Share the homesteading lifestyle with your kids! These kid-friendly homesteading how-to's, projects, & activities will build your homesteading skills.
Kids love learning homesteading skills that can help them to pitch in as part of the family team. These homestead skills are things my kids loved learning
I've written before about how I have wanted a "homestead" for such a very, very long time--almost all of my life! I didn't know that what I wanted was called "homesteading," though, until I started doing things I discovered were "homesteading things."
Learning new homestead skills or how to utilize old skills in a more modern, efficient way is one of my favorite things about this life.
In this post we’ll explore some basic homestead layout principles and share our 5 acre homestead layout as an example.
Want to take your kid's knowledge to the next level in your homeschool? 16 old-fashioned or vintage skills to boost your homeschool experience.
Did you know you don’t have to own land to start homesteading? The first step to homesteading is figuring out which homesteading skills you should learn.
Winter on the homestead isn't boring or gloomy. It's the time of the year when we focus on winter homesteading activities to make our next year even better.
Want to take your kid's knowledge to the next level in your homeschool? 16 old-fashioned or vintage skills to boost your homeschool experience.
I've written before about how I have wanted a "homestead" for such a very, very long time--almost all of my life! I didn't know that what I wanted was called "homesteading," though, until I started doing things I discovered were "homesteading things."
Backyard livestock is a hot topic these days. Can livestock really be raised in a traditional backyard? Yes and you'll be amazed what you can do!
There are several reliable ways of measuring a well. Find out which of these 5 ways is best suited for you.
On our homestead, we are love to pasture raise livestock for our meats and dairy. We, like many others believe that this is the healthy way!
Sit down with Joel Salatin and me as we discuss methods for increasing the profits from your homestead, different methods for earning a living from your homestead, and ways to increase production (even on a small homestead).
Learn how to make essential oils at home and discover more amazing benefits you can get from these natural wonders. Let's get started!
Have you wondered what you will do if you run out of wheat berries in a long term emergency? Here are five alternative grains and legumes to use as a source for flour.
I knew nothing when I started to homestead. Here are five things I had to learn and wish I would've known or done and think you should know and do, too!
Homesteading on 5 acres: Tips and insights for sustainable living, food growth, and animal care. Plus, get inspired by our personal journey!
Who knew that old stack of discarded buckets could be so useful? See these super useful 5 gallon bucket hacks that will make your homesteading life easier.
Top 5 mistakes beginners make raising chickens. Don't make theses same mistakes and you'll do well with your flock of chickens.
How to grow and harvest Parsnip
For those days when simple isn't easy, use these 5 ways to cope with homestead overwhelm and enjoy a lifestyle of voluntary simplicity.
Duct tape is a strong, water-resistant, layered adhesive tape that you can tear by hand. And it has hundreds of uses.
Learning how to heal your injuries with herbs is a fundamental skill for any homesteader. Here's what you need to know about healing salves.
My top five ways you can make money on your homestead. From a few pennies to thousands a month, find out how!
How did primitive potters harvest clay? People have been making pottery for millennia, and convenient hobby shops have only been a thing for a few decades at best. Before that, people harvested their own clay
If you have a supply of beef fat, you might consider rendering it into tallow. Here are sixteen uses for tallow in your kitchen and home.
Milk doesn’t keep long, especially if you don’t have any means to refrigerate it.But what can you do to make it last?Today we’re going to talk about several
Keeping a rabbit colony is the easiest and best way to raise your rabbits. Rabbits love living in group housing and are naturally very social animals.
Whether you live in the suburbs or out in the sticks, squirrels are a fact of life. For the most part, they’re fun to watch as they carry on their own little drama up and down the trees…
Hardtack is a survival food that can sit on the shelves for years. Check out the 5 easy steps to making your own hardtack.
Society always progresses upward, right? Think again. Learning how to preserve meat without refrigeration could be invaluable once again.
You can Homestead without land or livestock. I share 5 ways to homestead right where you are, all you need is a homesteaders heart.
Dehydrating is one of the best ways to preserve food for the long term. It requires less energy than canning or freezing, and if stored properly, dehydrated foods will last for many years. Since the
Learning how to milk a goat by hand can be a pretty easy process. By following these 5 steps and getting a little practice, you should be a pro soon!
Do you want to quit your job and create a sustainable income from your homestead? Here are 100+ ways to make money farming just to get you started!
Learning how to heal your injuries with herbs is a fundamental skill for any homesteader. Here's what you need to know about healing salves.
Ditch the soggy store-bought mung bean sprouts and opt to make your own fresh, crunchy! Here’s a simple guide on how to sprout mung beans from your kitchen.
Learning how to heal your injuries with herbs is a fundamental skill for any homesteader. Here's what you need to know about healing salves.
Bartering is an awesome way to get food or items you need for your homestead. Beyond saving money, it's also an effective way for a community to share wealth directly with each other instead of
Spring is here which means starting seeds! I didn't feel like making 200+ paper pots so here's the seed starting system we used instead.
