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Earthship-Earthbag-Home Construction

Got Shelter in the Bag? Earthbag Homes on the Homestead

By Magdalena Alvarez
So, you’ve finally found the perfect land to homestead.  It’s got everything: water, a lovely stand of trees, friendly neighbors, and a gentle slope with…
Simple Solar Projects Alternative Energy

Simple Solar Projects

By Jenny Flores
Solar power is sweeping the nation and for good reason.  Solar energy is a renewable resource that has no negative environmental effects.  It also allows…
Multi-purpose chicken tractor, homesteading Construction

Multi-purpose Chicken Tractors

By May Woodworth
Our poultry tractors used to sit dormant in between bird batches, now they are used year round, in a variety of ways.  Our multi-purpose chicken…
Construction

The Summer Kitchen: Why It’s Still a Good Idea

By Bonnie Lavigne
Once, on a late September day, my dear hubby came home, opened the side door, and jumped back with a yelp.  A dense mass of…
pros-and-cons-of-composting-toilet Construction

The Trials and Triumphs of a Composting Toilet

By Anthony Okrongly
When building a homestead from scratch, almost anything goes. This is especially true when your homestead is away from city building codes. While I can’t…
Building a Sunroom Using Recycled Materials homesteading, homestead. homestead.org Construction

Let There Be Light: Building a Sunroom Using Recycled Materials

By Mariann Foster
In the summer of 2016, a neighbor lady invited me and my daughter over to see the greenhouse that she had built with her husband. …
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You Can Afford Your Homestead Dream..You May Not Recognize it at First.

By Tony Colella
Do you dream of one day owning a homestead of your own, a place where you can raise animals and gardens to provide good, wholesome…
heating with a woodstove Alternative Energy

The Homestead Woodstove

By Tony Colella
One of my favorite homestead assets is our woodstove.  There is nothing quite like heating with a woodstove on a cold winter’s night.  Knowing that…
salvage construction, homesteading, homestead. homestead.org Construction

Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead

By Carrie Sacco
A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands to the side with her face tilted, looking over the fields as I…
Portable Building Cabin Construction

A Better Cabin, Quicker and Cheaper – Part 1

By Doug Smith
Our Portable Building Cabin Adventure Begins Dick Proenneke is a name familiar to many who have made the decision to live the homesteading lifestyle.  For…
welding helmet learn weld Construction

Friend, Anybody Can Weld

By Doug Smith
Some of my earliest memories were of gluing paper together to make something in kindergarten. My materials then were pieces of construction paper cut with…
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Homesteading with Pythagoras: Recycled Chicken Coop to Homestead Building

By D. Glenn Miller
When a neighbor offered us an old outbuilding—one that was in fairly good repair but that he’d no longer wanted—Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and philosopher,…

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