Some absolutely hate having a broody hen. Others (me, me, me!) absolutely love it. When a hen goes broody, she’s ready to hunker down, hatch some eggs, and raise the next generation of flock members. For us, that means we don’t have to: Incubate eggs, Purchase chicks, Maintain a brooder, Or take special care of
Category: Survival Homesteading
I’m going to be 100% honest here: Homesteading is not easy. It is not all happy, healthy, bouncing babies, or bumper crop after bumper crop. It’s not all joy and laughter. It just simply isn’t. Truthfully, homesteading isn’t for the faint of heart. We wouldn’t trade it for the world, though. This might not be
Look, I love the dollar store. I am a frugal girl, always trying to find some sort of a cheap deal. I not only find tons of useful things at the dollar store, I also find and make uses for the things that I find! Is It Possible to Start Homesteading on a Dollar Store
If you’ve been eyeing the world of food dehydration with curiosity, I hope you’ll take action and try your hand at this incredible method of food preservation! Food dehydration may seem controversial to some because it is not heat-treated when packed into jars or bags, which can scare some people away. They’re missing out on
Homesteading can be pretty expensive; I’m not going to lie. In order to get many of the things we need or want (without spending a fortune, because it’s easy to do here and there!), I had to find a few loopholes. Some of these methods are obvious, others take a bit of experience…. All of
Yay! We crossed 100 posts on the blog! Here’s to 1,000 more! Yesterday, I posted #100; it was so exciting to cross that threshold. I mean, I’ve been eyeballing those numbers for a few months. In celebration, I thought it would be fun to make a compilation post of my 10 favorite posts so far
Growing food is great and all… But, what about growing food that can withstand complete and total neglect? The type of plants that just hang out in the yard all year, yet you forget they even exist (until you eat them)? I’m talking about a truly amazing, plant-it-and-forget-it garden full of the lazy homesteader’s best
As I discussed on our Facebook page (for those who haven’t seen the post or “liked” us, find us here!), I was contemplating a customized, printable series which could be incredibly useful should internet access be lost. You can find nearly anything you need on the internet information-wise. But what if you could no longer
The Battle Against Squash Vine Borers: Chapter One Squash Vine Borers get the best of us every year- they kill most of our squash plants before we can get a decent harvest of zucchini, yellow crookneck, pumpkin, and other hollow stemmed squashes. If your squash plants seem fine one day, then are wilted and dying
Commercial feed can be expensive and unsustainable, especially for a family that is trying to reduce its dependence on modern conveniences. There are a couple of options for cheap, free, or pre-existing feed that many families could take advantage of to: slash their feed bills, reduce their dependence on outside sources of feed, and raise
With a new homestead comes lots of new challenges- for most people, they have to start entirely from scratch. For us, we purchased our home, had a baby, and we were faced with buying a new (to us) car within months of each other; therefore, getting our homestead up and running was quite the challenge, as
Making money on the homestead doesn’t have to be hard, or boring. In addition, you don’t have to do the same things that surrounding homesteads are doing in order to earn an income, either. Why compete, when you can dominate your own market, that’s just as easy to maintain? Now, I present this list to
Are you new to the magical, incredible, laborious-yet-rewarding realm of homesteading? Whether you’re simply dreaming or just getting started, or maybe even an experienced homesteader who wants to explore other important crops, food production and preservation is truly the heart of self sufficiency. Part of homesteading is becoming at least semi-self sufficient, which means that