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Because of the type of life I live, I live for Black Friday sales, and sadly, this happens once a year. This is the one time a year in which I can grab items for my homestead while saving money. A homesteading life is one of frugality and that is nothing to be ashamed about….
As homesteaders it is essential for us to utilize items which will not only educate us, but also be useful for years to come. The items I have created will help you to fine tune your skills and help you and your family become more sustainable. Now is the time to grab the product I’ve…
Homesteading for beginners requires creating a homestead based on reasonable goals. Often this means reaching out to the homestead community near you. Fellow farmers and homesteaders will help you to establish homesteading goals and plans for your area based on their experience. Creating a Homestead I talk about this topic a lot on my social…
Harvest fresh rose hips from the garden or forage from them. Take the steps to learn how to dry rose hips for tea and other uses. Learn how to dehydrate rose hips for use at a later time. I love roses, regardless of the variety, and enjoy everything about them. Little did I know when…
Canning homemade soups and stews is an easy process with the use of a pressure canner. Learn how to correctly can soups and stews with these 5 easy tips. Pre-homesteading, pre-food preserving, pre-clean eating and healthy options, pre-sustainable living, I purchased canned soups and stews from the supermarket. It was easy, it was convenient, and…
Backyard rabbit farming is on the rise, and quite sustainable for those seeking to own their food source. Here are 13 key tips to raising rabbits for meat whether you reside in town or out in the country. The incorporation of meat rabbits onto the homestead was a rather easy decision for us. In fact,…
Choosing a good meat rabbit breed is key to ensuring a good meat to bone ratio is achieved. There are 14 rabbit breeds that are ideal for both meat and fur, and are excellent mothers which birth an abundance of kits. When we first began our homesteading journey it was quite simple – a few…
Storing apples for the winter requires you to know which apples store best long-term. To enjoy the apple harvest one must know the best keeping apple varieties to plant or pick from the local orchard. One of the most memorable times of my life was fall in New England. The changing of the seasons was…
Learn how to make pepper infused vodka for full flavored cocktails. A spicy pepper vodka recipe is made simple by using jalapeno infused vodka. Why and How to Make Pepper Infused Vodka I have this knack for infusing my own alcohol. The product purchased at your local market does not compare to one made within…
The Homesteader’s Sustainable Living Academy in an online learning tool which allows you to learn how to establish, or fine tune, the homesteading life you seek to live. You are here because of the broken food system and seek the ability to own your food source. Congratulations, you are now a part of a mass…