Homesteading In The Winter As we enter the winter months many urbanites are feeling the crunch of the adverse weather conditions and wrongly assuming their country cousins are on hiatus. They couldn’t be more wrong! There are always chores to be done when homesteading and that is true whether the homestead is urban or rural! …
Incubating and Hatching Eggs I did this on a very small scale as a kid and hatched a single egg and recall it was an awesome thing to watch. Incubating and hatching eggs isn’t child’s play however. For today’s homesteaders and even those who have a back yard coop each egg is an investment. After …
One family proves Self-reliance in the city is Possible We don’t usually feature blogs about our bloggers but this family is news worthy on their own! The Dervaes family writes the Urban Homestead blog which we feature often. But this story isn’t about one of their individual homesteading triumphs but about their overall success at …
Homestead in Place One of our favorite bloggers Gayle over at Backdoor Survival lives a prepper lifestyle but her dream has long been to own and operate a legitimate homestead. The livestock, the crops, the huge garden, the entire way of life appeals to her. But like many of us she has had to make …
Meat Cutting: Beef As unpleasant as it may be actually killing the cow is the easy part. After that it takes some skill to make the beef cuts the very best they can be for your family. It is important that if you must take a creature’s life that you make use of the …
The Kratky Method for Passive Gardening Passive gardening?? Yes, Yes, Yes! Finally a method of gardening that doesn’t take all my good weather time to upkeep. I am for any method that allows me to be out of the garden enjoying fair weather activities and still produce what my family eats. Even better this type …
Top 10 Uses For a Tarp Every survival, preparedness, prepping and homesteading site will advise you to own a tarp. Probably several tarps because they have so many uses. From temporary repairs to temporary shelters. I could probably name 50 uses off the top of my head But what are the top uses? See them …
Homesteading 101: Getting Started Today’s homesteaders don’t need to pack up all they can carry and travel great distances to isolated areas to begin their homesteading dreams. You can actually begin your journey right where you are. Homesteading is an attitude and a self-sustaining goal shared by a family or group according to our featured …
Off Grid Living and Thriving! The homestead dream has never died for many Americans, Canadians, and Australians as well as folks in other countries across the world. Now off grid living seems to be a bit of a double edged sword. Perhaps seen as a bit easier to do these days then in the past due to all …
Successful Homesteading Everyone has their own version of what it means to be successful. Like my own yours may change as you grow older and wiser. But just what is a successful homesteader? When is your homesteading considered a success? What is the stick used to make that distinction between success or mediocrity? Homestead Dreamer …
