10 Common Livestock Mistakes to Avoid
Getting new livestock is an exciting time, but it can become an epic failure if you make one of these livestock mistakes.
Dutch Oven Cooking: The Complete Guide for Beginners
Dutch ovens are a practical choice for anyone who wants to cook off-grid. Here are some cooking and safety tips for beginners.
5 Off Grid Kitchen Gadgets You Need
Setting up an off-grid kitchen is easier said than done. Most rely on electricity and electronics more than you realize.
How to Make Old-Fashioned Gunpowder (with Pictures)
Black powder, the original gunpowder, can be made from sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate. However, you have to be very careful.
20 Creative Ways to Cut the Cost of Chicken Feed
Chicken feed can cost hundreds of dollars per month, but there are lots of other things you can feed to your chickens.
9 Ways to Improve Your Garden Soil
Growing a bountiful harvest begins with one simple yet extremely important step: soil quality. Here’s how to improve it.
20 Things We Wish We’d Known Before We Went Off Grid
Nick and Esther have been living off the grid while building their dream home. In that time, they’ve learned some valuable lessons.
7 Surprising Uses For Diatomaceous Earth
Diatomaceous earth is a versatile problem solver, useful for food storage, pest control, improving your health, and even smoothing your skin.
10 Livestock Predators to Beware Of
If you have small animals such as chickens on your homestead, you need to prepare for these livestock predators.
10 Essential Homesteading Tools
There are so many lists of homestead tools floating around out there, but this list by Big Family Homestead is especially interesting because it has several ideas that wouldn’t occur to most people. #homesteadsurvivalsite #homesteadingtools #homestead #tools
