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Dive In! Tips and Tricks for Dumpster Diving

We are an imprudent, wasteful people. Well, not us.  You and I are thrifty, resourceful homesteaders who know how to…

1 year ago

Learn to Save Money with Old-Fashioned Methods: Money-saving Advice from the Past

Self-sufficiency and sustainability are buzzwords—not only used in the close-knit homesteading community, but by corporations who want to cash in…

1 year ago

Grub in a Tub: Container Gardening on the Homestead

How to Fight the High Cost of Groceries This Summer, Starting Right Now with Container Gardening. Well, I guess it’s…

1 year ago

Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at…

1 year ago

12 Months of Fresh Produce: How to Grow Food All Year

A homestead is not complete without a kitchen garden and a homestead business is not complete without a market garden. …

1 year ago

Avoiding Homestead Burnout

Having been blessed with an adventurous life, I have learned to avoid what I consider the murderer of contentment, the…

1 year ago

From Suburbanites to Homesteaders: Why We Moved to the Country and What We Found When We Got There

Before moving to the country, my husband, Troy, and I were part of the Nova Rat Race. We lived in…

1 year ago

Canning Consternation: Overcoming the Fear of Certain Death

As a self-proclaimed Homesteader, I have spent many years learning and researching how to do all manner of things on…

1 year ago

Self-Sufficient Yeast: Growing and Using Sourdough Starter

Have you considered what you would do if you could not buy yeast at the grocery store? This is a…

2 years ago

Keep More Cash in Your Wallet by Bartering

During the economic recession in the early ‘70s, I was a stay-at-home mom with three children. My husband was a…

2 years ago

25 Ways to Save Money

I'm sure you've heard the good news by now—the recession is over!  But in case it doesn't feel like it's…

2 years ago

How to Live Off Your Garden All Year Round

If you have been gardening for some time, you know how superior the food you grow is compared to store-bought…

2 years ago