Learning to sew was once an honored family tradition, a skill that was passed from mother to daughter just like cooking and baking. Even many young American boys used to learn basic sewing skills to adorn their scouting uniforms with patches. In our fast-paced modern world, … [Read more...]
42 Homesteading Skills for Self-Sufficiency (With Links!)
Starting your own homestead is an exciting idea that can definitely turn into reality. Homesteads don’t have to be 40-acre farms in the country anymore. Plenty of city dwellers and suburbanites are choosing to incorporate homesteading skills into their property. Not only do … [Read more...]
7 Things You Must Do Before Going Off Grid
Are you looking for more independence? More of a connection with nature? Or are you trying to be more sustainable? Whatever your reason is for going off the grid, you'll find a fantastic new way to live life by taking the chance. Going off grid offers a variety of benefits … [Read more...]
9 Ways to Light Your Home While Living Off Grid
The decision to go 100% off the grid comes with some major challenges. If you're thinking of doing this, then hopefully, you understand how much things will change. Most modern-day comforts will disappear. Fortunately, these comforts will be replaced by newfound … [Read more...]
10 Things You NEED To Know About Living In The Country
For many people, moving to a home in the country would be a dream come true. If that sounds like you and you're curious about what it's like to live in the country, check out this video by Better Together Life. Here are some topics they discuss... Want to save this post for … [Read more...]
15 Manuals and Cookbooks Every Homesteader Should Own
Sure, homesteading isn’t for the faint of heart, but it really isn’t for the unprepared. Every journey towards off-grid living is different, but the more high-quality resource material you have in your library, the easier your life will be. These are my all-time favorite books … [Read more...]
How to Tie the Most Useful Knot in the World
By and large, knot tying has become a forgotten art. In a survival scenario, though, knowing how to tie an effective knot could very well be the difference between life and death. With that in mind, if there’s one knot you should learn to tie, it's the bowline knot. Want to … [Read more...]
What It’s Like To Live In A Yurt
What do you do when you finally find a property that checks all the right boxes–water well, mature trees, fertile soil, enough acres–but doesn’t have a liveable structure on it? Most would-be homesteaders want something they can live in temporarily while they work on building a … [Read more...]
Historic Kitchens vs. Modern Kitchens
When you go to the kitchen, which appliances are you most likely to use? Probably the refrigerator and the microwave, right? For some people, those are the only appliances they ever use. And yet, these things weren't even invented until the twentieth century. Kitchens existed for … [Read more...]
Reading the Sky – How Clouds, Smoke, the Sun, and the Air Can Predict the Weather
Native Peoples Knew How to Read the Signs in the Sky, and You Should Too. Long before the weather channel, our pioneer ancestors and native tribes looked for signs in nature to forecast the weather. The sky was their primary focus, but how the sky, air, and barometric pressure … [Read more...]
5 Little Known Tips For Off-Grid Living
Homesteaders are a resourceful lot who tend to overthink the big-picture details involved in self-sufficient living. But sometimes that laser-sharp focus can mean we ignore possible situations that have the potential to put a major cramp in our comfort. Everyone thinks of the … [Read more...]
How To Make At Least $1000 a Month From Your Homestead
Making money with a homestead is not a difficult task, but it sure can be time-consuming. If you plan to make a living off of your homestead, it will require a time investment equal to a 40-hour per week job. Instead of quitting your job to live off the land immediately, make … [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...]
Man Shares REAL Experience Living Off Grid For 13 Years
There are countless articles about off-grid living, but what is it REALLY like? The only way to know is to try it yourself. The next best option is to learn from someone who's done it. Peter from TreeEater Farm & Nursery lived off the grid in British Columbia for 13 years. … [Read more...]
How To Read The Language Of Nature
Tristan Gooley writes in his book, The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs, that it is “not the map that should make sense of the land, but the land that will make a map for us.” Although we have access to more information than ever before in history, many of us have lost the … [Read more...]
35 Old-School Life Hacks That Used to Be Common Knowledge
You’ve probably seen numerous blog articles that list the latest “life hacks.” According to the Urban Dictionary, the phrase “life hack” describes any “tips and tricks that get things done quickly by automating, increase productivity and organizing… Formerly known as "good … [Read more...]
15 Pioneer Skills That Will Make You Completely Self-Sufficient
If the off-grid way of life is calling to you, you already have an adventurous spirit. However, to succeed as a self-sufficient homesteader, you also need to learn these basic pioneer skills. Our forefathers and foremothers did not consider this list to be anything other than … [Read more...]
