How To Grow A Coconut Tree From A Coconut
Ok I have not been as excited about growing something from seed, as I am today. When I discovered that just like growing apricots from […]
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DIY Garbage Can Rain Barrel
A great way to collect water for your homestead is to use rain barrels. We built our very ‘complicated’ diy gutterless rain barrel system, a […]
How To Raise Free Range Chickens
Most people prefer to keep their chickens in coops. We have made quite a few in the past on this blog like the diy garden […]
How To Grow Turmeric
What would cooking be without herbs and spices? Trust me I do not really want an answer to that question. Every year I go all […]
How To Make Canning Salt
Canning is one of those activities that have become almost a weekly thing in our kitchen, especially during the gardening season. We can everything over […]
How To Grow Antibacterial Bandages
Wait, I think I know exactly what you may or may not be thinking. Just take a few minutes to read this before shunning this […]
Homemade Spider Repellent Recipe
When you live out in the woods, things like spiders are almost a common daily occurrence. That does not mean you have to like them […]
How To Grow Apricots From Seed
Well the truth is I have always enjoyed dried apricots more than the fresh ones. Unfortunately you can not get dried ones, without the fresh […]
DIY Wood Pallet Sofa
Are you ready for yet another awesome wood pallet project? I do not believe we can ever make too many of these. I had so […]
DIY Goat Starter List
It is a bit too late for us, since we have been keeping goats for a few years already. However, I thought I would just […]
DIY Burlap Grow Box
Grow boxes often make gardening more interesting, especially if you have limited space or want to enjoy indoor gardening. A few months back we made […]
Canning Strawberry Pie Filling
Oh my, those juicy strawberries. They are always nice to have especially if you have grown your own strawberries in your garden. However the problem, […]
DIY Milk Crate Composter
Let us be honest, you are not really a gardener if you do not have a compost. I mean seriously who does that? LOL. We […]
How To Make Homemade Bubbles
Often we get carried away with the grown up stuff and forget the little ones too have to endure and enjoy the homestead lifestyle. I […]
How To Grow A Banana Tree From Seed
When it comes to growing things from seeds, bananas rank high up on one of the difficult ones to get to germinate. We have grown […]
DIY Crocheted Hammock
I guess we are going to call this, the year of the hammock. Maybe its because once you go hammock you never go back. Earlier […]
Homemade Chicken Flock Block Recipe
I know they have personally not been able to express their appreciation, but I can always tell that my girls love the treats I make […]
How To Plant Fruit Trees
Unfortunately if you want to enjoy fruit from your backyard or homestead, you are going to have to plant some trees. In the past we […]
Canning Rhubarb
As we slowly creep towards to that time of the season when one starts to ponder how they are going to store all this produce, […]
How To Grow Hops
Ok, these are not like Easter bunny hops, just in case you are wondering. Most people would probably not know what these are unless they […]