by | | 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 | | Home Life, Homestead Gardening, Homesteading Lifestyle, Livestock and Animals, Stretching the Homestead Budget
With the economy in peril right now, making an income on the homestead is extremely important. To many homesteaders, the homestead farm is a primary source of their income. It is the work they have chosen to provide for their physical needs, and the means to...
by | | Solar Power, Stretching the Homestead Budget
Adding solar power to your homestead can save you a lot of money. To some, it also means being off-grid. More and more cities аrе lооkіng аt clean energy replacements fоr thеіr power plants. Thе hope оf entire towns bеіng powered bу residential solar power іѕ nо...
by | | Home Life, Stretching the Homestead Budget
Believe it or not, there was once a time that the only way to get fresh produce was to either grow it yourself or visit a farmers market. Even if you grow produce at your homestead, you will likely not be able to grow the variety of crops that you may want to...
by | | Growing Vegetables, Heirlooms, Non-GMO and Seed Saving/Storing, Herbs and Herb Gardens, Homestead Gardening, Stretching the Homestead Budget
A good rule is to try to use seeds for the given year’s season, but what if sometimes we don’t get all that season’s seeds planted. From time to time everyone has ‘left0ver’ seeds. What should be done with those? There is a way to use...
by | | Attitudes and Mind Sets, Mini-Farms, Hobby Farms and Farmettes, Stretching the Homestead Budget
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...
