Homesteading

You may have seen the commercials for flushable diaper liners. The ads make it seem like these little sheets are a great way to keep your cloth diapers clean and get rid of their smelly contents quickly, easily, and sanitarily. What could be better? But there is plenty of complaining on the web about these … Read more

Most of us want to live on a homestead in order to get away from the hustle, bustle, and dangers of life that are associated with living in the thick of society. But, it isn’t all fluffy clouds on an impossibly blue sky when you live on a homestead. Homesteads are usually hard-working environments with … Read more

Anyone who depends on wood for primary or supplementary heating knows that the choice of wood is nearly as important as managing the fire itself. Every species of wood has unique properties that make it a better or worse choice than firewood. Birch is certainly beautiful and plentiful, but how does it perform as firewood? … Read more

You work hard to make your home and homestead into a place of refuge, peace, and security. But what happens when a trespasser enters your land, or worse, an intruder breaks into your home? Naturally, that sense of safety you’ve built up over time is going to be shattered. It can be a frightening and … Read more

Do you have a clover problem? Clover is a nuisance weed when it appears in your lawn, and one that can be surprisingly difficult to get rid of. It spreads quickly and can be hard to eradicate completely without tearing up your grass with it. In this article, we will discuss several ways to get … Read more

Anyone who relies on wood for heating knows what a chore it can be processing a large supply. No matter what method you use, you’ll have your work cut out for you. Some folks assert that the job can be way harder, and more dangerous, if you try to split or chop wood while it … Read more

No matter how tidy a housekeeper you are, chances are that one day you opened the door or doors to your pantry only to be greeted with a decidedly unpleasant odor. Maybe sickly, maybe tangy, or maybe just foul. It’s unusual, and definitely unwanted. All you care about now is getting rid of it. But … Read more

Root cellars might be old fashioned, but they still work wonderfully for storing food and other goods. This is because they maintain a generally constant, cool temperature and constant humidity level, both helping the gods kept in them to last longer than they would otherwise. This simple but highly effective method of preservation has been … Read more

Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink. Unless you know where to dig! Much of the drinkable water in rural areas is pumped out of the ground. In our modern society, we use electricity to draw it up to the surface without a second thought. But what do we do when the power … Read more

Starting a homestead is a great goal – but if you’re just starting out, it’s really not possible to do so from scratch. While you can get by with just the basics, there are some homesteading tools to always have on hand. Before embarking on this exciting new adventure for yourself, sit down and make … Read more

Here are 11 tips to being more prepared for whatever lies ahead in our economy.

Although the homestead lifestyle as a whole tends to embrace a more self-reliant, simpler existence, it does not automatically require you to remove all the fantastic technology that can make your life easier. Nor should it. Using modern appliances is a good idea. I am sure that very few people want to return to a … Read more

“Mommy, you tell me when you see a bad stranger, okay?” I laughed a little when I was 2 yr. old Jada said this to me one day while we were at the grocery store. I had just started warning my precious little girl about “mean” people in this world. If only we could simply … Read more

Ready to teach your little one numbers, but don’t even know where to start? Let me share with you what I have been doing to teach my little ones, and maybe you’ll find some inspiration. I am really big about teaching through play, so when it comes to lesson time I choose to pull out … Read more