Category: Homesteading

15 Brilliant Ways To Use Grass Clippings

15 Brilliant Ways To Use Grass Clippings

Some posts may include affiliate links. 15 Brilliant Ways To Use Grass Clippings Ugh mowing the lawn, one of the many chores I intensely dislike. Then comes yet another chore, ridding yourself of the grass clippings you just worked so hard to produce! But wait, according to the featured article below, there are at least …

Continue reading

DANDELION the “Medical Weed”

DANDELION the "Medical Weed"

DANDELION the “Medical Weed” Bothersome weeds, stir fry veggie, or wine base, the dandelion has been around and used and abused for ever. They are an evasive species so if you’re trying to create a pristine green lawn they can be your nightmare plant. However, if you are a frugal forager they are an easy …

Continue reading

Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them

Fruit Salad Trees: What Are They & How to Grow Them

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them I have never had enough space to maintain both a garden and fruit trees. So when I first heard of a fruit salad trees I had no idea what they were but they certainly peeked my interest. One …

Continue reading

Dogs, Cats, and Covid-19

Dogs, Cats, and Covid-19

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Dogs, Cats, and Covid-19 This virus is not gone now that the lock downs are over. We now just have a leg up on how to treat those who contract it and become very very ill. But it’s mutating constantly. So what about our pets? It’s been said that …

Continue reading

Astonishing Underground Hobbit Style Home

Astonishing Underground Hobbit Style Home

Astonishing Underground Hobbit Style Home There has been a lot of web chatter and even mainstream news coverage on the building and living in what is called “a hobbit hole “.  We know they make awesome root cellars, storm shelters and for some Prepper‘s they could be a plausible bug out locations. But over the …

Continue reading

Should Children Be Taught How To Grow Food As Part Of Their Schooling?

Should Children Be Taught How To Grow Food As Part Of Their Schooling?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Should Children Be Taught How To Grow Food As Part Of Their Schooling? Growing food is a bit more complicated than tossing a few seeds in the dirt and adding water now and again. Preppers and homesteaders know this, but does the majority of the population? I am always …

Continue reading

Food Producing Bushes That Can Provide For The Winter Months

Food Producing Bushes That Can Provide For The Winter Months

Some posts may include affiliate links. Food Producing Bushes That Can Provide For The Winter Months If you don’t have space or time for a full garden on your property or even a HOA that won’t allow you to have a food garden. You may want to look at food producing bushes, particularly ones that …

Continue reading

25 Powerless Appliances for The Homestead Kitchen

25 Powerless Appliances for The Homestead Kitchen

25 Powerless Appliances for The Homestead Kitchen Powerless appliances are becoming more and more popular among the younger population to save on energy costs. Preppers of course have always known that power could be taken away at any time for any amount of time. So powerless appliances are just plain smart and could make your …

Continue reading

MIY All Natural Vapor Rub

MIY All Natural Vapor Rub

MIY All Natural Vapor Rub I am a fan of whenever possible insuring that anything that goes into or on my body being natural. These day everything seems to be full of chemicals and ingredients whose names I can’t even pronounce! However, when I am sick, I want comfort immediately. As a child I recall …

Continue reading

The Best Medications To Include In A Well-Stocked Prepper Pharmacy

The Best Medications To Include In A Well-Stocked Prepper Pharmacy

Some posts may include affiliate links. The Best Medications To Include In A Well-Stocked Prepper Pharmacy Almost everyone prepping or not has a small home pharmacy. Perhaps the cough syrup from the fall before when you had that irritating cough, aspirin for your infrequent headaches, or even a few pills left over from your last …

Continue reading