Homegrown Quinoa
Grow and Harvest Quinoa Growing and harvesting quinoa is easy and a great way to know exactly how your grains…
Reusable Alternatives for everyday Items
Reusable Alternatives There’s no denying that we live in a disposable society where reusable items are less valued. We choose…
Dehydrating Onions
Dehydrating Onions Dehydrating onions is a great way to preserve your garden’s bountiful harvest. Not only will you have home-grown…
3 Ways To Make Home Harvesting Easier
Home Harvesting Now that you’ve grown your fruits and vegetables, they’re ready to be harvested. Harvesting is one of my…
5 Fruit and Nut Trees To Add To Your Garden
Fruit and Nut Trees Everyone should consider adding at least one fruit or nut tree to their garden. They can…
How To Add Small Livestock To Your Homestead
Livestock If you have a little land, you might want to consider adding small livestock to your homestead. Not only…
3 Ways to Mulch For Garden Weed Control
Weed Control Weeds are a common problem in every garden. There’s no way around it, you need to do some…
30 Days To Self Sufficiency
Self Sufficiency More and more people are learning just how important it is to increase their self sufficiency. We have…
9 Tips for Raising Chicks and Chickens
Chicks and Chickens Now that you have your chicken coop in place, it’s time to fill it with chickens! In…
6 Tips for Building a Chicken Coop
Chicken Coops Most homesteaders will tell you that chickens are the gateway animal. It’s true. Most people start with chickens…
3 Essential Areas of Your Herb Garden
Herb Garden This section is all about having an herb garden. In my herb garden, I have culinary herbs as…
7 Things to know About Planting Your Garden
Planting Your Garden Now that you’ve done all the leg work, your garden is ready for planting. I know it…
5 Tips for Choosing The Best Plants
Choosing Plants Choosing plants for your vegetable garden is next on the list. Unfortunately, not everything grows well in every…
5 Things to Know About Preparing Your Soil
Preparing your Soil When it comes to gardening, there’s nothing more important than preparing your soil. Unfortunately, ordering a load…
7 Tips for Building Your Garden
Building Your Garden Now that you have a plan, you’ll be building your garden. There are many options for what…
3 Steps to Planning Your Garden
Plan Your Garden Probably the biggest (and easiest) thing you can do to be self-sufficient is to have your own…
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Beef Jerky
Beef Jerky My husband grew up eating beef jerky as a regular snack, so when we got married, I wanted…
Homemade Banana Chips
Why Dehydrate Bananas? Homemade banana chips are nothing like store bought ones. The factory produced banana chips you find in…
Dehydrated Oranges
Dehydrated Oranges I recently learned that you can dehydrate oranges for the purpose of eating. I had never thought of…
Scalloped Potato Kit
Unboxed Scalloped Potato Kit As the years go by, I try more and more to make nutritious versions of some…
Dehydrated Sliced Potatoes
Why Dehydrate Potatoes? When you think of dehydrating fruits and vegetable, potatoes are likely not the first thing you think…
Nectarine Jam
Nectarine Jam One year, I asked on Facebook if anyone had any fruit trees that they needed picked. In exchange…
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Dehydrated Squash
Dehydrated Summer Squash Okay, hear me out. This one threw me for a loop at first too. I had never…