Category: Homesteading basics

Biggest Zucchini Harvest I love Zucchini! Steamed, sauteed, in soup, on the grill, stuffed…..it’s such a versatile vegetable. The only thing I love more is growing it so its fresh…Continue reading5 Tips To Get Your Biggest Zucchini Harvest This Year

Starting a Garden So, you are thinking about starting a garden for the first time this year? Oh, think of all the possibilities and all the tasty vegetables you will…Continue reading15 Expert Gardening Tips to Make Starting Your Garden a Success

Homestead Without a Homestead Ah, homesteading……How do you homestead before you have a homestead? Wake up, feed the animals, collect the eggs, milk the cow. Tend the garden and enjoy…Continue readingHow to Start Homesteading Before You Have a Homestead

Vegetables to Plant for Sustainability Why should you focus your garden on vegetables to plant for sustainability? Well, if you are a homesteader, you already know. Even if you are…Continue reading10 Vegetables You Need to Plant for Sustainability

Springs Fastest 20 Vegetables Are you impatient? Do you want to sow your seeds and start to see instant results? I know I am! If you need instant gardening results,…Continue readingSprings Fastest 20 Vegetables to Try Now

Easy Ways to Conserve Water Living off the grid is not easy when it comes to getting enough water, so having easy ways to conserve water is key. Not everyone…Continue reading25 Easy Ways to Conserve Water When You Live Off the Grid

Twenty-five Things You Can Compost Composting organic material reduces household waste and helps feed your garden. Did you know that you can compost more than just your vegetable scraps and…Continue reading25 Things You May Not Know Are Compostable

Prioritize Your Chore List On even the best and most organized homestead and well run, there is always a chore list. Whether it be a daily chore list, or a…Continue readingHow to Prioritize Your Homestead Chore List

Top 15 Homestead Skills to Learn Gone are the days when everyone was raised to live on their own. I don’t mean getting a job and paying your own rent,…Continue reading15 Forgotten Skills You Must Learn Before Starting a Homestead

Essential Herbs and How to Grow Them We all need a little spice in our lives. I love to cook, but without certain herbs and spices, things re a little…Continue readingEssential Herbs for Cooking and How to Grow and Preserve Them