Category: General

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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