Wondering if it's possible to homestead with a full time job? It definitely is! Here's exactly how I do it! Mini Urban Farm
The last couple of days I have given you 12 months of frugal living and 12 months of healthier living. Today I'm going to share my last one which is 12 months to homesteading. If you've always wanted to know how to start homesteading, you'll want to keep reading. This post contains affiliate links.
Come dig (or, don't dig!) into natural no-till gardening - what it is, how to do it, and the stellar benefits it offers to organic soil and plant health.
How to homestead with monthly to do lists. Homesteading tasks organized by season so you can see the yearly flow of homestead living
(Read Part One Here) I was completely excited to publish last week’s post where I introduced you guys to our frugal homesteading lifestyle. I always enjoy giving my readers a peek into our life, plus I was hoping to be an encouragement to some of those who want to homestead, but aren’t quite sure how to get there with […]
August has settled in like honey— sticky and sweet. The mornings greet us with dewdrops and cooler temperatures. But the sun, rich and golden, will still warm the days. The air is thick with change. Summer is fading into something more earnest. A squirrel on our front porch is eating a peach from ou
Growing a garden for self-sufficiency is going to provide you with valuable skills and food freedom. But, not all crops are created equal. Some crops are going to be better for self-sufficient gardeners than others.
We've all seen them. Those huge listicles with ideas for making money on your homestead. A laundry list of things that could potentially bring in income, but mostly just a few dollars here or there.
We prize turkeys for their delicious meat and that’s about it. Why don't we eat turkey eggs? Let’s dig in and figure this one out together.
Currant (Ribes) bushes are often grown solely for their ornamental appeal, but the berries are a highly nutritious and tasty treat that should be enjoyed too.
Do you want to quit your job and create a sustainable income from your homestead? Here are 100+ ways to make money farming just to get you started!
A listing of homesteading resources to help beginners. Learn about livestock, chickens, homestead cooking, and more.
SUPER helpful list of how to get started with some of the best ways for making money farming - even on just a SMALL homestead!
Vintage frugal tips for your homestead. It is no secret that the generations that came before us seemed to know these frugal tips as a way of life.
How to Use Eggshells in the Garden-Learn the different ways you can use your eggshells to benefit your garden plants and improve your garden soil!
Are you not sure if you can make homesteading work with the amount of land you have? Here are 28 farm layout design ideas to inspire you.
Sometimes all you need is a bit of motivation....and a lot of accountability. This guest post comes from Kimberlee at Old Walsh Farm. Her family committed to learning 52 homestead skills in one year, and
70+ life hacks for homesteading, hobby farming, and more! These homestead hacks will make life on the farm just a little bit easier.
How to Use Eggshells in the Garden-Learn the different ways you can use your eggshells to benefit your garden plants and improve your garden soil!
These real, tiny homestead layout plans show that with smart homestead planning techniques, self-sufficiency can be achieved even on a small lot.
Homestead secrets...the dirty truth and crap you don't read on most homesteading blogs. Let's call these homestead secrets...inconvenient truth.
70+ Ways to make & Save Money while living on your Homestead. Here are some helpful ideas for you to make money homesteading!
Cold Hardy vegetables can be killed anywhere from 30ºF all the way down to -5ºF and possibly lower. It covers such a wide range of temperature that they are usually put into two different groups, semi cold hardy which can take light frosts and cold hardy which can survive to 20ºF and below.
I am sharing how easy it is to create an urban homestead whether you're living in a city condo or suburban home.
Heather from The Homesteading Hippy shares her best advice for raising meat on a small homestead. She strives to raise at least 80% of their own food.
Are you interested in growing mushrooms? Mushroom farming is a way to gain profit on your farm. Take a look at what you need to know to get started.
Since having ducks onto the homestead we have come to enjoy them. Here are the top 10 reasons we will continue to keep ducks on the farm.
Do you like to watch movies about gardening, farming and permaculture? Here are some great free films on exactly those subjects.
Micro-farming is small scale farming when you live in the suburbs or even on a rural plot of land, but you only have less than three acres available.
Apartment homesteading or homesteading in a rental is a great way to learn to homestead and become more self-reliant.
Subsistence farming is a term often heard in today’s world. It would be delightful if everybody could get into this style of farming! One of the few concerns, however, is that subsistence farming is only
The last couple of days I have given you 12 months of frugal living and 12 months of healthier living. Today I'm going to share my last one which is 12 months to homesteading. If you've always wanted to know how to start homesteading, you'll want to keep reading. This post contains affiliate links.
Now is the time to create your homesteading plan, month by month. Plan out tasks you know you'll have to do to start organized for the upcoming year.
My Top 10 Favorite Podcasts of 2016. SO much great info in these podcasts - from interviews with permaculture experts, to "how-to's" with fellow farmers!
15 Vintage Skills That Can Be Learned On YouTube! There are many skills you can taught simply by watching well done YouTube videos for homesteaders.
Upcycling on the homestead. You know the saying "another man's trash is another man's treasure"? It is absolutely true on a homestead. Farming is not cheap!
Apartment homesteading or homesteading in a rental is a great way to learn to homestead and become more self-reliant.
Homesteading is hard! Here's my 10 must-have items to make homesteading easier - and where to buy them.
Homesteading with no outside income? Yes, it's tough but possible! Here are 11 tips on how to do it.
No-till gardening is easier for your back, has better water retention, and will have less pests and disease. here's how to do it.
Homesteady has been homesteading for years and has learned a lot along the way, so there is a lot of wisdom in his videos.
Start growing these now!
When we think of homesteading, visions of backyard chickens, bountiful veggie gardens and jars of home-canned foods lining pantry shelves are usually the first things that come to mind. We think of pulling weeds and planting seeds; Of long, hot days gardening and farming livestock; Of evenings spent steaming up the kitchen windows while the
Is permaculture relevant to homesteaders growing food and being more self-sufficient? Yes! Here's a super short introduction to permaculture!
We get asked this occasionally.. what's the difference in farmsteading and homesteading? In a lot of ways each of these is married to the other, but they are also different from each other. We'll make a fancy schmancy Venn diagram to show you the difference (and cause it's cool). Let's start with some definitions.... What
Preparing the vegetable garden for winter can be done rather quickly. Winter is an important time. The garden gets to rest and the soil can improve. Here is how to prepare the garden for winter.