Are you homestead dreaming? Do you want to simplify your life? Do you want to live more traditionally and be more self-sufficient? Here's how we began our own homestead journey a few years ago...And here is how you can start your own homesteading life, no matter where you live! Find out the step-by-steps and directions to get started on your homestead lifestyle.
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Learn how to make a Dutch oven tool by hand in the wilderness! All you need is a great hardwood branch and a hatchet. Find out a great survival skill and learn how to make your own lid lifter for your Dutch oven!
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What is it REALLY like to live off grid? And what, actually does living "off-grid" mean? Find out about the challenges and joys of moving from city living to being off the grid----
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Seeing a sweet chicken during its molt can be traumatic and worrisome! They're so....bald! And it looks like it hurts! Here's what you need to know about what happens during a chicken's molt, why the molt occurs in the first place, and finally---what you can do to help your chicken during the molting phase.
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We all go through through seasons in our life. If you are in a tight financial situation, I've got 50 money saving ideas you can do right now to help your finances improve. Save money while living well.
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Homesteading is hard to define. It means different things to different folks. Here is my definition of homesteading. What is homesteading? How do you do it? Where can you homestead? Find out my truths about the homesteading life!
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The first time you kill something for food is a huge deal. Here are my innermost thoughts about my first hunt. Surprising confessions about my first hunt. Hunting pronghorn for the first time. First time hunt.
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Have Peppers and wondering what to do with them all? Here are my three favorite ways to preserve peppers, and canning is not one of them! Find out how I preserved my peppers!
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Homestead animals require some different kinds of knowledge, awareness, and supplies to be sure they stay healthy, and most veterinarians don't work on these animals, as I found out. Here's advice from some experts on how to keep your goats, chickens, and rabbits healthy and things you should have on hand.
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What everyone needs to know about getting goats. What you should know before you get goats. Things I wish I had known before getting our goats.
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Have you ever thought about making your own dehydrated apple snacks? It's so easy to do. Don't waste those fresh apples! Here are simple directions for dehydrating apples, even if you don't have a dehydrator. I've also included my recipe for cinnamon apples too---Find out how to dehydrate apples for healthy snacks for your kids and you, too!
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Find out how to make natural goat milk and honey soap! This is a cold process recipe I adapted to the hot process method, and it turned out GREAT! The recipe is from Kelly Cable's new book: The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners, and it's a resource you need to have if you are interested in making soap!
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We had a tragedy the other day. I especially felt the pain of it, because I had allowed myself to become so attached to Little Mama. She is one of our turkey hens, and she became egg-bound---a very dangerous condition. Here is what we did.
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We didn't want to...BUT we had to clip our turkey's wings to keep them safe from predators. Here's how to clip a turkey's wings...and if you mess up--what to do about it!
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Given the just-right devastating crisis event, food storage and the ability to grow your own food may become more valuable than precious metals! Every responsible person should be thinking about learning how to garden, getting even a small one started (even if only using containers on a balcony--like I used to do when I rented), and of course, having good seeds set aside for current and future use. Right now! Here's more about what to consider and how to get your seed storage going!
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Mr. V. and I have decided it's time to start searching for a "forever" homestead & survival property. Essentially, it's time to "get out of Dodge," so to speak! Here are the whys and hows of our decision to make this huge life change.
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About a month or so ago, my husband and I were at our local feed store to pick up a few things and hopefully purchase a few more chicks to add to our layers this year. Sadly, they were out of chicks that day---EXCEPT for these four sweet little yellow ducklings peeping away! Oh. My. GOSH! I fell in love! So we ended up bringing all four of them home. Yep! All four! Now, I didn't know a lot about ducklings, and I'm going to share with you the things I wish I had known! Their addition to our little homestead has been successful so far, but things might have been a little easier if we had been aware of a few things!
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