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A close up view of my homemade hush puppies with my ranch dressing from scratch.

Real Food

Delicious Hush Puppies Recipe with Creamy Ranch Dressing

A Simple DIY Strip Cup Trick for Milking [with video]

Homestead Animals

A Simple DIY Strip Cup Trick for Milking [with video]

Young girls feeding a flock of chickens.

Inspiring Homesteads

The Spirit of a Modern Homesteader: A Look at the Lifestyle

Reusable period pads on a dark green background with flowers.

Homestead Living

The 10 Best Reusable Period Pads (aka: Mama Cloth) of 2023

My black and white border collie mix posing with her pink DIY flea collar bandana.

Homestead Animals

Make a DIY Flea Collar with Essential Oils for Your Dog

Learn how to make a reusable DIY coffee sleeve for your Starbucks cup or travel mug using a feed bag. It's a super simple weekend project.

Homestead Living

Sew A DIY Coffee Cup Sleeve from an Old Feed Bag for your Travel Mugs

A gray angora basking in the sun outdoors.

Homestead Animals

Raising Angoras: Caring For the Perfect Dual-Purpose Rabbit

Split firewood sitting on the floor.

Homestead Living

The Best Firewood for Your Wood Stove or Fireplace

Broccoli rice casserole with loads of cheese in a casserole dish and oven mitts.

Real Food

Broccoli Rice Casserole: A Cheesy Family Favorite

A chalkboard with "make your own" written on it.

Homestead Living

Create Any Custom Color Homemade Chalkboard Paint in 2 Simple Steps

A variety of fresh herbs laid out on a table being prepared for storage.

Homestead Living · Real Food

How to Store Herbs for Culinary & Medicinal Purposes

A blue and white mug of herbal tea sitting on a wooden cutting board with lemon halves, a piece of ginger root, and a honey dipper.

Homestead Living

Lemon-Infused Pain-Relieving Herbal Tea to Keep You Feeling Your Best

A cat perched on a fence post in front of a red barn.

Homestead Animals

Bringing a Barn Cat (or two) to Your Homestead for Pest Control

A chainsaw positioned in front of a stack of wood.

Homestead Living

Where To Get Free Firewood for Your Homestead Wood Stove

Me modeling my handmade harvest apron from scrap fabric I had on hand.

Backyard Garden · Homestead Living

How Easily to Make a Harvest Apron or Gathering Apron

A collage of unique planters for container gardening.

Backyard Garden

Container Gardening with Fun Planters to Suit Your Style

A baby chick and its broken egg laid out on straw.

Homestead Animals

Hatch Day for Chicks: What to Expect and How to Troubleshoot

The 15 Easiest Vegetables for Lazy Gardeners to Grow

Backyard Garden

The 15 Easiest Vegetables for Lazy Gardeners to Grow

Can You Use Pine Firewood Indoors? Dispelling the Myths

Homestead Living

Can You Use Pine Firewood Indoors? Dispelling the Myths

Modern Homestead Goals You’ll Actually Achieve [First Year]

Homestead Living

Modern Homestead Goals You’ll Actually Achieve [First Year]

What is Fodder? Is it Right for Me? Sprouted Barley for Livestock

Homestead Animals

What is Fodder? Is it Right for Me? Sprouted Barley for Livestock

What To Feed A Rabbit: Hay, Pellets, Fruits, Veggies & Treats

Homestead Animals

What To Feed A Rabbit: Hay, Pellets, Fruits, Veggies & Treats

Three jars of salve in small tins laying out on a table with sprigs of mint.

Homestead Living

What is a Salve? How to Use & Make Your Own Salves

A white bowl of spaghetti sauce with ingredients scattered around it.

Real Food

How To Make Homemade Spaghetti Sauce From Scratch

A toilet filled with marigolds sitting in a field.

Backyard Garden

Should You Pee On Your Compost? Urine in the Garden: Beneficial or Not

Decorated gingerbread cookies lined up on a whitewashed wooden table.

Real Food

31 Yummy Christmas Cookies for Your Holiday Pleasure

Delicious Gingerbread Pancakes with Molasses from Scratch [Recipe]

Real Food

Delicious Gingerbread Pancakes with Molasses from Scratch [Recipe]

A collage of DIY Christmas decor ideas.

Homestead Living

10 Ways to Have a Frugal DIY Christmas on Your Homestead

A loaf of freshly sliced potato bread on a wooden cutting board.

Real Food

How to Make Delicious Homemade Potato Bread from Scratch

Bowls of Thanksgiving foods sitting on the kitchen counter.

Real Food

Two Delicious Slow-Cooker Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers

Sage: A Culinary & Medicinal Herb [+ Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe]

Backyard Garden

Sage: A Culinary & Medicinal Herb [+ Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe]

Potato Pancakes Made in Minutes with Leftover Mashed Potatoes

Real Food

Potato Pancakes Made in Minutes with Leftover Mashed Potatoes

How to Make an Adorable Turkey Handprint T-Shirt with Your Kids

Homestead Living

How to Make an Adorable Turkey Handprint T-Shirt with Your Kids

Egg Anatomy: What Makes the Eggshells Different Colors

Homestead Animals

Egg Anatomy: What Makes the Eggshells Different Colors

A light brown coturnix quail in an outdoor aviary.

Homestead Animals

Why You Should Choose Coturnix Quail for Your Homestead

A chicken sitting in a nest box.

Homestead Animals

11 Low & No Cost Chicken Nest Boxes (+ Nesting Box Tips)

Fresh Russian carrot salad, topped with fresh parsley, in a white bowl on a wooden table.

Real Food

Quick & Easy Koreiskaya Morkovka Russian Carrot Salad Recipe

Goat Hoof Care: How to Trim Goat Hooves Correctly + Goat Hoof Health

Homestead Animals

Goat Hoof Care: How to Trim Goat Hooves Correctly + Goat Hoof Health

White baby rabbit in grass.

Homestead Animals

The Ultimate Guide to Breeding Meat Rabbits for Sustainability

Homemade Cough Syrup: An Easy Recipe For A Natural Remedy

Homestead Living

Homemade Cough Syrup: An Easy Recipe For A Natural Remedy

Tips for Making the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ve Ever Made

Real Food

Tips for Making the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ve Ever Made

How to House-Train A Rabbit: A Simple 4-Step Guide

Homestead Animals

How to House-Train A Rabbit: A Simple 4-Step Guide