If you daydream about living the tiny house lifestyle but think that building your own tiny house would be either too difficult or too expensive, then you need to hear the story we found. In a new video, a young ...
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The 6 Best Ways To Predator-Proof Your Chicken Coop (You Are Doing No. 4 … Right?)
My headlights showed that no one had closed the pop door on the coop even though the sunlight had vanished a half hour prior. I had just returned from picking up pizzas for supper and noticed a hen sitting outside ...
Read More »7 Off-Grid Uses For Beeswax (No. 4 Is Our Favorite!)
If you raise bees, you no doubt are aware of the delicious elixir they produce as the byproducts of their daily toils: honey. However, many beekeepers neglect another significant product produced by these hardworking insects — the wax! Beeswax isn’t ...
Read More »7 Reasons Rural Life Beats City Life Every Single Time
What is better, country life or city life? I’ve spent time in a variety of places over my lifetime, from a remote northern mountain cabin to a southern coastal town to a small Midwestern city, and I found things to ...
Read More »7 Off-Grid Uses For Castile Soap (Got A Garden? Try No. 5)
Castile soap is a popular alternative for those who want to have a milder, more natural cleaner. This non-toxic soap — available in a bar or in liquid form — has traditionally been made from olive oil and animal fat, ...
Read More »6 Causes For Sudden Chicken Death (And How To Prevent It)
A few weeks ago, I went out to the chicken coop to feed and water my birds. I was shocked to find one lying lifeless on the floor, with no obvious sign of illness or injury. With a population of ...
Read More »The Chemical-Free Secret To Fighting Homestead Pests
Unfortunately, pests are a fact of life. Actually, they’re a necessary part of the ecologic chain, but it’s hard to remember that when they’re invading your home and garden. Ever since buying our home in the country, we’ve been battling ...
Read More »Can Non-Maple Trees Be Tapped For Syrup? Yes!
Tapping trees for sap and making homemade syrup is an easy and delicious component of being a homesteader and raising one’s own food. The three issues that often stymy beginners, however, revolve around the trees themselves. People new to ...
Read More »Their Radical Plan To Off-Grid, Debt-Free Living Worked. Here’s What They Did.
Jocelyn and Jarvis knew they would have to make some radical changes in their lifestyle if they were going to get out of debt, but they did not know that those changes would put them on a different path altogether. ...
Read More »5 Uses For Wood Ash You’ve Probably Never Considered
People have been using wood ash for as long as they have been building fires. From writing, to making soap, wood ash can be an invaluable staple to have on the homestead. What is wood ash? Also referred to as ...
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