It's the middle of summer, and that means bugs are everywhere. Gnats, ticks, ants, mosquitoes, and all sorts of other six-legged creatures. They come out in the evening when it's cooler, and they crawl inside your house during the day to escape the heat. This is an even bigger … [Read more...]
Easy DIY Outdoor Fireplace
Need to build an outdoor fireplace on short notice? Maybe you want to use one this evening and only have a few hours of daylight left. Or maybe you're in a survival scenario and just need something to cook on ASAP. Whatever your reasons, it's possible to throw together a … [Read more...]
Simple Homemade Cough Syrup Recipe
Disclaimer: Before I talk about this home remedy, I want to add a disclaimer. This cough syrup will NOT fix just any cough. If you have a chronic cough such as from asthma or some other disease, it won't work. Rather, this remedy is for people with a mild cough such as from … [Read more...]
How To Make Liquid Laundry Detergent
I've been making my own laundry detergent for years, ever since my first son was less than a year old. We noticed he was getting mild rashes all over his body, but we couldn't figure out what was causing it. We bathed him every day and put lots of healing lotion on him, but … [Read more...]
Super Easy 3 Ingredient Soap Recipe
Soap isn't nearly as difficult to make as you might think. I've known several people who were intimidated by the idea of making their own bath and beauty products. They assumed there would be a steep learning curve. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It on … [Read more...]
Build A DIY Self-Watering Planter For Only $10
If you're a vegetable gardener, self-watering planters are one of the best inventions ever. Probably the most common mistake gardeners make is to overwater their plants. It's just instinct to want to give your plant a drink if it doesn't look well. But oftentimes, you end up … [Read more...]
Easy DIY Nesting Boxes For Chickens
There are countless designs for chicken nesting boxes, but these are probably the easiest ones to make, and chickens love them! If you're a chicken owner but not great at building things or don't have a lot of time to spare, I highly recommend trying this out. Basically, you … [Read more...]
DIY Chicken Coop for Less Than $15
If you've ever thought about getting chickens so you can have fresh eggs every day (thus saving any money that you spend on eggs), then you probably already know that you will need a chicken coop. The problem is, most prebuilt coops cost several hundred dollars, thus erasing … [Read more...]
8 Homemade Weed Killer Sprays That Really Work
Homemade weed killer sprays not only help you kill all the bad weeds in your garden, they also save you money - and without the use of toxic chemicals. While some weeds can actually be very good to have in and around your garden, many will steal nutrients from the soil that … [Read more...]
How to Make Soap from Fat and Ashes
DIY Soap is Easier Than You Think, but it Takes Some Time and Requires Some Caution There’s very little in the history books on the invention of soap. Some stories on the Internet claim it occurred when someone picked up some wet ashes from a fire that had been mixed with … [Read more...]
How to Make Papercrete: The Ultimate Building Material for Off Grid Living
Papercrete is Concrete Made with Paper. It’s Inexpensive, Sturdy, Lightweight, Insulating, and Better than Bricks. Papercrete was invented in the 1920’s, but it was so easy to make, no one bought it. Papercrete has been used to build homes, walls, fences, and is easily formed … [Read more...]
DIY Waterproof Wood Planter
I don't normally post a lot of DIY articles and videos on this site, but when I do, I try to make sure they're really good ones that are fairly easy to do and legitimately useful. I'm not very good at building things, so easy is a requirement for me. Recently, I came across a … [Read more...]
The Easy Way To Make Charcoal and Biochar
Buying charcoal is for chumps. If you have access to wood and steel drums, you can make your own charcoal. It's easier than you think. And while you're at it, you can also make biochar, which is incredible at improving garden soil. It can actually clean your soil by binding … [Read more...]
How to Build a $17.50 Greenhouse Without Any Tools
If you're an avid gardener, you already know the benefits of having a greenhouse in the winter. It allows you to keep growing things even when it's too cold outside, that way you can have fresh veggies and flowers all year long. I've talked to gardeners who say it would be … [Read more...]
Making Glue From Milk – A Homestead Kids Science Project
I don't normally share videos like this, but I found it so interesting that I just couldn't resist. In this video, Big Family Homestead explains how you can make your own glue using ordinary milk. Not only is this a fun activity to do with your kids, it's also something you … [Read more...]
5 Homemade Healing Salve Recipes From 100 Years Ago
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. What did our ancestors use when they had wounds and sore muscles? I can tell … [Read more...]
DIY Automatic Pig Waterer
Pigs have a reputation for being messy for a good reason: they are very messy! If you put down a bowl or trough of water, it is going to get dirty fast and you are going to have to freshen it all the time. To get around this problem, try building a pig waterer. This is a lot … [Read more...]
