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Articles Written By JD Lara

The Cheapest Way To Feed Livestock — Even During Hard Times

The Cheapest Way To Feed Livestock — Even During Hard Times

The practice of growing your own fodder has been around for generations. In recent years, though, there has been a resurgence of it due to the rising costs of feeds and hay, and the severe climates now normally seen every ...

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Off-Grid ‘Cure-All’ That Could Come From Your Goats?

Off-Grid ‘Cure-All’ That Could Come From Your Goats?

To hear someone on You Tube testify that he was cured of cancer after taking milk colostrum made my ears prick. Colostrum? A cancer cure? I was more than interested. As somebody who raises goats, we have plenty of goat ...

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11 Remarkable Off-Grid Uses For Plastic Bottles

11 Remarkable Off-Grid Uses For Plastic Bottles

It’s not just frugal, it’s ecologically smart. If you’ve got used, empty plastic containers in your garbage bin ready for pickup by the garbage collectors, or sitting in a pile in your garage or shed, try to salvage and repurpose ...

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Bamboo: The Ultimate Homestead Survival Tree

Bamboo: The Ultimate Homestead Survival Tree

Ask any veteran US Navy Seal or Army Ranger who trained in jungle survival up until the year 1992. Chances are, they trained under the Aeta tribesmen of the Philippine jungles in Subic, Zambales, where the former 7th fleet of ...

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The Do-Everything Bug-Killing Miracle Powder Called Diatomaceous Earth

The Do-Everything Bug-Killing Miracle Powder Called Diatomaceous Earth

I discovered the many benefits of that wonder powder, Diatomaceous Earth (“DE” for short), when our goats got sick last year. Only about a year into our homesteading and goat-breeding venture, my husband and I were appalled to see several ...

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