Advice for a new homesteader from 24 homesteading bloggers who have been there. From gardening to raising livestock, great advice for a beginner homesteader
If I have a choice, I’ll almost always pick letting a broody hen hatch eggs over ordering eggs from the hatchery every single time. However… that requires one important component– something I don’t always have. A broody hen. The topic of broody hens isn’t a horribly complicated one, but there are definitely some things to […]
When the shutdowns hit the US, a lot of people were stuck inside with nothing to do. They were scared of the virus and scared that they couldn't find the basic supplies they need. All of this caused a huge uptick in people learning about homesteading. Mostly because they were stuck at home and bored
Northern Homestead is about providing helpful tips, ideas and practical advice for growing, raising, and preserving real food in a cold climate.
There are lots of ways to make money on a homestead – most of which enhance the lifestyle and educate others about self-reliance in the process. A win-win!
Join Nicole and Misty Meadows Homestead & Apiary as they discuss homesteading with disabilities and keys to a happy marriage!
Starting a homestead from scratch isn’t easy, but it can be done. You don’t even need a lot of money. Here's our story, which you can replicate!
Learn to build a natural stream pond on your property for a self-cleaning water structure, including pond advice and dam building diagrams.
Food Preservation/Prepare Your Own Pantry: See Section on Canning, Drying, Freezing, Fermenting See Prepare Your Own Pantry Series (Preparedness/Food Storage/Pantry) Visit our A-Z Homemaker's Index ~ Prepare Your Own Pantry/Products Garden Gate: Autumn Garden Inspiration Bounty of Broccoli Bouquet of Beets Cabbage Rose Citrus Season ~ What to Do with All Your Lemons Cucumber Pickles ~ 4 Different Methods and Recipes Drying Lavender & Other Herbs and Flowers Drying Seeds for Replanting End of the Garden Soup {GF} Flowers for Free Floral Salve and Lip Gloss Food Preservation Planner ~ Free Printable Foraging For Free Flowers "Planting Petals" ~ Free Printable Fourteen Carrot Gold Free Lavender Plants Using Lavender Cuttings Garden Cookbook ~ Free Printable Garden Journal Planner ~ Free Printable Harvesting/Storing Butternut Squash Through the Winter How to Identify Calendula in Your Back Yard and Its Uses Pantry Inventory Notes and List ~ Spring Preparation Peter Rabbit's Seed Packets ~ Free Printable Pumpkin Seed Packets ~ Happy Harvest Gifts Shredding and Freezing "Odds and Ends" Produce Spring ~ Starting Seeds Indoors What to Make and Do with Fruit Scraps What to Make and Do with Lavender What to Make and Do with Lemons What to Make and Do with Oranges What to Make and Do with Pumpkins What to Make and Do with Strawberries What to Make and Do with Zucchini Homesteading in General: 5 Reasons to Store Frozen Water Bottles in Your Freezer Abigail's Pantry ~ A Lesson in Opportunity, Pantry and Preparedness Alternative Lighting Options ~ Proverbs 31 Preparedness Series A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Diary Entry #1 A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Diary Entry #2 ~ From Alpha to Zucchini A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Diary Entry #3 ~ From Beautiful Books to Blueberries A "Shabby Chic" Frugal Farm Lifestyle ~ Diary Entry #4 ~ From Curtain Covers to Regal Repairs Blessings of Old Fashioned Work ~ Part One Blessings of Old Fashioned Work ~ Part Two Blessing$ of Old Fashioned Work ~ Part Three Blessings of Old Fashioned Work ~ Part Four Blessings of Old Fashioned Work ~ Part Five Create Your Own Home Pharmacy Embracing Ma's Practical Pioneering Spirit During Lean Times Farm Fresh Eggs ~ Hints and Helps First Year on Homestead Reflections ~ Humor & Horrors Food Preservation Planner ~ Free Printable Frugal Living/Self-Sufficiency Skills ~ Printable Checklist Frugal Homemaking Lessons from The Great Depression Inspired by Janette Oke ~ Part One Frugal Yet Fanciful Life Goodness of Goat's Milk ~ Give it a Try! Homestead Happenings ~ Update Two How to Safely Can Using Recycled Condiment Jars How to Store, Sanitize & Use Water for Emergencies Land of Milk & Honey? Not Always Medical Preparedness Mosquitoes ~ War Against My Homesteading Vision Our First Foal ~ A Filly! Power Outages, Generator Safety and Carbon Monoxide Awareness Prepare an "Herbal" ~ Book of Household Wisdom Preparing a Proverbs 31 Pantry Proverbs 31 "Preparedness" Series Rain Water Storage Raising Chickens Naturally Reinventing the "Herbal" for the Modern Day Homemaker Shelf Life of Canned Goods ~ Think Before You Throw Out Utilizing What You Have on Your Land ~ Being Creative Ways to Use Honey ~ Printable Tip Sheet Welcome to Our Prairie Farm ~ A Tour Women in the Ark ~ A Lesson in Prayer and Preparedness Wildcrafting: Apothecary Herb Labels ~ Free Printable Create Your Own Natural Home Pharmacy with Herbs Floral Salve and Lip Gloss Herbal Wax Sachets Herbs that Heal from your Back Yard How to Identify Calendula in Your Back Yard and Its Uses How to Make a Medicinal Oil {Plus Printable Instructions and Labels} How to Make a Medicinal Tea {Plus Printable Instructions and Labels} How to Make a Tincture {Plus Printable Instructions and Labels} How to Make Calendula Medicine How to Make Elderberry Medicine How to Make Peppermint Medicine How to Make Rose Hip Medicine Prairie Candles What to do with Dandelions? What to do with Lavender? Homestead Blessings DVD's
Scandinavian style, to me, has always meant strictly Scandinavian furniture design, white walls and minimal accessories — almost textbook. I’ve always found it to be beautiful and simple, but I had no
Same Goals – Different Energy Flows Permaculture Design and planning steps beyond organic farming. A permaculture design aims to close the energy cycle and support nature in its ability to pr…
My design is very simple. I like to repeat some flowers in the border, but I also like to use a random planting scheme that gives a naturalistic face for it. I like very much to use annuals, biennials, and tender perennials with the perennials and self-seeding plants.
Journey with us as we explore homesteading: from building your foundation, hunting, to legal aspects & resource. Aim for a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle!
It seems like almost everytime I go to a garage sale I see an old-fashioned meat grinder for sale. You know one of those hand crank ones for making your
Starting seeds isn't difficult, but if we don't make the right choices while raising them, they can become tall or spindly. Here's advice.
57 Homesteading Skills for 2022 Wandering Hoof Ranch may […]
Homesteading isn’t a process that happens overnight. Purchase homestead tools as you need them until you have everything covered.
Winter on the homestead isn't boring or gloomy. It's the time of the year when we focus on winter homesteading activities to make our next year even better.
After 8 years of homesteading what I would do differently than when we first started a homesteading lifestyle.
Trying to build the skills you need for your dream homestead? Here's a big list of homestead skills to get you started.
One of my favorite parts of homesteading is learning new traditional skills that have been lost due to technology. Start by learning today!
Living a homesteader's life can be done anywhere. All you need are ideas, skills, and some determination to achieve self-sufficient living.
A dream that consists of being more self-sufficient, maybe it’s gathering eggs or walking out to the garden to pick fresh vegetables. But more than likely it’s a dream that includes jumping off the rat race we call life to live a slower simpler life.
In March 2020, grocery store shelves ran barren of toilet paper, milk, eggs, and bread. Everyone panicked about where they were going to get the staples they needed to feed their families. Well, almost everyone.
I know it is not socially acceptable to talk about how much things cost, but I do want to give an accurate look into the cost of setting up a homestead.
Share the homesteading lifestyle with your kids! These kid-friendly homesteading how-to's, projects, & activities will build your homesteading skills.
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.
Homesteading skills to learn and practice before you even start your homestead. Ideas for food preservation, skills to help with DIY projects, and homestead management that will allow you to jump right into homesteading once you have a property.
Check out these ways to homestead in the suburbs! From seed starting to raising chicks and everything in between! Urban Homesteading
Homesteading for beginners: get started homesteading this year with these eleven, feasible first year homesteading goals!
“I’d love to do what you do, except I live in town.” “I wish we could grow our own food, but we only have half an acre.” These are a couple of comments that I hear frequently. But they are ... Read More
No matter where you live, you can start developing homesteading skills. The skills can help you save money and get ready for your homesteading dreams.
Advice on getting started with keeping honeybees by Linda Tillman of 'Linda's Bees'. Includes tips on hive location, equipment, books, and where to begin.
Have you ever been broke, like realllllly broke? I've been there as well. Homesteading was the answer to my problems! "How to Homestead With No Money"!
Get this list of 7 Backyard Homestead Ideas that you can do right outside your kitchen door. Take your first step towards a self-reliant life
Inside: How to save money the simplest way of all... by not being wasteful. You'll find that when you focus on reducing waste, problems like budgeting and decluttering take care of themselves. We've all heard waste not, want not. It's an old-fashioned saying you hear so often that you might forget what it really means.
How to have a frugal homestead PLUS some of my favorite frugal homesteading blogs that you must read. Homesteading in your backyard!
Before you move to your homestead, you're probably dreaming of your kitchen. Sunshine streaming in, homemade pies cooling on the counter, and a from-scratch dinner on the stove. So much of the homesteading lifestyle revolves around food. And to have that busy and productive kitchen you're dreaming of, you'll need a few supplies. Here are
