Survival Homestead

You will never run out of uses for buckets on the homestead. You can use them to carry water, feed, dirt, rocks, even your harvest from the garden or eggs from the hen house (if you have enough!). 5-Gallon buckets are one of the essentials of homestead or garden life, and you may have experienced

Does your to-do list start off on the fridge on Monday and end up buried in mail and seed catalogs on the kitchen table by Friday? You have the best intentions to manage your work and goals, but at some point, they just snowball and when Sunday night comes to an end, you’ve met only

Kale is an awesome source of vitamins and iron, but if you like to buy in season and locally, you can’t always find it fresh. If you shop at the farmer’s market or grow kale yourself, you might find yourself faced with the task of having to preserve a large amount of kale. It’s popular

If you’re an avid gardening, you’re probably counting down the days until you can get started gardening again. And, if you’ve started your seeds indoors, you’ll need to make sure your soil is warm and thawed out by the time your seedlings are ready to be transplanted, as you will have a small window of

If you are planning to start raising chickens, you might be faced with the decision of what breeds to buy, especially if you are ordering your chicks from a catalog or online. There are a lot of different breeds out there, that have all been selectively bred for different purposes and to suit different needs.

Ok, this is really cool. I had no idea it was so easy to make your own lamp oil, but as it’s basically comprised of rubbing, or isopropyl, alcohol, and distilled water, apparently it’s quite simple to mix up your own batch that’s guaranteed to be a lot cheaper than the kind you’ll buy pre-made

  For most gardeners, space is a major limiting factor, these means that you have to make the most out of every square foot you have, whether it’s ideal or not.  One less than ideal situation you might have is a slope, which many would leave unplanted and unproductive.  While slopes do pose some real

I am always on the lookout for new natural remedies. You’d think I’d have plenty in my arsenal by now, but I always manage to find something new. In a world with a multitude of quick fix, over-the-counter products that do little more than mask our symptoms, it’s great to find remedies that use natural,

If you live somewhere that doesn’t get too cold in the winter, a bonfire pit is a great winter project. You can enjoy some hot cocoa, marshmallows and starry skies at night. This is a pretty cool video of a very simple and basic fire pit model you could make using supplies from your local

Gardening is a hobby that can be enjoyed by everyone. With the numerous types of accessible gardening methods available, physical limitations or mobility concerns should not prohibit you from growing a garden. An online search of photos of accessible gardens that creative individuals have designed will give you some ideas as to how you might

Fall gardening involves some different techniques than summer gardening. The following tips, ideas and suggestions can help you get the largest harvest and the most enjoyment from your fall garden. Location It is recommended that a fall garden be planted in well-drained soil and in a sunny location. There is less sunlight during the fall