How To Freeze Rice
We all love and enjoy cooking rice for various meals and dishes. I have successfully frozen fresh cherries, avocado, watermelon, brocolli, fresh herbs, fresh corn and […]
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DIY Plumbing Pipe Firewood Holder
What came first the fire or the firewood? The wood of course! lol. Excuse my little attempt at humor, I am in a silly mood […]
Homemade Pain Relief Cream
I am one of those people who worries a lot about the harmful chemicals that manufacturers may add to their products, hence I always try […]
DIY Wood Pallet End Table
Alright it is time to have a little more fun with those wood pallets again. The last projects we looked at was the wood pallet […]
DIY Plastic Bucket Hydroelectric Generator
Since living on a homestead using means that you are off the grid, power even to run your simple appliances and tools can sometimes difficult […]
Homemade Natural Garden Ant Killer
Every so often we see a new ant pile show up in either our backyard or garden. Since I am only interested in natural solutions […]
DIY Wood Pallet Bed With Drawers
It is funny but up to this day I still get amazed and excited with some of the things you can make from wood pallets. […]
How To Store Seed Potatoes
If you have ever grown potatoes, you probably know that your yield is directly propotional to the quality of the seed potatoes you plant. We […]
Homemade Parmesan Cheese Recipe
If you are a regular on this blog, then you know that we have tried to make a lot of cheese in the past. Everything […]
DIY Earthen Solar Cooker
It has been a while since we have looked at some renewable energy resources. You know I am talking about the diy old satellite dish […]
DIY Wood Pallet Chicken Dust Bath
Are you ready for yet another wood pallet project? I think the last ones we did were the diy wood pallet garden and the diy wood […]
How To Ferment Fresh Berries
Just the other day I was re-introduced to something that my mum used to do way back in the day. I cannot believe I had […]
How To Dry Pears
Drying fruit not only makes long term storage easier, but often you end end up with some tasty treats to nibble on. In the past […]
Homemade Fabric Softener Recipe
Laundry day has never been my favorite day, it is worse these days with all the dirt that accumlates on clothes from our daily activities. […]
DIY $6K Tiny House Plans
After you find land for your homestead, the next thing one needs to do is to build a shelter. We have looked at how to […]
DIY One Plywood Board Chair
Are you ready for yet another one of those fun, easy diy wood projects? At the end of which you will have more furniture for […]
Homemade Dill Pickle Recipe
Alright, here is a great way to preserve and store those cucumbers you grow in your garden all summer long. I found this really delicious […]
Homemade Toilet Bowl Cleaner
When you live off grid, it is always a good idea to know how to cook up your own homemade products. We have made homemade […]
DIY $5 Solar Powered Radio
Just because you are living off the grid, does not mean that you should completely cut yourself from what is going on in the world […]
DIY Portable Bucket BBQ Grill
You can probably tell how much I love grilling from the different types of bbqs I have featured on this blog. The truth is I […]