DIY

Secrets to Turning a Rent-to-Own Storage Building into a House, Part Two

Repeat after me, “Blocking, blocking, blocking!” If there is one thing on a rent-to-own storage building to cabin conversion that…

2 years ago

Black Gold: Make Your Own Natural Charcoal

We haven’t set the mountain on fire... yet.  But it is always a possibility, of which we are acutely aware,…

2 years ago

The Profitable Homestead: How to Take Your Homestead from Hobby to Profit

It is exciting to consider the possibilities of taking your successful hobby farm to the next level, but there are…

2 years ago

Homemade Fire Cider to Fight Colds and Flu

Winter is approaching and that means we can look forward to more reading, browsing through seed catalogs, holiday celebrations with…

3 years ago

My Homestead Income: Selling Goat’s Milk Soap for Profit

Over the last ten years or so, and around my various “off the farm” work schedules, I have learned a…

3 years ago

Doctoring on the Homestead: An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure

Let’s face it: at some point in life, there is a distinct possibility that you will, in fact, have to…

3 years ago

Top 5 Reasons to Can Your Own Meat

Every year I can nearly 200 pounds of meat.  I normally can about 60 pounds of meat at a time…

3 years ago

Making Labneh Cheese: Food Without Electricity

So as I went on and on about how excited I am that I'm making continuous production yogurt (one of…

3 years ago

A Farm-hand’s Life: Shearing Sheep

When the scraper first hits, the compacted, manure-laden hay feels like concrete.  There's just no easy way of getting through…

3 years ago

The $8.16 Do-It-Yourself Garden Irrigator

Our half-acre lot in the ’burbs is shaded by nine mature silver maples.   The only spot that gets decent sun…

3 years ago

Grow an Herbal Skincare Garden: 7 Easy-to-Grow Herbs for Naturally Healthy Skin

You grow herbs for culinary uses and maybe herbal remedies, but did you know you can use herbs for skincare…

3 years ago

To Sew or Not to Sew

When people think about all the many different tasks that are done on the homestead, sewing may or may not…

3 years ago