Winterizing Wednesday – Foundation, Cover and Comfort

  As winter marches on and on and temperatures drop deep this season, we hope to keep the tips coming to keep your homestead humming!     Around the Home – Check Foundations: Rake away all debris and edible vegetation from the foundation of your home. Seal up entry points to keep small animals from [...] Read more

Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading….Stay WARM!

The animals need tending, the fence is down and it is a high of 18 degrees today! What is a homesteader to do?   Stay warm.     Sound’s stupid or simple as far as advice goes, but the tip is just to not ignore the need to stay warm.   Tips on HOW to stay [...] Read more

Winterizing Wednesday – Up, Under and Around

In this Wednesday’s Winterizing Tips to Homesteading we will go up, under and around to keep the winter chill at bay! For the home, go up and Inspect Roof, Gutters and Downspouts! If your weather temperature will fall below 32 degrees in the winter, adding extra insulation to the attic will prevent warm air from settling [...] Read more

Winterizing Wednesday-Fireplaces, Flowers & Feed-Oh My!

  This Wednesday’s Winterizing Tips cover fireplaces, flowers and feed.   Around the home, check your fireplace and set up: Cap or screen the top of the chimney to keep out rodents and birds. If the chimney hasn’t been cleaned for a while, call a chimney sweep to remove soot and creosote. Store firewood in a [...] Read more

More winterizing plans for the homestead

More tips to winterize around your homestead… Inside the home: Specific to your Furnace… Call an HVAC professional to inspect your furnace and clean ducts. Stock up on furnace filters and change them monthly. Consider switching out your thermostat for a programmable thermostat. Remove all flammable material from the area surrounding your Read more

Some Winterizing Plans on the Homestead

  It won’t be long until many of us who live on homesteads will be facing the winter in full force. Over the next few posts, we would like to give some ‘tips’ to help you winterize in the areas of your home/house, your garden and your animals (pets & stock). If you’ve not started, [...] Read more

Foggy Friday on the Farm: The show must go on!

  It’s kind of hard for me to get out in the fog and gray weather. All I want to do is sit by the fire and snuggle a kitty! So today’s tip is – The show must go on! Herbs need re-potting for wintering indoors, animals need feeding/cleaning/tending, windows need winterizing, vents need cleaning/closing, [...] Read more

Tuesday’s Tip: Time to transplant herbs

The weather is changing in many parts of the US. Time to decide what to do with the herbs. We like to have fresh herbs year round so I traditionally plant them in window boxes for the inside. A few tips before planing:   1. Make sure you get something that has a drip tray [...] Read more

A Honey Bees Homesteading Guide

For most people, modern life has evolved far from our roots in the natural and simple settings of a homestead lifestyle.   The modern life many have chosen, typically requires people to live and work in an artificial, man-made environment. Very few have the privilege of working close to the land on a regular basis and [...] Read more