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Homesteaders are asked why they homestead… Their answers may surprise you. Why Homestead? Ever asked yourself that question? Or have you wondered why others do it or want to? I’m sure you have! The dream of being a homesteader may have gotten under your skin, it may be keeping you up at night thinking, and planning….
Sick of flies! If you are like me you hate them and are always looking for ways to get rid of them! If you are inundated by flies this year, you are not the only one. Keeping them off food, and animals is always challenging. If you dont want to use the chemicals and sprays…
How to build your own pool, with a small amount of materials and minimal chemicals! In the hot summer months having a natural swimming pool can be a lot of fun, but you will need a reasonable sized piece of land. These pools can look beautiful all year round and are environmentally friendly, particularly if…
Your medicine cabinet needs to be stocked with these 10 herbs! Keeping yourself well doesn’t have to be expensive and you can use many different ingredients from what you have in your garden already. From salves, to lotions, and medicinal drinks many a cold or sore can be treated cheaply and easily from just what you make. As we move from…
Combine a tractor and a cycle and what do you get? This is pretty inventive so get rid of expensive tractor costs, including fuel and try this out for size! Surprisingly this delivers a lot of power and just what you need to till the land on a small plot of land. Built from an…
So you have chickens and an abundance of eggs! Got a ton of eggshells and feel guilty every time you throw them away? Then try out these ideas… Eggs are incredibly versatile and you will be amazed at all the things you can do with them! Egg shells are not only a great source of…
Here Are 5 Reasons Not To Throw Away Your Old Cookbooks! If you are like me you will have a few cookbooks that have been passed down the generations. Every so often I go through them and think back to the past and how my grandparents and their parents used to cook. Its hard to get…
So you have burned off the scrap wood, cleared the brush and had plenty of fires and now are left with a pile of ash. Whats good about this? Heaps! Wood Ash has a huge amount of benefits around your property. Wood ash not only boosts nutrient levels in the soil, it repels insects. …
20 Basic Homesteading Skills There are many skills a modern homesteader needs to learn. Below is a list I modified Mother Earth article called ‘101 Basic Homesteading Skills’. This list is only a starting point and everyones top 20 homesteading skills will be different and it is to get you thinking about the skills you might want to develop….
Jack Built His Small Cabin Using Materials From the Land… Jack English, is a 93-year-old who lives in a isolated cabin deep in the Ventana Wilderness. He built a small cabin using materials from the land and milling trees by hand. When his wife passed away, Jack effectively left “society” and moved to the cabin…