before my husband and I decided to start a family ...
Insider Tips from an Old Farmhouse Renovation – Modernizing the Past
It’s the quintessential homestead dream to renovate an old farmhouse and turn it into a modern homestead. I know that’s what I dreamt of when I started to look for a parcel of land to homestead on! ...
Epicurean Homesteading: How to Be Self-Sufficient While Making Your Life More Pleasurable
“Homesteading is not about hardship. It’s about creating a pleasurable life.” It often shocks people when I say this. It’s almost as if they want to believe homesteading has to be difficult. Maybe ...
9 Versatile Uses for IBC Totes on a Small Farm or Homestead
Last winter, we were able to score a great deal on IBC totes from a distributor a couple of hours away. Instead of paying several hundred dollars for one of these bulk containers, we instead paid ...
5 Reasons Why Creating a Community Kitchen Will Benefit Your Homestead
Contrary to popular belief, a community kitchen isn’t just a soup kitchen. Nor is it simply a general space meant to serve up large quantities of food for charity, fundraisers, or other ...
6 Practical Uses for Highly Nutritious Seaweed on Your Homestead
Life is better by the ocean, right? If you’re not lucky enough to live by the sea and enjoy the glow from the sun and fresh salt spray, there are still several ways you can take advantage of ...