“Do your chores!” These are words that I heard frequently as a kid, and it was usually with great reluctance that I did my chores. With that said, the use of chores provides a much-needed sense of routine and responsibility. There are, therefore, many chores that your kids can do quite easily ranging from cleaning …
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We’ve all heard about dressing to impress and having the right tool for a particular job. When it comes to homesteading, your clothes are as much a tool as your tools are. Being dressed appropriately allows you to work quickly, efficiently, and comfortably. It also provides a level of safety from certain possible dangers – …
Canned food is something of a staple in our household, we tend to use either a tin of sweet corn or baked beans with almost every meal. They’re long-lasting, flavorful, and easy to cook – you just boil them. Now, being long-lasting doesn’t mean they don’t go bad, and having worked in retail, I can …
Being a parent is tough – I’m not even a parent and I know that – it’s especially tough when you have to shop for the little ones and the price tags on all the things you need are through the roof. One of the more expensive things you’ll be purchasing is a pack of …
When you’re living off the land, there’s a wide variety of edible plants from which you can choose to eat. On the other hand, there’s also a wide variety of inedible plants which will make you very sick (or worse) if ingested. With that in mind, it’s important to know what you’re eating. When it …
Bison and Buffalo are animals that are commonly confused for one another. Why? Because back in the good ol’ days before the advent of the internet, the early settlers thought the two animals were the same or, at least, similar. They didn’t have a ton of resources with which to identify that these were in …
I’ve said this before but it’s something that bears repeating homesteaders really appreciate their animals. Whether it’s their dogs and cats, or livestock animals, they understand and appreciate the value of having healthy stock. This is especially true when it comes to chickens and other birds which have a much more…stringent diet. The health of …
Typically, when we think of sheep, we think of lamb chops and wool, and/or cartoons like Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf. Occasionally, and I do mean occasionally, you’ll see a video of someone being knocked down by one of the rams. Now, while we might get a bit of a chuckle out of it from …
Canning is a method of food preservation which, when done correctly, can prolong your food’s shelf life indefinitely. That said, dry canning isn’t quite the same. I’ve talked a little bit about dry canning before, but I wanted to know more about it and answer a question that I see often online: is dry canning …
When I was a kid, we had a small farm with various animals – including chickens. Now, because I was just a few years old at the time, I only have vague memories of collecting eggs from the chicken coops, walking over dust, and watching as the chickens rolled around in said dust. Chickens are …
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