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Homesteading is all about self-sufficiency – but what do we do when we become injured or ill? It's important to have a self-sufficient first aid kit on hand.

Homestead Living

First Aid at the Homestead

Many people see polenta in the health food store and just keep on walking, but you don't want to miss out on this awesome side dish substitute.

Real Food

Polenta: A Gluten-Free Alternative to Grains

Solar cooking is an energy-efficient, set-and-forget method of cooking. Learn how to get started and what to expect from your solar oven.

Real Food

Cooking With Help From the Sun {Solar Cooking}

Back to Eden Container Gardening: Small-Scale Permaculture

Backyard Garden

Back to Eden Container Gardening: Small-Scale Permaculture

Two Californian meat rabbits on a wooden table with bushes in the background.

Homestead Animals

A Homestead Guide to Meat Rabbit Breeding Stock Selection

How does the modern homesteader manage to balance everything that needs to be done? Amazing organization. Simple living doesn't have to be hard.

Homestead Living

Organization for Busy Homesteaders {Printables}

Some of my favorite homesteading books to get you inspired and start you on your homestead journey. These are my top 9 books to get you started.

Inspiring Homesteads

My Favorite Homesteading Books

Plant your produce in rich, healthy soil. Go a step further and choose organic and natural amendments to enhance your soil quality and correct imbalances.

Backyard Garden

Organic Amendments for Healthy Soil

12+ Fun Ways to Upcycle Holiday Cards After the Season

Homestead Living

12+ Fun Ways to Upcycle Holiday Cards After the Season

I eat applesauce not only as a snack, but I also enjoy recipes using applesauce. Homemade applesauce is delicious, but I like to give it some pizzazz with add-ons.

Real Food

Homemade Applesauce & Recipes Using Applesauce

Ducks actually have a couple of molting phases and each one looks different. The effects are most obvious in drakes. Spring, summer and fall molts.

Homestead Animals

Your Seasonal Guide to Duck Molting

How to Make Homemade Fire Cider for Cold & Flu Season

Homestead Living · Real Food

How to Make Homemade Fire Cider for Cold & Flu Season

Black gold. It's essential in the garden. Most choose the bovine poo, but there are many manure options to choose from, each with their own unique benefits.

Backyard Garden

What a load of… Manure

Me holding a house bunny in my hands against my chest.

Homestead Animals

Why You Should Consider Rabbits as Your Next Pet

Signs that you might be a homesteader. You might be a homesteader if...

Inspiring Homesteads

Signs You Might Be a Homesteader

A closeup of a dirty stovetop.

Homestead Living

Clean Your Stovetop and Oven Without Harsh Chemicals

Gardening supplies laid out on a wooden table.

Backyard Garden

20 Gardening Hacks That Will Save You Time and Effort

This pumpkin dip turns ginger snaps into tiny little bites of pumpkin pie. It is beyond delicious and incredibly easy to make.

Real Food

Ginger Snaps & Harvest Pumpkin Dip

A cracked open coconut with a jar of coconut oil and a spoon.

Homestead Living

42 Real-Life Uses for Coconut Oil Beyond the Kitchen

Mason jar feeders and waterers are great, but they can be hard to hang. Here is an easy crochet holder that will keep your feeder and waterer off the ground.

Homestead Animals

DIY Poultry Feed & Water Hanger

Like peas and carrots, chickens and gardens belong together (though not occupying the same space). Chickens want to work. Why not harness that natural instinct?

Homestead Animals

Let Your Chickens Do Your Composting

A crate full of apples on a wooden work bench.

Backyard Garden

Your Guide to Storing Fresh Produce Through Winter

I'm an outdoor garden person. It's where my thumb shines the greenest. These five tips have helped me keep my houseplants happy and healthy.

Backyard Garden

Your Guide to Healthy Houseplants

Grandma's world famous apple pie filling recipe is something to cherish. Some of her preservation techniques should be left in the past. Open kettle canning.

Real Food

Flippin’ Jelly!

A quirky quail chick looking at the camera.

Homestead Animals

What Is My Quail Doing? Quail Behavior That Might Freak You Out

My wife and I live an off-grid homestead lifestyle in Alaska because we prefer to live closer to nature, at a different pace from most of society.

Inspiring Homesteads

Off-Grid in Alaska: Mark’s Story

Wooden clothespins on a cotton clothesline.

Homestead Living

Clothesline Efficiency: How to Dry Your Clothes Outside Like a Pro

Homemade cleaning products and cloth cleaning rags in a wooden crate.

Homestead Living

Make Your Own Cleaning Products with Common Household Items

If you have even a single solar panel working on your homestead, you may be as frustrated as I am by the general image of solar presented in the mainstream media.

Homestead Living

I Sing the Solar Electric

Depending on where you live, any number of these predators may pose a problem for your flock. However, there are a number of ways to protect your chickens from the creatures.

Homestead Animals

How to Protect Your Backyard Chickens from Predators

Carrots in a burlap sack sitting out in the garden.

Backyard Garden

Rooted Success: Growing Carrots with Open-Weave Burlap

Discover how to make "Little Devil" deviled quail eggs as well as other recipes made just for these tiny eggs. The rich flavors will have you begging for more.

Real Food

Little Devils & Other Quail Egg Delicacies

Two coturnix quail on the ground with a clutch of eggs.

Homestead Animals

Raising Quail on the Ground In a Coop + Pen or In an Aviary

A list of natural repellents that work on a wide array of insects in a variety of situations. Also included are great natural "after bite" solutions.

Homestead Living

Natural Insect Repellent: Nontoxic Options for Insect Control

Often you see bloggers glorifying homestead living. I mean... simple living. How hard can it be to live simply? Maybe harder than you may think.

Inspiring Homesteads

A Day of Homestead Living

A black Polish chicken out in the yard.

Homestead Animals

How to Find Out What Breed Your New Chicken Is: Combs + Feather Patterns

Powdery mildew is one of the most common garden problems and it affects gardeners from coast to coast. Enjoy these natural powdery mildew treatments.

Backyard Garden

A Natural Guide to Powdery Mildew Treatment

One of the best organic pest control techniques involves making your property an ideal environment for beneficial bugs. Did you know you can buy beneficial bugs?

Backyard Garden

Organic Pest Control {Buying Beneficial Bugs}

I've discovered there are loads of foods that can be cooked on the grill. Think beyond the dogs and burgers. Here's some grilling recipes to get you started.

Real Food

Sizzlin’ Summer Grilling Recipes

An older baby asleep in a bed of cabbage leaves.

Homestead Living

Suppressing Lactation: How Cabbage Leaves Can Help

Wild harvested dandelions with the roots still intact.

Backyard Garden

Foraging Edible Plants Right Outside Your Door

A decorative SAVE SEEDS sign.

Backyard Garden

An Encyclopedia of Seed Saving with Printable Seed Packets