Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Simplify your life and embrace sustainable living with practical homesteading tips. From DIY projects to reducing waste, find inspiration to live more intentionally.

Explore by Topic

Easy DIYs & Crafts | Eco-Friendly Cleaning | Homestead Holiday Ideas | Homemade Alternatives | Simple & Sustainable Skills | Heating with Wood

A lavender scented goat milk shampoo with sprigs of fresh lavender tied with twine.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Goat Milk Shampoo Bars: A Recipe for Healthy Hair

A bowl and wooden spoon with washing soda in them.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

The Simple Method to Make Your Own Washing Soda

A graphic illustrating all of my favorite green cleaners.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

2024’s 7 Best Green Cleaners for Your Home (and 4 to avoid)

Are you ready to try feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) for migraines instead of grabbing for Excedrin? A tincture is an easy way to get started.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Feverfew for Migraines: A Multipurpose Medicinal Herb

Traditional shampoos can be harsh and dry out your hair. Learn why you should use dry shampoo and get some recipes so you can easily make it yourself.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

The Best DIY Dry Shampoo for Light or Dark Hair

I love the simplicity of these crochet Christmas ornaments. It’s perfect to add a little something extra to your tree. Enjoy DIYing your holiday season.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Easy DIY Crochet Christmas Ornaments

Christmas Decorating on a Budget: Santa-Approved Holiday Crafts

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Christmas Decorating on a Budget: Santa-Approved Holiday Crafts

How to Prepare Your Homestead for the Winter Season

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Prepare Your Homestead for the Winter Season

20 Creative & Inspiring Milk Jug Crafts: Upcycling Ideas

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

20 Creative & Inspiring Milk Jug Crafts: Upcycling Ideas

I’ve been experimenting with natural ways to keep mosquitoes away for a few years, and I’ve found a few things that work for me.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Ways to Keep Mosquitoes Away Naturally

I really, really don’t like ants. That being said, as a lover of bees and other beneficial insects, I am always incredibly reluctant to use pesticides.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Get Rid of Ants Naturally With These Tips

Gardeners and farmers have hard-working hands that need TLC. This homemade hand cream helps moisturize and soothe rough, achy hands.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Soothing & Healing Hand Cream for Farmers/Gardeners

A ripe banana with its peel partially open, a rustic knife, and a glass bowl containing mashed banana and honey on a wooden surface.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

6 Easy Homemade Face Masks for Glowing, Healthy Skin

A collection of essential first aid supplies, including gauze, adhesive tape, scissors, thermometer, bandages, and medication, displayed on a rustic wooden surface."

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Essential Guide to Assembling a First Aid Kit for Your Homestead

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Organization for Busy Homesteaders {Printables}

12+ Fun Ways to Upcycle Holiday Cards After the Season

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

12+ Fun Ways to Upcycle Holiday Cards After the Season

How to Make Homemade Fire Cider for Cold & Flu Season

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

How to Make Homemade Fire Cider for Cold & Flu Season

A closeup of a dirty stovetop.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Clean Your Stovetop and Oven Without Harsh Chemicals

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

42 Real-Life Uses for Coconut Oil Beyond the Kitchen

Wooden clothespins on a cotton clothesline.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

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

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

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Make Your Own Cleaning Products with Common Household Items

Solar panels installed on the roof of a homestead surrounded by vibrant greenery and wildflowers on a sunny day.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Solar Power for Your Homestead: Reliable Energy in Any Climate

Bright yellow marigold flowers growing in a decorative pot.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Natural Insect Repellents for Your Homestead

An older baby asleep in a bed of cabbage leaves.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Suppressing Lactation: How Cabbage Leaves Can Help

A man shearing a sheep.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

DIY Men’s Products: Prepping & Homesteading for the Modern Man

16+ Enchanting Mason Jar Craft Ideas You’ll Love to DIY

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

16+ Enchanting Mason Jar Craft Ideas You’ll Love to DIY

A striped sweater hung on a clothesline with snow in the background.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

The Secret of Line Drying Clothes in Winter (even in Maine!)

Soap nuts falling out of a mason jar onto burlap.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Discover the Magic of Soap Nuts: More Than Just Laundry

A canvas and a crochet netted reusable bag.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: 15 DIY Reusable Totes for Every Day

Folded orange bed sheets.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Don’t Toss Them Out! Upcycle Your Old Bed Sheets

Herbs and herbal supplies laid out on a dark wood table.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

The Top Reasons to Start Crafting Your Own Herbal Remedies

I am excited to share this awesome natural deodorant recipe with you. Not only because it works when you're perspiring, but it also cuts back on the amount of perspiration over time.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

How to Make Natural Deodorant Fast and Easy

Dehydrated orange slices, cinnamon sticks, and star anise potpourri.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Create a Natural and Fruity-Scented Home: DIY Potpourri

A stuffed dog drying on a clothesline.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

A DIY Solution for Surface-Clean-Only Items

Clean pans that have been stained with cooking spray naturally and discover how to avoid getting stains again with homemade cooking spray.

Simple and Sustainable Homestead Living Tips

Removing Cooking Spray Residue & Prevent It with Homemade Spray