by Homesteader | Jan 23, 2014 | Frugal Living
As a homesteader, we’re always looking for ways to become more self-reliant and efficient. We live quite frugally and enjoy the abundance that comes from our small homestead farm and garden. For us, it is important to live a simple lifestyle and maintain good...
by Homesteader | Jul 5, 2013 | Alternative Growing Methods, Frugal Living, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Urban Homesteading
If you are homesteading, chances are you have a garden you regard to in growing crops for your food. There are a lot of considerations in caring for your garden (composting, planting, usually tending, gathering) to secure the plants and produce the greatest yield....
by Homesteader | May 5, 2013 | Alternative Growing Methods, Frugal Living, Growing Vegetables, Home Life, Organic Farming, Organic Gardening and Growing, Seeds and Planting
If you are homesteading and perhaps do not have extensive acreage for growing crops, you can still consider building a greenhouse in small areas. A good greenhouse need not be always big and spacious. Although those requirements are ideal for big plant growers and...
by Homesteader | Dec 14, 2012 | DYI Projects, Frugal Living, Homesteading Lifestyle, Stretching the Homestead Budget
Constructing a pole barn has become a much simpler task today than it used to be. With tons of offered ready-to-use plans and blueprints, a homestead property owner could construct not just a pole barn of two (or even six horse stalls), but also include practical...
by Homesteader | Mar 14, 2012 | Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle, Urban Homesteading
Urban homesteading today іѕ a growing trend that has renewed itself from an old idea. Many year ago, President Abraham Lincoln signed іntо law thе Homestead Act giving regular folks and opportunity tо stake оut а claim оn а piece оf land (аt lеаѕt 160 acres). The...
by Homesteader | Feb 28, 2012 | Frugal Living, Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle
There is an interesting movement taking place in the United States. Families all over the Country are working hard to become more self-reliant, and are embracing a homesteading lifestyle. Times are tough, so people are somewhat forced to shift priorities in their...
