Witch hazel has a long and storied history as a remedy for skin afflictions and much more. The use of witch hazel in America dates back to pre-colonial days when natives used it in sweat lodges and for treating colds, coughs, and dysentery. It is quite possible that Native … [Read more...]
How To Find And Eliminate Poison Ivy
Summer is here, along with endlessly long sunny days, trips to swimming holes, perpetual garden work, and brushes with poison ivy. If you happen to be one of those rare folks who aren’t allergic, consider yourself lucky. For the rest of us, eradicating this enemy of good times is … [Read more...]
How To Make Homemade Neosporin (With Pics)
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before using any of the herbs and/or remedies mentioned in this article. Most homesteaders wouldn’t dream of having a first aid kit that doesn’t … [Read more...]
How to Grow Your Own Yeast
This pandemic has revealed a lot about people, but none has been more surprising than the fact that when the going gets tough, the people bake bread. Social media feeds are filled with beautiful loaves of crusty sourdough fresh out of the oven and amazing baked goods made from … [Read more...]
Chayote Squash: A Newly Popular Garden Veggie
A strange piece of produce has been showing up in grocery stores across the country recently–something that looks a little like the man-eating Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. Confusing in almost every way, the green, pear-shaped chayote “squash” is actually a fruit, is … [Read more...]
How To Deal With Anxiety During A Major Disaster
These are challenging times, with new information about the novel coronavirus popping up everywhere you look and changing by the hour. It can be confusing, overwhelming, and most of all, anxiety-inducing. While this is the type of scenario that many of you have been preparing … [Read more...]
14 Best Fruits to Grow in Buckets
Fruit trees are one of the highlights of any homestead, and it’s easy to see why: a mature fruit tree can produce tens of pounds of delicious fruit each spring that can be dried, canned, juiced, and otherwise preserved. But what if you are homesteading in a rental or you … [Read more...]
How to Buy Your First Chickens
Chickens are arguably one of the best and easiest animals to keep on the homestead. They provide you with a steady stream of eggs, can be harvested as meat, eat tons of insects on your property, and produce great fertilizer. But to have a successful chicken experience, you … [Read more...]
Can Renters Have A Homestead?
Many people dream of homesteading but can’t imagine coming up with the down payment on a suitable property. So, where does that leave aspiring homesteaders who rent? Is it possible to homestead on a rental property? My answer to this question is a resounding “Yes.” Let’s … [Read more...]
15 Manuals and Cookbooks Every Homesteader Should Own
Sure, homesteading isn’t for the faint of heart, but it really isn’t for the unprepared. Every journey towards off-grid living is different, but the more high-quality resource material you have in your library, the easier your life will be. These are my all-time favorite books … [Read more...]
22 Foods You Don’t Actually Have To Refrigerate
Are you wasting valuable space in the fridge on foods that don’t need to be refrigerated? Without even peeking in your fridge, I can guess that you are. Some people are so paranoid about foods going bad that they refrigerate just about everything. Here’s a list of foods you … [Read more...]
What It’s Like To Live In A Yurt
What do you do when you finally find a property that checks all the right boxes–water well, mature trees, fertile soil, enough acres–but doesn’t have a liveable structure on it? Most would-be homesteaders want something they can live in temporarily while they work on building a … [Read more...]
Here’s How To Use A Grain Mill And Make Flour [With Pictures]
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Most homesteaders grudgingly admit that they aren’t 100% self-sufficient. The items that we typically end up outsourcing are staples: oil, sugar, salt, and flour. While honey can certainly substitute for sugar, oil and salt are trickier (unless you live close to an ocean), but … [Read more...]
9 All-Natural Toothache Remedies
Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Please talk to your doctor before using any of the herbs and/or remedies mentioned in this article. Homesteaders are a hardy lot, but there is one thing that can bring even the … [Read more...]
5 Little Known Tips For Off-Grid Living
Homesteaders are a resourceful lot who tend to overthink the big-picture details involved in self-sufficient living. But sometimes that laser-sharp focus can mean we ignore possible situations that have the potential to put a major cramp in our comfort. Everyone thinks of the … [Read more...]
If I Could Only Grow One Crop…
As I work in my garden, moving from row to row, plant to plant, I sometimes ask myself, “What if I could only have one plant in my garden?” I’m pretty sure this is a normal homesteader fantasy that comes from being a little overwhelmed each spring, but I ran with it this time … [Read more...]
6 Food Scraps That Will Help Your Garden Flourish
If there is one thing that homesteaders do better than anyone else, it’s finding ways to reuse, recycle, and re-source what most people would consider waste. There is no place this philosophy shines brighter than in the relationship between the kitchen and the garden. What comes … [Read more...]
