Tara Dodrill, Author at Homestead Survival Site

Feed This To Your Chickens for Tastier Eggs

The foods you feed to your chickens have a huge effect on their overall health and the quality of their eggs in both taste and durability.

Homemade weed killers not only help you kill all the bad weeds in your garden, they also save you money—and without the use of toxic chemicals.

Sooner or later, your fuel will run out. When they do, you’ll need a stockpile of hand-powered tools and the knowledge to use them.

Save money by finding ways to repurpose and upcycle things that other folks would throw away. Here are 65 items you should reuse.

To make this list of states for homesteaders, I took into account laws, weather, land prices, cost of living, property taxes, and more.

You can plant a survival garden no matter where you live, even if you have a tiny yard. You just have to choose the right gardening method.

Hanging planter indoor gardens are a perfect solution for urban preppers and provide added non-seasonal gardening opportunities.

Cooking oil is a great substitute for many household, garage, and farm products. It will save you money now and come in handy after SHTF.

All of the foods chicken can and can’t eat on this list are a result of years of experience keeping chickens on our homestead.

Chicken brooding, whether it naturally occurs or is helped along by human hands, can be an incredibly exciting and rewarding process.