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Protect Your Homestead From Unwanted Rodents This Winter

December 1, 2020

Protect Your Homestead From Unwanted Rodents This Winter

Protect your homestead from unwanted rodents this winter with these 3 simple steps. If you’ve decided to embrace the homesteading lifestyle, you likely have livestock and food storage.  While these are both wonderful things to have, they have a tendency to attract rodents, who like to get into livestock feed, hay and straw, and try […]

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Gift Guide for the Homesteader

October 21, 2020

Gift Guide for the Homesteader

Gift Guide for the Homesteader: Find the most useful homestead gifts this holiday season.  All sorts of practical gifts that will get so much use by your favorite homesteader! When homesteading, there are so many tools and skills needed.  Surprise your favorite homesteader with some fun and useful homestead gifts to make their homestead run […]

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Seed Packet Template

August 28, 2020

Seed Packet Template

Seed Packet Template (both blank and with fill-in-the-blanks) makes it easy to save seeds or participate in seed swaps! I have participated in a couple of seed exchanges over the years, and I always love the experience.  It’s so much fun to get seeds from all over, and try out new varieties of vegetables.  The […]

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DIY Earwig Trap

June 9, 2020

DIY Earwig Trap

This DIY earwig trap is so easy to make, and it’s extremely effective at taking care of your earwig problem! Earwigs are usually something we see around every once in a while.  But sometimes they become prolific, and something needs to be done about them.  That’s where a simple earwig trap comes in. You will […]

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Choosing a Homestead Vehicle

May 17, 2020

Choosing a Homestead Vehicle

New to homesteading, and trying to figure out what vehicle you should buy?  Here are some important things to consider when choosing a homestead vehicle. Choosing A Homestead Vehicle That Will Last Americans keep their cars for an average of 11.8 years. That’s great news for a homesteading household looking to reduce purchases, but it also […]

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Becoming Self-sufficient

March 30, 2020

Becoming Self-sufficient

Find out how you can become self-sufficient.  Learn to provide for your own needs, and what skills are needed for a self-reliant life. One of the biggest goals of most modern homesteaders is to become self-sufficient.  According to Merriam-Webster, self-sufficiency is the ability to maintain oneself without outside aid : capability of providing for one’s own […]

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A Well Stocked Pantry

March 26, 2020

A Well Stocked Pantry

The recent events going on world-wide might have you wondering what a well stocked pantry looks like, and how to get there. I am a firm believer in being prepared for emergencies, or even just the occasional rainy day.  For most people, the idea of a prepper is associated with half-crazed, conspiracy theorists who have […]

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Idaho Homesteads for Sale January

January 5, 2020

Idaho Homesteads for Sale January

Find the perfect Idaho Homestead.  Your dream to live a more independent life can become a reality!  A variety of Idaho Homesteads for sale for under $250,000. Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to become more independent?  Maybe you’ve always wanted to live on a homestead, but thought it was out of your reach? […]

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Homestead Happenings

December 30, 2019

Homestead Happenings

New feature: Homestead Happenings, so you can get a feel for what homesteading is like in real life. I was talking to a friend the other day, and she encouraged me to share our homesteading journey more with you all.  I started out blogging almost 7 years ago, with 2 of my friends, on our […]

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A Homestead Retirement

November 12, 2019

A Homestead Retirement

Getting close to retirement, and trying to decide what’s next?  Find out why you should consider a homestead retirement. The average retirement age in the U.S. is roughly 63 on average. Whether your retirement is years off yet or just around the corner, homesteading can be an empowering and fulfilling way to spend it. Homestead […]

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