Hobbies & Crafts

Homesteading articles about Hobbies & Crafts as they pertain to homesteaders, family, farming, animal husbandry, history, and myriad other topics discussed at Homestead.org, collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Knives on the homestead, types of knives for different uses, knife types, best knife for the job
Guides

Homesteading Requires a Keen Edge: Knives on the Homestead

What’s the most oft-used tool on the homestead? Whether cutting vegetables for…

Doug Smith Doug Smith
Foraging for Old Field Tea recipe, Foraging, Foraging for Tea, Ozark, Locally-Harvested, Tea Recipes, Foraged Tea Recipe, Red Clover, Self-Heal, New Jersey Tea, Pennyroyal, Bee Balm, Foraging for Tea in the Ozarks, Old Field Tea Recipe, Wild Plants That Can Be Used For Tea, Foraging for Wildcrafted Tea
Foraging

Foraging for Old Field Tea

Years ago, I, like many college students, spent a lot of time…

Wren Everett Wren Everett
winemaking at home fruit wine recipes flower wine recipes sap wine recipes Maple sap wine recipes easy wine making recipes
Brewing

Going Beyond Grape: Oddball Wines to Make at Home

My venture into winemaking at home all started with two very prolific…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst
continuous production yogurt, making food without electricity, labneh, cheese, recipe for homemade yogurt, greek yogurt, yogurt with goat's milk, cow's milk yogurt, pizza topping, Middle Eastern cuisine, off grid, homesteading
Cheese

Making Labneh Cheese: Food Without Electricity

So as I went on and on about how excited I am…

Scout Satya Scout Satya
lost-kitchen-skills-cooking-from-scratch-zero-waste-cooking
Cookbook

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

It doesn’t take long for those who get involved in the homestead…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
how to make milk soap from scratch DIY milk soap making
Dairy

How to Make Milk Soap from Scratch

Drowning in milk? Have enough cheese and yogurt to last for more…

Angela Palmer Angela Palmer
Basket-making Basics, basketry for beginners
Homesteading

Basket-making Basics

Basketry: possibly the oldest of human crafts.  It is time-honored, it is…

Catherine Lugo Catherine Lugo
tanning skins, tanning hides, DIY leather, homesteading
DIY

Tanning Skins and Hides on the Homestead

When I tell people I tan snakeskins and animal hides, they politely…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Cheesemaking science for beginners, cheesemaking at home, cheese affinage, homesteading
Cheese

Cheesemaking Science for Beginners, Part Two: Cheese Affinage

  In the first article of this series, Cheesemaking Science for Beginners, Part…

Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon

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