Scientists spend so much time looking for water on other planets because without water, there's no life. It's vital to have a homestead water plan. Lacking an alternate plan to running water can be a ...
How to Make a Basket Fish Trap
When you're trying to be as self-sufficient as possible, it's great to diversify your skillset. Even better is if that skill set includes food-gathering techniques that won't take up your entire day. ...
15 Brilliant Uses for Cattails
You've probably seen cattails countless times in your life. They stand like sentinels along ditches and around ponds and marshes all over the world. People have been using them for food, medicine, ...
All About Foraging and Harvesting Reishi Mushrooms
If you're interested in natural medicine, chances are you've come across reishi mushrooms at some point. These fungi are treasured by herbalists and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners and have ...
How to Find, Harvest and Process Chaga Mushrooms
If you've ever taken a walk through the forest and thought you saw a big lump of mud on a birch tree, you've likely seen chaga before. This highly beneficial fungus grows specifically on birch species ...
The Right Way to Deal With Venomous Snakes on the Homestead
If you’re living, gardening, homesteading in an area where there are venomous reptiles, you’re bound to encounter one eventually. That’s absolutely okay. When you’re aware of all the issues you may ...
20 Things to Keep in Your Homestead First Aid Kit For Emergencies
We have been fortunate to have had only minor mishaps here on our farm. Occasionally, we’ll have to deal with a minor bump or scrape, sometimes a slightly more serious cut or burn. Every now and then, ...
9 Tips to Protect Your Home and Garden from Wildfires
Wildfires are absolutely hellish to deal with, and they can be even more frightening when you have a home and livestock to protect and a garden that you depend on for food. While you personally ...
Alternative Light Source Plans in Case the Power Goes Out
When many of us think of the power going out, we have an immediate, short-term plan: grab a flashlight or light a candle. However, do we consider what we'd do if the lights didn’t come back ...