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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. …
Find out how to easily sharpen a knife in 30 seconds using nothing more than a… All ready to cut tomatoes, then you find out the knife is blunt! Amazing and simple way to sharpen your knife and only takes about 30 seconds… Find out how easy it is to do. Check out this simple kitchen…
This is one of those “Why Didn’t I Think Of That” Ideas Built underground or partially underground a root cellar is a used to store fruits, vegetables, or other foods. A root cellar will keep your food at a stable low temperature and humidity. Properly designed it will prevent spoilage by keeping food cool during the summer months and stop it from freezing…
The low-tech strategies used by Jean-Martin Fortier (JM) and his wife Maude-Hélèn, kept their start-up costs to a minimum and overhead expenses low . Amazingly their farm became profitable after only a few years of production. With only 1½ acres of cultivated permanent beds, this micro farm gross more than $140 000 per year with operating margins of about 60 per cent,…
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….
Follow These 5 Tips and Get Off to the Right Start. There are so many reasons for new homesteaders to become discouraged. Follow these 5 tips from the While homesteading is about being more self-sufficient, it is easy for new homesteaders to become discouraged. There are just so may obstacles to overcome and things to learn. Here are 5 tips for…
A Few Homesteading Tips to Help You Save Money, Energy, Time, and Sanity. When you first start homesteading you find it exciting. However, like many others before you, you can get ahead of yourself. Here are a few tips to help you save money, energy, time, and sanity. After watching this video let us know…
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WOW! Watch this Video to See How One Guy Did To His Suburban Front Yard… In this video we meet John. He shares with us his suburban homestead where he is growing the majority of his food. He removed his lawn and created raised bed gardens to grow fruit and vegetables. John says he is all about maximising the…