Making soap is something I’ve wanted to do but never had the courage. However, recently some friends of ours have gotten into the soap making business. They are doing quite well and really enjoy ...
26 Essential Kitchen and Outdoor Tools that Every Homesteader Needs
Are you thinking of becoming a homesteader? If so, there are a few essentials most homesteads will need. Today, I want to share with you a few homesteading tools that I use on a daily ...
47 Ways You Can Make Extra Money While Homesteading or Farming
You have taken the plunge and started a homestead, but now you are working yourself to death to run it and still have to pay the bills with your day job. The bills keep coming, but your heart just ...
29 Valuable Lessons I’ve Learned from 5 Years of Homesteading
I began homesteading almost 5 years ago. We built our little homestead from scratch, and I have to admit, homesteading is nothing like what I thought it would be. I envisioned this sweet little ...
13 Places in the US Where You Can Find Free Land for Your Homestead
Homesteading on a budget can be a difficult thing to do in today’s economic times. However, courtesy of the Homesteading Act of 1862 many homesteaders of the past were able to receive free land. Many ...
27 Ways To Break Away From The Grocery Store For Good by Making and Growing Everything You Need
Don’t you dread that weekly trek to the grocery store only to be unsure of the groceries you are buying; to stand in long lines and battle crowds; and throwing away a lot of money you worked really ...
1-Acre Farm Plan: Here’s What to Plant, Raise, and Build on A Smaller Land
Your dream to live self-sufficiently, closer to the land and more economically is within reach. The rewarding and healthful lifestyle of small-scale farming can be yours on as little as one acre of ...
10 Important Things You Should Know Before Starting a Homestead
Are you tired of being strapped to “the man”? Are you striving to live a simpler lifestyle? If so, starting a homestead is for you. When most people think of homesteading they think of chopping ...