Homemade Pesto Sauce Recipe
So earlier this year I discovered how to make my basil plants bushier, which meant that I ended up with a lot of basil. Some […]
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DIY Goat Kid Warmer
We hardly ever talk about the little goats, the ‘kids’ on here. Hence today I decided to give them a little blog time, just like […]
Homemade Tomato Powder
Since I was a little girl, one thing my mother taught me was to try and use as much of any produce from your garden […]
How To Freeze Raspberries
When it comes to preserving your fruits for the long term, freezing is one of my favorite methods. I have already discussed freezing grapes as […]
Homemade All Natural Antibiotic Recipe
If there is one thing that my Momma always told us as we grew up, it is to trust natural remedies and use them first […]
How To Choose Egg Laying Hens
The reason most of us keep chickens on our homestead is so that we can have a free daily supply of organic fresh eggs. Before […]
How To Turn Wooded Land Into Your Homestead
More often than not, when you think of a homestead, you visualize a wooded area. In fact many wanna be homesteaders would prefer getting access […]
DIY Rope Ottoman
Who is ready for yet another fun creative diy project? We have successfully completed many projects that re-use old tires such as the diy old […]
How To Freeze Mashed Potatoes
What does one do with all those potatoes coming fresh from the garden. Well some I have used to make homemade potatoe chips and sometimes […]
How To Get Rid Of Aphids Naturally
All the fun when gardening stops the minute pests and diseases start to attack your plants. We have made various natural concoctions in the past […]
Old Fashioned Blackberry Jam Recipe
We love our homemade jam over here, and we also enjoy making it. Remember the hstrawberry peach freezer jam and the homemade orange jam we […]
How To Get Rid Of Cutworms
Gardening can be lots of fun, especially when everything goes smoothly. There are a few things that an affect your garden like a drought, pests […]
Strawberry Peach Freezer Jam Recipe
I have slowly become a fan of jam making over the years. I never really used to make much if any at all. However after […]
DIY Mud Wood Stove
Getting some sort of stove or cooking place set up was one of the first things we did when we we starting off. We have […]
Homemade Toilet Cleaning Bombs
Although we are currently using this diy compost toilet system and not the traditional flush toilet system, I still felt obliged to share this homemade […]
How To Build A Wofati Log Cabin
Since one of the first main concerns when you move on to a new homestead is finding shelter, I like to share different ideas on […]
How To Freeze Fresh Kale
Show me one gardener who does not love growing kale in their garden, and I will show you a fake gardener. LOL. I am just […]
How To Build A Birdhouse
I was sitting outside on the porch earlier on looking out into the wooded area of our homestead, when something hit me. No it wasn’t […]
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 […]
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 […]