Heidi Hawthorn, Author at Homestead Survival Site

Simple Soap Recipe With Olive Oil and Coconut Oil

Nowadays, even basic bar soap is full of strange, caustic chemicals and perfumes. But this soap is made with olive oil and coconut oil.

Believe it or not, buying a piece of land in the countryside is not a pipe dream, even if you have practically no money.

If you like pickles, making your own can be a fun and healthy way of preserving the abundance of your summer harvests. Here are 2 recipes.

Urban Farmer Curtis Stone does farmers markets all the time and has come up with five ways to sell every last piece of food.

In these videos, Big Family Homestead proves this by sharing three bread recipes that can be made in just 10 minutes each.

If you’ve always wanted a meat smoker but you can’t afford one, you have to watch this video. He builds a smoker out of two flower pots.

Unfortunately, washing machines take a lot of power. How do you use a washing machine when you don’t have electricity?

Here are 10 random kitchen tricks that will make your life easier and impress your family. Watch the video to see them done.

The average clothing repair, done right after damage occurs, should take less than five minutes and extend the life of the garment by months.

In this video, Brad and his wife explain how they feed a family with 7 children on a budget of $250 a month.