Category: Homesteading

DIY Wood Stove Water Heater Attachment

DIY Wood Stove Water Heater Attachment This is not a project I would recommend for a beginner do it yourselfer. It is also one I wouldn’t scrimp on parts for either as the results of poor-quality metals etc… could lead to a real dangerous scenario or a real mess in your home. However, if you …

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Guide to Gardening by Mail

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Guide to Gardening by Mail This link was recently forwarded to me by a member (Many thanks the more information and participation we have the better off we all are!) and on the forum there was recently a question from another member asking about which mail order companies were trustworthy …

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Knowing What Needs to be Pruned and When

Knowing What Needs to be Pruned and When When I first moved from an apartment to a home with some garden space, I was a pruning menace! I thought that all the bushes and trees should be pruned in the fall when they began to turn brown and look funky!  It only took that first …

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Making Your Resources Stretch Further During Uncertain Times

Making Your Resources Stretch Further During Uncertain Times Times are tight all over the world for just about every economic group. Everyone needs to make their resources whether in currency or physical assets stretch further. Times are also uncertain all over the world as we as the human race deal with natural disasters and especially …

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DIY Smokehouse From Cement Blocks

DIY Smokehouse From Cement Blocks Not only are smoked meats tasty but it is a great low-cost way of preserving meat. Because this method doesn’t require electricity it makes it an excellent post SHTF method as well. If you are smoking a large amount of meat this is the way to do it! It is …

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2 Dozen + Ways to Use Your Apples

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 2 Dozen + Ways to Use Your Apples If you grow your own apples or have a good friend who shares their harvest with you. You know that a single tree can produce quite a bit of fruit. As a child we had 3 apple trees on the property …

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Use The Cob! (Corn Cob Wine and Jelly Recipes)

Use The Cob! (Corn Cob Wine and Jelly Recipes) I wish I had come across these recipes sooner! Corn on the cob is one of the traditions in my household for thanksgiving and I had a huge bundle for my recycle bin this year. Truth be told corn on the cob is a favorite of …

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No Camping on Your Private Property

Some posts may contain affiliate links. No Camping on Your Private Property To some of you this may seem to be old news. When this problem first became an issue a few years ago, I thought it was being over exaggerated and waited to see what the results of the hearings in Colorado would be. …

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3 Super Seeds For Long Term Storage

3 Super Seeds For Long Term Storage

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 3 Super Seeds For Long Term Storage When I think of seed storage I am thinking for my family and my thoughts go to veggies and herbs. Garden seeds particularly those that are quick and easy to grow. My thoughts were not geared towards longer term survival of the …

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Which Trees You Should Have in Your Yard & Which Ones You Should Avoid

Some posts may contain affiliate links Which Trees You Should Have in Your Yard & Which Ones You Should Avoid Until it’s time to go to the nursery and pick up out your seedling, planting a tree doesn’t sound like such a big deal. Once you get there and the nursery staff begins telling you …

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