Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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A collage of nature-inspired Valentine’s Day decorations, including pressed flowers, heart-shaped garlands, and rustic centerpieces.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Homemade Nature-Inspired Valentine’s Day Decorations

A glass jar filled with sea salt bath soak, tied with rustic twine, accompanied by dried lavender sprigs on a white background.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Handmade Valentine’s Day: DIY Herbal Bath Soaks

A man standing in his garden holding a wooden crate of produce.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

The Legalities of Making Money from Your Maine Homestead

A collage of mason jar lid crafts.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

12 Mason Jar Lid DIY Projects for the Eco-Conscious Crafter

Two rocking chairs on a farmhouse porch with planters filled with flowers.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

3 Essential Ways to Achieve Balance in Your Homesteading Life

Two wooden adirondack chairs positioned in front of a campfire and stone wood ring.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Avoiding Burnout on the Homestead: Tips for Sustainable Living

A woman wrapping a gift in brown paper and ribbon.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Homemade Valentine’s Day Gifts from the Homestead

A holzhausen of firewood.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Smart Ways to Store Firewood: From Wood Sheds to Stacks

Close-up of a Christmas tree branch with a hanging gold ornament and glowing string lights.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Take Care of a Christmas Tree & Keep It Fresh All Season

A collage of DIY rustic homemade Christmas decorations for outside.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Budget-Friendly Outdoor Homestead Christmas Decor

A collage of Thanksgiving decor ideas.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Harvesting Homestead Style: DIY Decor for Thanksgiving

Yarn made from twisting two strands of scrap fabric together.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Creating Yarn from Your Beloved Scraps of Fabric

The ingredients for a relaxing milk and honey bath soak.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Treat Yourself to a Relaxing Milk & Honey Bath Soak

Melt and pour soap poured in silicone molds.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Melt and Pour Soap: Getting Started with Soap Making

A heat-powered fan sitting on top of a wood stove.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Increase the Efficiency of Your Stove with Heat-Powered Fans

Ingredients for homemade laundry detergent laid out on a wooden table.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Make Your Own Laundry Detergent & DIY Your Laundry

Upcycle Pill Bottles with These 22 Fun & Creative Ideas

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Upcycle Pill Bottles with These 22 Fun & Creative Ideas

How to Make Unpaper Towels: A Green Alternative to Paper Towels

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Make Unpaper Towels: A Green Alternative to Paper Towels

A new, modernized wood stove placed in a retired fireplace hearth.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

5 Factors to Consider When Buying a Wood Stove for Your Home

A cozy wood stove with clean glass showcasing a bright fire inside, warming a rustic brick and wood-paneled room.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Clean Wood Stove Glass & Keep It from Getting Black

Making Natural Easter Egg Dyes in a Variety of Colors

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Making Natural Easter Egg Dyes in a Variety of Colors

Reusable period pads on a dark green background with flowers.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

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.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

Split firewood sitting on the floor.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

The Best Firewood for Your Wood Stove or Fireplace

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips · Wholesome Recipes and Real Food Inspiration

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.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

A chainsaw positioned in front of a stack of wood.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Where To Get Free Firewood for Your Homestead Wood Stove

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

Grow a Thriving Backyard Garden with Practical Tips · Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How Easily to Make a Harvest Apron or Gathering Apron

Can You Use Pine Firewood Indoors? Dispelling the Myths

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Can You Use Pine Firewood Indoors? Dispelling the Myths

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

A collage of DIY Christmas decor ideas.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

10 Ways to Have a Frugal DIY Christmas on Your Homestead

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

Homemade Cough Syrup: An Easy Recipe For A Natural Remedy

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Homemade Cough Syrup: An Easy Recipe For A Natural Remedy

A closeup of my homemade lip scrub in a quarter pint mason jar sitting on a fluffy white bath towel.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

12 Homemade Lip Scrubs Recipes to Exfoliate at Home

Elderberry Syrup: A Delicious Guide To Making Your Own

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Elderberry Syrup: A Delicious Guide To Making Your Own

How to Make Vapor Rub with Essential Oils

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Make Vapor Rub with Essential Oils

Burning saplings and yard waste in a burn barrel on a sunny day.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Burn Barrel 101: Why You Need One on Your Homestead

Do-it-Yourself Chalkboard Planter {An Easy Weekend Craft}

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Do-it-Yourself Chalkboard Planter {An Easy Weekend Craft}

Window washing is the worst. It's laborious and you get the whole thing done and sit to relax only to realize there are streaks all over the place. Ugh.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Window Washing: The Trick to Ridiculously Clean Windows

A variety of herbal preparations including capsules, an amber tincture bottle, and a bowl with fresh herbs, set against a vibrant green background.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Herbal Tea, Tincture, or Capsule? How to Take Your Herbs