How to Make a Root Cellar from an Old Freezer
Here’s a ‘green’ gardening tip to make a root cellar to store our garden produce over...
Category Archives: Homesteading
Homesteading skills and solutions for small farms and off the grid living.
Lake Fishing Tips for Winter
Lake fishing in winter can be great fun and you can catch a surprising number of...
Proper Grain Storage Techniques
We’ve had many people ask us what they need in order to store wheat for long...
Common Questions About Geothermal Systems
When designing your heating and cooling system, geothermal systems can be a wonderful choice. Geothermal systems...
Winter Carp Bait Secrets
Can you maximize your results in cold water by harnessing the power of some of the...
Are Horse Blankets Really Necessary?
Physically the horse is a thing of incredible beauty and unbelievable wonder. There are very few...
Chickens and The Home Vegetable Garden
I have recently begun a quest to learn as much as I can on the benefits...
Bean Seeds: A Basic Part of the Urban Homesteader’s Tool Kit
In recent years, an increasing number of people have become involved in “urban homesteading” – creating...
No Electricity for Weeks – What Would You Do?
My son and I have been watching the Little House on the Prairie series on DVD....
Rural Living – Are You Cut Out for It? 7 Ways to Know for Sure
It didn’t take me long to figure out I was a fish out of water in...
Wildlife Conflicts – How to Keep Wildlife (and Your Family) Safe on Your Rural Property
Bears, cougars and other large mammals are a fact of life on most rural properties in...
What is the Best Survival Food to Store and Depend on During Emergencies?
Disasters can happen where you have to rely on your food supplies at home. Getting together...
A Quick Look at The Worker Honey Bee
Worker honey bees are the smallest members of the hive, size wise, but constitute the majority...
How to Store and Dry Firewood
If you are going to heat your home with wood heat it is important that you...
Can I Keep Goats and Sheep Together?
Goats and Sheep are a very common beginner animal when one is looking to get into...
How to have Fuel and Heat in a Power Outage
How to survive power outtages using a copper reflux still.
Humane Mouse Traps
Even if you love animals, you wouldn’t want pests and rodents in your home. Rats, mice...
Feeding Old Aging Horses
Owning an old horse can be at time upsetting when you see your old companion fading...
Backyard Farming? Consider This Miniature Livestock
Backyard farming is very popular, and though it obviously encompasses urban farming, some small town and...
Nettles – Food for Free
If you are strapped for cash, or simply love country walks, but only if there’s a...
Cost of Keeping Chickens
How much will it cost for those wonderful, free-range eggs laid in your backyard coop? Are...
How to Protect Your Barn from Wind and Storm Damage
Weather can be dangerous and unpredictable, especially here in Florida. There is always a lot of...
Lambs Quarters
I told the new apprentice we were having lamb’s quarters for dinner. “I won’t have any....
Survival Skill: How to Find Potable Water
When the weather is nice, a day hike can turn into hours of meandering along trails....
Best Chicken Breeds for Egg Production
Hens of all breeds lay eggs, but given the same conditions such as care, shelter and...
