You know those days when you stare in your cupboards, seeing only the most basic ingredients, and declare there is "nothing to eat?" Yeah...me too. The things is, over the last 4 years, I have made it part of my habit to learn how to make the things we love most ourselves. Through that, I have … [Read more...]
Preparing to Live a Homestead Life
If you've been following me for more than 6 months, you know that our ultimate dream is to live a homesteading life. We didn't grow up in that lifestyle and the switch over has presented challenges that never hit my radar of possibilities. We've made so many changes in our day-to-day routines and … [Read more...]
4 Skills Every Homesteader Should Have
No matter if you homestead in an apartment complex with boxes out the window, on your tiny balcony, and down the stairs or if you have a 20 acre spread, there are just certain skills every homesteader should know! It's not what you think, either. These skills are from within. Most people … [Read more...]
Making Flour Tortillas from Scratch
Don't you hate it when you have plans to make something for dinner, have everything prepped and then realize you forgot a key component? What's even worse is you are flat broke and can't go buy what you need, let alone spare the fumes in the car to get there and back. Ya...that happened to me last … [Read more...]
Cooking with Home Canned Food
Cooking with food you canned yourself is a real joy to experience.Not everyone has experience or are intimidated by cooking home canned food. When it is cold and snowy in the middle of February, is there anything better than opening a jar of jam you made yourself? The sweet taste of summer teases … [Read more...]
Making Money on the Homestead
One of the reasons people choose to live a more self-reliant life and homestead is to get away from money. They don't want their life to be focused solely on making money. The trouble with that is, you really can’t get completely away from needing some of that ol’ ‘trading paper.’ Some scoff at … [Read more...]
Pioneering Skills that Modern Folks Need
If all of the modern appliances were taken away from you, could you survive? Would you be able to cook food, wash and dry clothes, and haul water? Many people have limited knowledge and even less experience with how to live like this but for many of our great grandparents grew up exactly the way … [Read more...]
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