by | | Growing Vegetables, Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Organic Gardening and Growing, Seeds and Planting
As you are working on your Homesteading plan, you will need to consider your area. We have friends who live in other parts of the Country (USA) who are working hard to plan their homestead. Their dream is to setup their homestead in the beautiful mountain and...
by | | Heirlooms, Non-GMO and Seed Saving/Storing, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle
When we are out meeting with folks and sharing on our site, we often get the question “What are Some Homesteading Basics?” Now, we realize that this is primarily for new families who are considering a homesteading lifestyle, or maybe a review for the more...
by | | Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals
Many people who are considering a homesteading lifestyle are always excited about the possibilities of self-sufficient food growth. They like the idea of knowing exactly where their food source is coming, so growing a garden becomes one of the first things they...
by | | Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals
Many homesteading self-reliant families make the decision to invest in livestock that will help support their lifestyle. Having chickens, goats, and other livestock animals on the homestead will provide a food source and also can be a source of income (or bartering)...
by | | Frugal Living, Homesteading Lifestyle, Solar Power
When families make the decision to live a lifestyle of self-reliance on a homestead, the one major lifestyle change they’ll encounter is potentially the loss of electricity. But, if your desire is to be completely self-sufficient, going off the grid is the most...
by | | Homesteading Lifestyle
When you talk about how many acres are needed to get off the grid and become self sufficient, the battle begins between those who say you only need 1 acre and those who say you need much, much more. Actually, both camps are correct. It all depends on how you plan to...