This September, I gave birth to my first child, a sweet baby boy weighing in at 7lbs 12 oz. Labor and delivery were long and much harder than I expected and I remember sitting in the hospital worrying ...
3 Off-Grid Power Ideas to Fuel Your Homestead
Whether you’re planning on creating an off-grid paradise or just wish to cut your power bill, here a few ideas to demystify electrickery. Electricity is vital for most of us. Unfortunately, it’s ...
Homestead Maintenance: Taking Care of Your Tools and Equipment
Running a homestead is no small task. From daily chores to monthly or yearly ones, there’s always something to be done. Over the years, I’ve come to understand the importance of homestead maintenance. ...
How to Get Your Dream Homestead Without Going Through the Bank
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 ...