Tag Archives: tips

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

June 1, 2010 2 Comments

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
Category: Attitudes and Mind Sets
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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Herb Wheels

March 23, 2010 6 Comments

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

March 9, 2010 0 Comments

  want to watch the rite movie which offers Organic and Chemical-free Whole Grains, Bosch Mixers, the NutriMill, instructional tutorials, recipes and more. Listen to her Radio Show – Live or Archived at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/millersgrainhouse Related Reading: Read more
Category: Stretching the Homestead Budget
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Some Winterizing Plans on the Homestead

November 9, 2009 8 Comments

  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
Category: Winterizing
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Tuesday’s Tips to Homesteading: Reuse ‘trash’

July 21, 2009 1 Comment

One tip to homesteading is not so much being a ‘pack-rat’ (although I am guilty of that with glass jars), but looking at ways to reuse something that might otherwise be thrown away. Today I want to share a pictorial tutorial of just what I’m talking about when it comes to saving ‘trash’ and making [...] Read more
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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Make it yourself

June 30, 2009 0 Comments

Just about every thing can be made at home. We don’t have to rely on manufacturers for our daily provisions. Homesteading is about simplifying, not always the easiest route, but the simplest is the goal. If you’ve not had the chance to see this video, I’d suggest you do so. Such a convenience food that [...] Read more
Category: Home Life, Homesteading Lifestyle
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Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading: Sometimes ‘going with your gut’ is good.

May 5, 2009 0 Comments

This Tuesday’s Tip to Homesteading is: Sometimes ‘going with your gut’ is good. What exactly does it mean to ‘go with your gut’? Well, it’s like this, the almanac has said we should have our peas in the ground weeks ago. I’ve been anguished over this date on the calendar for quite some time. My [...] Read more
Category: Mini-Farms, Hobby Farms and Farmettes
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Homesteading Tips – Visual Aid

April 14, 2009 0 Comments

If you are making the move from suburbia/city to rural living, there can be quite an exciting learning curve. Even if you aren’t making the ‘move’ physically, you may be moving to a more frugal, do-it-yourself type way of life no matter where you live. If that is the case, please check out this youtube [...] Read more
Category: Stretching the Homestead Budget
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Stop tossing tomatoes!

October 14, 2008 0 Comments

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