Can You Be A Homesteader When You’re Flat Broke?

…built from old windows, pallets, strips of corrugates sign material my husband brought home from his printing job, and some scrap lumber. Eventually we invested another $100 to buy proper greenhouse roofing to make it leak-proof. Although it is currently unheated, it’s still a great place for starting seedlings in early Spring.

greenhouse coming along
This chicken coop was also built from bits of materials just lying around – the only item paid for were some screws
new chicken coop
I  love this herb bed made from an old industrial fan box and reclaimed handmade bricks:
 

Herb Bed 2013
Concerned about the price of fencing.  Check this cheap and simple pallet fence on the next page…

 

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