Succession Staggered Planting
As a home gardener, your goal is to grow fresh vegetables that you and your family can enjoy from spring until fall. Regardless of whether you’re growing a traditional garden in your backyard or are among those using the space-saving raised bed style of gardening, succession planting will enable you to enjoy a more bountiful, …. Read More
Black Fly Control
If you have been growing fava beans then it’s likely that you have run into black flies. Black flies love to damage fava bean plants and ruin your production. But there are a few simple ways to fight back if you notice an infection and even measures you can take to prevent your plants from ever …. Read More
Homestead Hog Slaughtering (Video)
I think hogs are some of the best animals to have on the homestead. They are cost efficient and can produce a lot of meat in a short amount of time. And who doesn’t love lots of pork and bacon? Of course, there’s the dirty business of slaughtering them. They’re pretty big, heavy, strong animals, …. Read More
Medicinal Herbs and Roots for Homesteaders
When living as self-sufficiently as possible, you want to keep trips to the drugstore to a minimum, naturally. Fortunately, you can find some great medicinal herbs that you can grow and keep around the house that will help to keep you and your family healthy. Of course, there may always come a time when you …. Read More
Using Compostable Diapers in the Garden
If you have kids in diapers and have gotten on the “green” bandwagon, then you are paying enough for those diapers that you might want to get more than one use out of them. Well, maybe not some of them, but the ones that have only been soiled with urine. If you don’t mind getting your …. Read More
Shearing Sheep for Wool (Video)
It’s really cool to see real-life demonstrations of classic farm work, and shearing sheep is one of the coolest. Modern electric buzzers have certainly made this age-old practice much quicker, but it’s still pretty old-school in our fast-paced age of information. This video shows the Austrailian method of shearing. I think the coolest thing is …. Read More
Make Your Own Powdered Laundry Detergent
Are you tired of buying overpriced laundry detergent that has too much scent? As a homesteader, you should be making your own laundry detergent. You will find that with a few simple ingredients, you can create laundry detergent that works just as well as what you buy, and it will save you quite a bit …. Read More
Tips for Pruning Fruit Trees
Fruit trees, like all perennials, are a great source of food for years to come, and should therefore be taken care of to keep them healthy and productive. Some find it hard to bring themselves to cut anything from their fruit trees thinking that pruning will harm the tree, or that it will reduce …. Read More
Your Homesteading Could Pay Off in Financial Gains
As a homesteader, or as someone who wants to be a homesteader, you probably aren’t thinking about the financial gains that you could make from the experience. Instead, you are thinking about the benefits of living simply and simply living better. However, there are quite a few ways that you can turn your homesteading into …. Read More
Tips for Raising Goats
Homesteaders should certainly consider raising goats. They can be used for meat, milk, and more. However, it is important that you have a good understanding of how to raise the goats properly and safely, and to provide them with a healthy environment. The following are some tips that can help you get started. More than …. Read More