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Homesteading has a huge learning curve! Most of us weren’t taught the necessary skills for self-sufficiency throughout our childhoods and we need to make up for lost time now. Here are some of my favorite resources to help you on your homesteading journey.

How To Grow Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are one of the most nutrient dense plants and great for beginning gardeners. Learning how to grow sweet ...

Cats are a great solution to pest control on the homestead. Homestead cats are good hunters and decrease the rodent population.

Here’s Why Homestead Cats Are The Best

Cats are one of the best animals to have around the homestead. They have many different uses, they make great ...

Many "weeds" are actually quite useful. If you learn how to wildcraft, you can utilize them for food and medicine.

How To Learn How To Wildcraft

There are an abundance of lovely and useful plants that we can plant in our yards and gardens. And there ...

Preserving garlic is one of the easiest ways to learn how to store your garden's harvest for later. Here are three different methods you can use to store your garlic crop and enjoy your delicious homegrown garlic all year!

3 Popular Ways of Preserving Garlic From Your Garden

Garlic is one of my all time favorite plants to grow. It's pretty much foolproof, which is very important for ...

One of the inescapable facts of keeping chickens is that they produce waste. Here's how to find the best chicken bedding for your coop!

What Is The Best Chicken Bedding To Use In Your Coop?

One of the inescapable facts of keeping chickens is that they produce waste. One of the best reasons for raising ...

The Top Farming My Backyard Posts Of 2017

Wow, I can hardly believe 2017 is just about over. Is it just me or is time going like, super ...

Front yard gardens are a great way to utilize a small suburban homestead and grow more of your own food in only a few minutes a day.

Beautiful Front Yard Gardens Save You Time And Money

Did you know that it doesn't take much space to grow a hearty amount of your own food? You don't ...

What is permaculture, and why should you care? Here are 11 reasons you need to start using it's principles in your homestead.

11 Reasons Why You Need To Know About Permaculture

If you've been around the organic homesteading community at all, you may have heard the term permaculture before. If you're ...

9 Reasons Why You Need Nigerian Dwarf Goats

Part of deciding to keep goats is figuring out which breed is best for you. There are advantages and disadvantages ...

Here are things you can do RIGHT NOW to get yourself ready so that you have the skills you need to move off the grid and homestead.

How To Get Ready To Be Off The Grid Without Feeling Helpless

A few years ago I had grand visions of selling our house in the city, building a tiny house for ...

Just How Easy Is It To Make Raspberry Jam?

Yay! Books! I love books! If you've been around for awhile you might have noticed that. It's because books are ...

Do you know much about herbs? You should! Here are five reasons why, and where you can go to learn more about using herbs for wellness.

5 Reasons You Need To Learn About Herbs

I never knew much about herbs. Sometimes my mom had me take St. John's Wort when I was feeling down, ...

Nourishing Traditions Is The Best Cookbook For Beginning Homesteaders

Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon is the best cookbook for beginning homesteaders. It's a great way to jump into homesteading ...

Radical homemakers are empowering everyone to change the definition of success to value well-being and self-reliance.

Radical Homemakers Empower Us All. Will You Be One?

Our culture revolves around consumption, but that's not what life if all about! Radical homemakers are empowering everyone to change ...

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