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2000+ Survival Uses for Everyday Items

This is the ultimate index to survival uses for everyday items. Here you’ll find a list of nearly 100 ordinary items that have all sorts of survival applications. #homesteadsurvivalsite #survivaltips #survivalhacks #upcycling #frugal

15 Best Crops to Grow for Food Storage

One of the keys to a successful harvest and storage is choosing the right seeds or stock to plant in the beginning. Choose varieties that are known for their long-term storage properties. #homesteadsurvivalsite #crops #gardening #foodstorage #homesteading

5 Ways to Make Your Homestead More Productive This Year

You’ve moved off the grid–away from the traffic, pollution, and politics. Now you can sit back and enjoy the rest of your years in nature, right? Wrong. #homesteadsurvivalsite #homestead #homesteadingtips #offgridliving #offthegrid

Farming Insects for Easy Superfood Nutrition and Livestock Feed

There are insects that are edible and nutritious for humans and livestock alike, but here we will talk about grasshoppers, crickets, and mealworms. #homesteadsurvivalsite #livestock #farminginsects #farming #homestead

6 Things Homesteaders Should Never Throw Away (And Why)

Learn how to turn your homestead trash like glass, plastic, and cardboard into DIY treasure using the most common materials we tend to toss out. #homesteadsurvivalsite #homesteader #frugal #frugaltips #repurpose

13 Self-Reliance Skills The Pioneers Needed to Survive their Journey West

In order to survive their arduous journey and rugged way of life, pioneers needed a set of self-reliant skills if they wanted to survive. #homesteadsurvivalsite #selfreliance #pioneers #selfsufficient #skills

4 Things You Can Burn for Heat When You Run Out of Firewood

In case you ever run out of firewood during the cold winter, you’ll need to turn to some unconventional burning materials to stay warm. #homesteadsurvivalsite #firewood #winter #repurpose #frugal

30 Things You Can Do On Your Winter Homestead

If you’re a homesteader who spends most of the year doing things outside, what are you supposed to do inside all winter? #urbansurvivalsite #winter #winterhomestead #homesead #offgrid

9 Ways to Preserve Dairy for Long-Term Storage

How do you make sure you have enough milk, eggs, butter, and cheese to keep your family eating well all year round? Here are 9 methods. #homesteadsurvivalsite #dairy #foodstorage #farmlife #preservefood

5 Big Reasons You Should Teach Your Kids to Homestead

Raising kids on a homestead is one of the best ways to give them a great start in life. The skills and values they learn can help them be successful later #homesteadsurvivalsite #homestead #raisingkids #raisingchildren #homesteading

Creating a Homestead Business: Legalities and Liabilities

One of the best things about owning a homestead is having extra food that you can sell. If you’re not careful, you could get sued or even imprisoned. #homesteadsurvivalsite #homestead #business #startingahomestead #makemoney

9 Tips for New Homesteaders

There are some general pieces of advice that apply to all homesteaders. Here is our list of homesteading tips to help you focus on what is important. #homesteadsurvivalsite #homesteaders #beginner #beginning #homesteading

15 Great Gifts for Homesteaders

This holiday season, you should give homesteaders gifts that are practical, useful, and won’t end up in the junk closet. Here are 15 ideas. #homesteadsurvivalsite #giftideas #homesteader #holidays #gifts