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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…
Backyard chickens are the staple of many homesteaders plots. Whether you have a large plot or a small town plot, there are lots of considerations when you are choosing the chicken and breed that would be best. One chicken isnt the same as the next and its surprising how many of them have different personalities…
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…
Many homesteaders want bees but because of the suburban environment this can be a challenge. However with a bit of thinking through and some research it can be done. Here is one ingenious way to make a beehive simply with Mason Jars. Materials Needed TO Make Your Own Backyard Beehive In A Jar: 1…
Built For $500 With No Previous Construction Experience. Completed in 8 months, with no previous construction experience, and in his spare time, this simple, but cozy log cabin outstanding. Most the the $500 went into the lumber that went into the roof. All of the items that were worth $0 as they were scrap to begin with and…
Need to get the live weight of your hog and don’t have scales? Easy… This is amazing and it works. No more need to scales – its all based on measurements and even if you are not good at maths, you will be able to work this out with a calculator. In fact you don’t even…
These Chickens are Spoiled. This guy has an awesome coop which is so easy to clean because of the way he has built it. Really worth watching and if you are keen he has come great plans on how to make a coop. He knows his stuff so check out his ideas and what he does…
You live in the city, and you LIKE your urban lifestyle. Yet you like the idea of being self-sufficient, eating organic produce, making homemade food, paying less for groceries, being more independent… The basic tenets of homesteading and self-sufficiency definitely appeal to you. I have good news for you! Even if you have NO balcony,…