DIY Garden Seed Mats
Ok, here is something new that I have to try next gardening season. Like most gardeners I have been planting my seeds the old school […]
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Homemade Chocolate Syrup Recipe
Remember when we made the homemade instant chocolate pudding and the homemade chocolate bars? Well it is therefore not a secret that our family loves […]
How To Grow Aloe Vera
Are you growing aloe vera? Well this is one of those medicinal plants that every homestead should have. It is not difficult to take care […]
DIY Portable Outdoor Fireplace
Cooking outdoors is always a lot of fun, we love to do it all year round even in winter. In my past blog posts we […]
How To Raise Cows For Beef
So it is the norm for most homestead to be raising chicken for either meat or eggs. However I have noticed that many homesteads, and […]
How To Sweeten Your Tomatoes
Don’t you just hate it when you have grown nice big and seemingly juicy tomatoes and they turn out to be a little sour. I […]
Canning Dry Beans
We have covered canning green beans before for long term storage. But did you know that you can also can dry beans? This is especially […]
DIY Alaska Grow Bucket
We have built some self watering planters before, and I always have fun with these. It is probably because I know how much time they […]
How To Make Bacon
I was making breakfast earlier on today, when one of my girls asked for some bacon. As it turns out we haven’t had any in […]
Growing Oyster Mushrooms
Whenever I get my hands on some mushrooms, I always make sure to add some to almost everything I cook, and I mean everything. It […]
DIY Old Fridge Smoker
Who does not love smoked meat? We have previously made the ugly drum bbq smoker in the backyard, then we tried the diy flower pot […]
How To Extract Honey From A Beehive
Here is one of those tasks that I have always delegated to the hubby on the homestead, but this year I decided to join in […]
DIY Forsythe Pot
Ok, I refuse to be the only blonde in the building. When a friend recently told me about this ‘pot’ I too was like… excuse […]
Canning Pickled Beets
So you got a little carried away gardening this summer, and it just so happens you now have more beets than you can eat fresh […]
DIY Wooden Tomato Cages
If you have ever grown tomatoes in your garden without a support system or with a weak support system, then you will understand my frustration […]
Homemade Granola Bar Recipe
How about this for a healthy homemade snack you and the family can crunch on on the homestead. I found this really delicious homemade granola […]
How To Grow Dragon Fruit
Here is another one of those fruits, that I know most people have never thought of growing in their gardens. It is not a popular […]
DIY Tandoori Oven
When summer rolls out, everyone gets excited about the barbecue season and all the grilling that will be going on. We already have a bbq […]
DIY Chicken Coop Swing
I love these diy projects to create things to keep my chickens busy like the chicken boredom buster toy and the chicken ladder we built […]
DIY Liquid Garden Fence Recipe
Sometimes a fence around your garden is just not enough for those pesky wild rabbits. So I had to go online today and see what […]