Frugality and Finance

A Natural, Non-toxic Clean for Your Whole Homestead

When guests begin making their way to my humble home, I start getting serious about cleaning.  I look at my…

3 years ago

Buddhist Economics: It Makes More Than Cents

Who could imagine that young people, charmed by notions of small-scale farming, homesteading, and alternative energy, would find themselves attracted…

3 years ago

Dumpster Diving: One Person’s Trash Could Be Your Treasure.

Dumpster diving has been around for years.  People have been diving in the dumpsters behind stores, near homes, in the…

3 years ago

The Economics of Dairy Goats

Milk prices have certainly gotten higher in the last few years, high enough that many of us small farmers are…

3 years ago

Fiscal Fowl Alignment for the Potential Homesteader

If you’re like me, you’ve spent years wanting out of the rat race.  You dream of a homestead where you…

3 years ago

Being Cheap is Greener Than Being Green

Recently several people have been asking a lot of questions about my solar and wind power, solar hot water, and…

3 years ago

Been There, Done… What? How to Stop Trying to Make Money

Here’s the thing… we recently discovered we’re very rich.  Right now we are only lacking money.  Thankfully, we have pretty…

3 years ago

Lost Kitchen Skills: Zero-waste Cooking with Fats, Scraps, and Dairy

It doesn’t take long for those who get involved in the homestead movement to become interested in the lost kitchen…

4 years ago

Budget Backyard Bee Box

This is a simple guide for the homesteader who wishes to keep bees for the sheer joy of it without…

4 years ago

Upcycling on the Homestead

Chances are if you look around your homestead you will find many items that you no longer need or want. …

4 years ago