Imagine never having to go to a grocery store again. Your pantry is full of homemade canned goods, and your refrigerator overflows with fresh greens, eggs, milk, and leftover stew from the night ...
How to Prepare Your Homestead for a Blizzard
Blizzards are a real threat in the winter, depending on where you live. While you might have some warning that a big storm is approaching, you never know what the weather will bring until it arrives. ...
2 Old Wives’ Tales, The Origins, and How They Could Change the Way You Homestead
Next month, my mother-in-law will have been gone for two years now. I miss her every day, but when the anniversary of her death rolls around, I find myself remembering different things she taught ...
Micro-Farming: What Is It and How Do You Do It
I’ve recently started teaching a life skills course at my children’s homeschool co-op. It’s a beneficial class which teaches middle-school children basic skills they’ll need to survive in an adult ...
11 Tips to Keep Yourself and Your Family Safe on the Homestead
Safety is a top priority for everyone. There’s a risk of injury and crime no matter where you turn. It seems every time I get onto social media there are more warnings of people lurking around ...
9 Effective Root Cellar Pest Control Methods to Keep Critters Away
Food attracts pests and rodents. And rodents attract snakes. These are facts of life if you choose to use a root cellar to store your food over the winter months. They’re handy, but you must know ...
20 Tips to Help You Become a Minimalist Homesteader
Minimalism is a bit of a buzzword these days. It has a lot of different meanings depending on who you ask. I like this description: Minimalism is a tool to rid yourself of life’s excess in favor ...
Everything You Should Know to Build a Modern Root Cellar
Our ancestors built root cellars to keep their produce fresh without refrigeration. These days you may want to consider making a modern root cellar, as it is still a viable option to store large ...
Celebrating Thanksgiving on a Homestead: A Modern Take on an Important Date
Until I started homesteading, I always had reservations about celebrating Thanksgiving. Let’s face it, the holiday has a complicated history. It is only by considering this complicated history and ...