HOW TO DRY ROSE HIPS (FOR TEA, CULINARY & SKINCARE)
A lot of people don’t think about roses as a food source but around here, they are an important part of our perennial food landscape....
Category: Homesteading
10 Important Things to Consider When Building a Duck Coop
It was a few years ago, in the middle of winter, when I decided I wanted to bring home my first set of ducks. And let...
Top 10 Chicken Breeds That Will Give You up to 300 Eggs per Year
We consume a lot of chicken eggs. If you utilize the space in your backyard to keep hens that produce eggs (almost) daily, you’ll save...
Treating Farmyard Wounds Without A Vet
Without a doubt, having a vet tend to wounds or medical emergencies is the way to go when your animal is sick or injured....
How To Break the Big Challenge of Homesteading and Working Full-Time
Maybe you work a full-time job and are worried that you will not have time to devote to your homestead. As with most things, doing...
8 Basic Tips on Prepping for Disaster on Your Homestead
Hurricane Irma is brewing in the ocean and slowly dragging herself to the East coast of the United States. Jose is right behind her. But...
5 Animals NOT to Raise for Meat and 3 Beginners Shouldn’t Attempt
Do you ever find yourself on different homestead forums and wonder how you got sucked into reading the conversation? Well, that is the predicament I...
10 Important Things You Should Know Before Starting a Homestead
Are you tired of being strapped to “the man”? Are you striving to live a simpler lifestyle? If so, homesteading is for you. When most...
How To Incubate & Hatch Eggs
Whether you’re raising chickens, ducks, geese or other fowl for meat or eggs, knowing how to incubate and hatch various species of fowl is an incredibly...
How to Trim a Goat’s Hooves in 5 Simple Steps to Prevent Infection
For some people, homesteading is scary. You have to deal with animals, plants, and a whole new different lifestyle. Well, one thing I’m learning to...
Planning Your Homestead Orchard: Benefits of Dwarf Trees
We spend a lot of time looking at annual crops and gardens, but perennials have their places. When it comes to fruit trees, we have many...
Help! It’s Winter and my Chicken is Molting!
In a perfect world, your chickens would all molt at the end of the summer as soon as the days start to get shorter and grow in...