How To Build A Bee Hive

“A warre hive is a vertical top bar hive that is simple to build and easy to use. The cost is about one-third to one-fourth the cost of

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How To Make Mead (Honey Wine)

“Mead is super easy to make. And turns out GREAT!! (most of the time) Depending on your Recipe. It can take as little as a month, years, or

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Making Natural Herbal Vapor Rub

“After I received my order of beeswax from Mountain Rose, I realized I was going to be able to make a lot with it. A pound of beeswax

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100-Year-Old Method To Filter Rainwater In A Barrel…

Water is the essence of life, and its sustainable management is crucial for our survival. With growing concerns over climate change, water scarcity, and pollution, individuals and communities

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Baking Soda For Goats?

“We homesteaders sure do love our baking soda, don’t we? I think it’s really only second to vinegar when it comes to being one of my favorite all-purpose

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Processing Beeswax

“When harvesting honey, the first step involves removing the wax caps from the frames to allow access to the honey. Those caps drop into a straining system and

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Build A Heliostat For Solar Heating & Lighting

“My solar tracking mirror array or “death ray” as it is affectionately referred to by my friends is actually a heliostat. A heliostat is technically any device that

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Solar Box Heater

“Solar energy can be used to heat your home in several ways including this easy DIY solution. The idea here is to put solar box window heaters in

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DIY Rabbit Hutch Instructions

“Due to our impending move to a neighborhood with HOA regulations, we decided weeks ago that it was time. Time to move the bunnies from the piece-meal wire

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How To Make Your Own Compost Like A Pro

“Remember in The Lion King, when Mufasa teaches Simba about the circle of life? (You know: The lions eat the antelope, eventually the lions die, the lions’ bodies

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Canning Apple Pie Filling

“This is one of my favorite things in the world to can! Who doesn’t like apple pie right? This recipe is great for apple pie but we also

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Frozen Ice Cube Treats for Chickens

“Fresh clean water is the most important thing you can provide your flock – especially in the summer. Eggs contain mostly water and keeping your chickens hydrated not

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How To Save Tomato Seeds

“Saving seeds from tomatoes is really easy and kind of fun. The process of how to save tomato seeds for next year is not very complicated, but it

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Very Simple DIY Orange Vinegar – A “Green” All Purpose Cleaner

Several years ago, as I was spraying some household cleaner on my kitchen countertops, it occurred to me as I inhaled the strong fumes that they were probably

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Make Your Own Compost Tumbler

“Marty made this for me from the instructions below. I just recently sold it to another gal who was tickled to get it. It worked great and was

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Closed Loop Food Producing Urban Greenhouse – Garden Pool

“Garden Pool started as one family’s blog to document converting an old backyard swimming pool in to a closed-loop food-producing urban greenhouse and has evolved in to a

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Recycled Bike Tire Trellis

“My mom saw this on Pinterest a few weeks ago, and we both loved it. Then Mr. Gaunt and I were with her at a garage sale and

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Barley Fodder Sprouting In 8 Days

“This Spring we are exploring an alternative to how we are feeding our herd (and chickens too!). The idea comes from the notion of fresh sprouts as a

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Build An Outdoor Stove, Oven, Grill & Smoker

“This DIY, wood-fired, outdoor masonry stove can be used four ways: for baking, grilling, cooking, and smoking. Whatever your cooking needs, our outdoor stove/oven/grill/smoker can do it, thanks

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How To Grow Mushrooms In Coffee Grounds

Are you ready to embark on a fascinating journey into the world of mushroom cultivation? Just imagine, your coffee grounds transforming into a thriving ecosystem, where mushrooms flourish

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