Category: Homesteading / Gardening

Part of setting up a self-sufficient homestead is ensuring that you have the equipment you need to sustain yourself. Many preppers invest in solar or propane devices that they can use to maintain their property, preserve their own food and keep their home sanitary. As homesteading has gained in popularity, off-grid machinery has improved in…

If you’re concerned about what the future holds, especially with respect to food prices, aside from a healthy amount of food storage and a garden to harvest every year, how about creating your very own seed bank? Sounds easy, but the problem is that there’s more you can do with respect to gardening and growing…

I went to Lowe’s over the weekend because I realized that, if we’re going to do this homesteading right, or at least make a valiant attempt, that we were going to need a few more tools than we have. Sure, we have plenty of shovels and rakes and axes and useful tools like that, but…

Have you ever wondered what it takes to purchase a plot of land? Whether you want to use it to build a homestead or set up a survival bunker, it’s important to understand land acquisition and how the process works. Regardless of your plans for the property, buying land is a major undertaking and just…

Many homesteaders grow their own food as part of their pursuit of a self-sufficient life. Homegrown produce and grains can enrich your diet and even make trips to the grocery store unnecessary. In addition to increasing your self-sufficiency, producing your own sustenance makes eating a chemical-free diet much easier. Growing food on your land will…

Imagine riding an exercise bike that’s connected to a single lightbulb. With very little effort or time spent on the bike, you could light that bulb with no problem. Now imagine riding that same bike, but this time you’re trying to light 100 light bulbs at once. How much longer do you think it would…

Whether you’re a doomsday prepper, an off-grid homesteader or a die-hard survivalist, you likely have a fair amount of land on which you grow food or maintain livestock. This way, you don’t have to hunt and forage or rely on grocery stores for food. During the warmer months, this approach might seem simple — idyllic,…

You’ve built your homestead, raised livestock and crops and organized a system that will help you live on your own indefinitely. You have a sustainable water source, bought equipment to care for your land and invested in renewable energy. You’re ready to exist off the grid. All this shouldn’t go to waste because you didn’t…

Spring, summer, and fall are the months all home gardeners live for, especially with the perfect temperatures and conditions to grow nearly any food. Once the fall harvest is over, many gardeners put away their equipment for the winter and prepare their soils for the colder temperatures and snowfall ahead. Although many people think gardening…