Though chickens are the best-known type of backyard poultry, there are many other breeds worth considering. A mixed flock has many advantages, as each type of bird will eat different forage rather than directly competing, meaning you can keep more birds in a single space without … [Read more...]
9 Questions to Ask Before You Start Beekeeping
Beekeeping can be incredibly rewarding both to the beekeeper and the entire community as the bees go to work pollinating crops, regardless of fence line boundaries. Though bees are one of the few homestead animals that largely feed themselves, tending them can require a huge … [Read more...]
How to Make a Bacon Fat Candle
If you love to make bacon but are dumping all the grease down the drain or into the trash, you should start saving it instead. Not only is bacon grease great for cooking, it makes a great clean-burning candle. This video by Finding Self-Reliance shows you exactly how to make … [Read more...]
Peasant Bread: A Delicious Food That Anyone Can Make (With Pics)
If you're new to from-scratch cooking or bread-making in particular, peasant bread is a great place to start. It’s long been a cheap family staple and is an easy recipe to add to or alter to suit your tastes. Plus, it’s no-knead! While there isn’t a strict definition for … [Read more...]
20 Urgent Supplies You Need Before The Next Deadly Storm
Here’s the thing about storms: they sneak up on you. Sure, you might have a couple days warning that a hurricane is coming--but so does everyone else in town. While you’re making a mad dash to the hardware store to pick up sandbags, so are all your neighbors. And when you’re … [Read more...]
11 Toxic Plants That You Should Learn to Identify
Whether you're going camping for the weekend, exploring the land around your homestead, or learning about edible plants and medicinal herbs, knowing which plants are highly toxic is essential. Never, ever, consume a plant you have not positively identified as safe, OR that is a … [Read more...]
5 Deadly Mistakes To Avoid When Raising Chickens
Raising chickens has become very popular in recent years. Not just among homesteaders, but among suburbanites. Anywhere raising chickens is allowed, you can be sure that at least a few people are doing it. But with all these new chicken owners, lots of people are making deadly … [Read more...]
10 Dangerous Foods That Are Banned Outside The U.S.
Since the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906 -- a measure that banned interstate trade in misbranded and/or adulterated foods and drugs -- and the later formation of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Americans have come to rely on the federal government to … [Read more...]
18th Century Energy Drink
Isn't it amazing that there was once a time when no one had ever heard the term, "energy drink"? I myself, an admitted Monster Energy Drink addict, find the idea horrifying. But even though drinks like Monster, Red Bull, and 5 Hour Energy are fairly new, there have always been … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Stay Cool When You Don’t Have an Air Conditioner
It’s no secret that the summer months can be absolutely brutal when it comes to heat, and this is why we turn on the AC to help us cope with extremely warm temperatures. But what if you don’t have an AC or it isn’t working? Does this mean you’re all out of luck? Not at all. … [Read more...]
7 Practical Reasons Your Homestead Needs Goats
With the abundance of cute goat videos and photos on the internet, it is no wonder that more and more people are getting into goat keeping. Aside from the undeniable cuteness and the fact that your family is pleading for some kids of their own, here are seven practical reasons … [Read more...]
DIY Cinder Block Bench
Too many people find themselves intimidated by DIY projects. They go their whole lives buying what they need and never making anything, so they tend to think DIY projects are difficult and time-consuming. Although that's certainly true in some cases, this video is a great example … [Read more...]
7 Science-Based Health Benefits of Gardening
Most people have fond memories of their grandparents tending to their garden - for very good reason - because they held a very firm belief that it was good for them and, for many of those, helped them get to that age in the first place. They would have been completely right. … [Read more...]
100-Year-Old Life Hacks You Didn’t Know Existed
It's amazing how much wisdom has been lost to the ages. There are so many simple life hacks that used to be common knowledge. In this video, Household Hacker tries out some life hack inserts that were printed over 100 years ago in 1916. The first card reads... How to Pull Out … [Read more...]
3 Things to Know Before Moving Off The Power Grid
While you may dream of moving to an off-grid homestead, the reality may not be what you’d expect. When most people think of “off-grid living” they imagine a simpler lifestyle, where a rudimentary electrical system powers only basic conveniences. You may be picturing hard … [Read more...]
Reluctant Spouses and Homesteading
If there is one topic I hear about the most, it has to be the reluctant spouse. I hear it from homesteaders, preppers, survivalists, and so on. It’s not an easy thing to manage. When it comes to these types of endeavors, you must face the truth of the real world. You must face … [Read more...]
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