What does it mean to homestead? Is it even possible to be self-sufficient when living in an apartment? YES, it is! Here’s “How to Be Self-Sufficient in an Apartment”! Homesteading isn’t as much about where you live as it is how you think and live your life! Loosely defined, homesteading is simply living a life…
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Saving Heirloom Tomato Seeds
As our gardens wind down for the season, it’s time to harvest tomato seeds from our best heirloom tomato plants to save for next year’s garden! Today, I want to show you how you can save your tomato seeds for next years planting with 2 different methods, both of which are very simple! Here’s “How…
How to Make Ghee at Home
What is ghee, also known as clarified butter? How is it made and what are it’s uses? Why would a homesteader be interested in ghee? Well, I’ve got some answers for you today with “Easy Clarified Butter Recipe”! Ghee originated in the Indian culture and has been a staple in Indian households for thousands of…
How to Can Tomatoes in a Water Bath Canner
Summer is tomato season! Oh tomatoes, how many ways do I love thee?? Now is the time to capture that fresh flavor in jars for the winter months! Today, I’m going to show you “How to Can Tomatoes in a Water Bath Canner”! First, you’re going to need fresh-picked, fleshy tomatoes for canning! Often times,…
How to Prepare Your Family for a Food Shortage
Would you know how to prepare your family for a food crisis, should one happen? Or, do you think that because you live in the US that such a thing would never happen? Unless you’ve been in a cave for the last few months, you’ve watched the world become an entirely different place due to…
Easy Strawberry Preserves Recipe
This “Easy Strawberry Preserves Recipe” is one of our family’s favorite things to eat! When made with homegrown berries, it’s even MORE of a treat! Let me show you how to make perfect strawberry preserves every time! Making fruit preserves is one of the first canning skills I learned because it’s so simple. Preserves are…
How to Grow a Salad Container Garden
“How to Grow a Salad Container Garden” is for those folks who LOVE summer salad veggies, but don’t have the room or time to grow them! You can grow a salad container garden on a back porch or even in a sunny window! This little project is perfect for: Folks who don’t have access…
25 Self-Sufficient Living Tips and Ideas
Becoming self-sufficient is not only a good idea in today’s world with all of the economic challenges, but it’s all the rage as well! Self-sufficiency makes you less dependent upon the grid and the food system, while you provide for many of your own needs. Whether a natural disaster hits or you lose…
The Deep Litter Method for a Cleaner Coop
Whether you are cleaning your coops out from winter or getting ready for the fall, this is the best way I’ve ever discovered to keep my coops cleaner! So let’s get down to business and check out “Deep Litter Method for a Cleaner Coop”! You’re going to need a few items: A good pitchfork A…
How and Why to Keep a Homestead Planner and Calendar
I love all of the different tools that I get to use on the homestead, from hand tools to tractors. But of all the tools I use everyday, there is one tool that precedes everything I do around here. Here’s “How to Keep a Farm Journal”. Why is my farm journal my most powerful tool?…
How to Make Infused Honey
Learning how to make infused honey is really very simple and fun! There are so many possibilities to what you can create! An infusion is simply a drink or extract prepared by soaking the leaves or flowers of a plant or herb in a liquid. That’s it! Just like making tea. Infused honey has lots…
Fresh Homemade Pineapple Jam Recipe
Pineapple doesn’t grow here in Ohio, so I LOVE it when I can find it on sale for .99 during the summer months! When you see it on sale in your area, grab an armload and let me show you how to make this Fresh Homemade Pineapple Jam Recipe! Here’s what you’ll need: 1 quart…
