Category: Homesteading / Retreats
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Everything to Know About Firewood for Your Homestead
Firewood is a practical and environmentally friendly way to heat your homestead. Trees are all around you, and they’re readily available to be used as fuel for your wood stove. Many people who homestead choose to use firewood, so you might be thinking about switching to this heating system. Using firewood sounds easy, but a…
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Tips for Managing Wildlife on Your Homestead
Wildlife on your homestead provides many benefits and opportunities for you. Attracting the right animals and insects, while humanely mitigating pests and dangerous animals, will make your homestead a thriving community for wildlife. By managing wildlife, you can peacefully observe animals coming and going. If you’re an avid photographer, hunter or observer, properly dealing with…
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10 Steps to Prepping Your Homestead for the Spring
As winter fades and springtime arrives, it’s time to make your homestead ready for warmer weather. Whether you’re a seasoned homesteader or are still making your way into the homestead life, you need to take time to prepare your property for the busy season. People tend to wait until the last minute to check off…
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Stop Wasting Your Firewood Ash
Truth be told, I’ve always just dumped my ash behind our garage once it’s cooled. Looks like I should be using it around the house more. Here’s several ways to make use of firewood ash if you’ve been discarding it like I have. FYI, I’ve started the video about five minutes in to get to…
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Simple 10′ x 12′ Off Grid Cabin Build
Are you feeling like you need to have an place to get away from it all if things get worse? If so, consider building your own off grid cabin. This one is a multi-part series and well worth the watch if you’re interested in the entire process as I was. And if you want to…
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10 Best Dogs for Going Off Grid and Homesteading
If you’re looking for information about going off the grid, the internet provides a wealth of information — but most of it focuses on things like food, water, and solar panels. There is a lot more to the act of going off the grid than just the basics. One of the things that every homesteader…
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How to Find Land for Your Homestead
Going off the grid and homesteading may seem like an unreachable dream for those of us who spend most of our time living in fast-paced, tightly-packed cities like light-speed sardines. Finding land in a city is like hunting for a needle in the world’s largest haystack, but once you escape from the hustle and bustle…
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How to Minimize Wildfires While Homesteading
Wildfires might seem terrifying, especially if you’re in their path. But they’re as natural as the land they burn. Traditionally, lightning strikes or volcanic eruptions can spark wildfires that tear their way across the landscape, burning everything in their path. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. These fires clear away dead plants and underbrush and…
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DIY Handmade Bricks for Homesteading
Ever wonder what you would do if we, as a society, had to start from scratch? More specifically, which crucial structures we take for granted in today’s modern society that may need to be recreated? I do. While there’s a lot to consider, one of the biggest problems we may face could include the ability…