Going Green on the Homestead with DIY Solar Panels

President Obama promises to raise the cost of electricity. Why? Perhaps to spur people on to looking in to other alternatives. We can look at that as a motivator. That may be the optimistic reason behind the price hike and it may very well just work. Solar is one of the most reliable alternative power [...] Read more

Homesteading Goes Solar

This past Saturday on Your Preparation Station Donna Miller had the honor of conducting a two hour interview with LaMar Alexander. For anyone interested in going ‘off grid’, simplifying your life and getting out of the day to day rat race of paying huge bills…this is a must-listen  interview! You can listen by going to [...] Read more

Tuesday’s Tip: Adding income to the homestead budget.

Whether the economy is good or bad, the fact that the homesteader has a wide array of options has never changed. Here are some ideas for adding some income to the homestead budget: which offers Chemical Free and Organic Grains, Grain Mills, Bread Machines,Grain buckets, Bosch Mixers, the NutriMill, instructional tutorials, recipes and more. Read more

If they don’t make it any more, it is a rare commodity.

You know those collector’s edition of this or that, plates or paintings, antique phonographs and one of a kind nick-knacks? Sure you do. You know the price on those items that are not made any more is often much higher than the mass produced products of today. There are really only two things in this [...] Read more

Tips to Putting up the Garden Harvest…

If you’re new to homesteading or even a seasoned veteran – one topic that often has many many tips to it is how to preserve your harvest once the garden starts putting out food! Below are a few options: Canning - This is one of the most widely used forms of preserving and putting up [...] Read more

Tuesday’s Tip: Don’t try to go it alone.

Even if you are alone on the homestead, don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Today’s tip is vital not only to the success of your homestead, but your mental health as well!   It can be relatives, friends or neighbors, an occasional visitor or a planned weekly chore sharing – no matter [...] Read more

Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Herb Wheels

A Basic Herb Wheel With warmer weather it’s time to get those herbs that have been basket-bound all winter out into the fresh air!   This year, why not make an Herb Wheel!  You can place it under a fledgling tree (so they get enough sun) and help to feed the soil around the tree [...] Read more

Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Baby Steps are still Steps

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Don’t lose the dream. Start Urban Homesteading!

So the economy has turned topsy-turvy and you’re wallet has turned inside out. The dream of having that large spread of land and the acres of fertile soil to grow and homestead on seems farther out of reach than ever. Don’t give up on the dream, learn some much needed skills (and scratch that homesteading [...] Read more