DIY Portable Charcoal Water Heater
If I had a choice I would always choose a solar water heater for heating water on the homestead over any other type of heater. […]
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Homemade Chicken Oatmeal Recipe
Here is a nice hot treat for your chickens in the fall and winter, that they are guaranteed to love. At first I was not […]
DIY Gravity PVC Irrigation System
On the whole gardening can be so much fun, however I don’t enjoy the watering part of it. So I always try find ways to […]
Canning Strawberries
Personally, I enjoy my fresh strawberries. However we all know their shelf life is very short, shorter than I would like. I usually just put […]
How To Naturally Warm Up Your Garden
As Spring is fast approching most avid gardeners are ready to get started with transplanting their seedlings into the ground. However, often when we think […]
Homemade Coby Cheese Recipe
It has been a while since I have featured a cheese making recipe and I know how ya’ll love your cheese, so I decided to […]
How To Grow Blackberries
Although they are not my favorite type of berry, I still enjoy eating blackberries. We already have strawberries and mulberries growing on our homestead. This […]
DIY Wood Pallet Canning Pantry
I have posted many canning recipes and ideas on this blog but never a solution for storing your canned jars. Well today is the day […]
How To Build A Duck House From Scrap
I must admit, I am one of those people who is guilty of focusing all my attention on chickens. Today I made a decision to […]
Growing Asparagus In Containers
In the past we have talked about growing asparagus in your garden, which is inself pretty easy to do. The hard part is waiting for […]
Canning Green Peas
Last year I ended up harvesting a lot more green peas than my family could handle. I froze some and stored them in the refrigerator […]
DIY Hanging Light Bulb Vases
I know most people are now switching to the newer energy saving and long life bulbs. However, don’t throw away your used or burned out […]
Homemade Dog Biscuits Recipe
We have two dogs in our family and we are always trying to introduce them to homemade treats. They seem to love these homemade dog […]
How To Grow Oats
Growing up my mother always reminded me how important it was to have my oats for breakfast every morning. As a result, I got to […]
DIY Zoetrope Wind Turbine
So we looking into generating wind energy on our homestead. I have spent countless hours on Google researching the different options available. One of the […]
DIY Wichita Cabin Chicken Coop
I have seen many different chicken coop designs in the past and this one has to be right up there in the list of my […]
Homemade Cabbage Collars
Here’s a great way to protect your cabbage plants growing in your garden from the notorious cabbage root fly, which lays its eggs right next […]
Oven Drying Fresh Herbs
As much fun as growing a herb garden can be, it is not fun when the herbs overgrow and you have more fresh herbs than […]
DIY Raspberry Trellis
If you want to grow more raspberries it is recommended that you use a trellis system to support your plants. I was looking up a […]
Homemade Bagels Recipe
We all know that homemade is always best. Today will the the last day you are ever going to have to buy bagels again. I […]