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Simple DIY Fire Starters You Can Make in Minutes
Depending on where you live, winter is coming. While it’s been much warmer here than last year, we’ve had to start a fire a few nights already. We are in love with our wood stove. Starting a fire in it, however, it not always a simple matter. Right now, we’ve had no snow so our woodpile is still relatively dry. It’s not hard to get a good fire going with only some paper, kindling, and a match. Once the winter weather sets in, it’s a different story. That’s where a good homemade fire starter comes in. These fire starters will save you time and frustration. They are also created entirely…
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5 Easy Ways to Care for Your Backyard Flock This Winter
When it comes to winter, and cold weather, your barnyard birds are much more hardy than you may realize. While our chickens prefer to stay in the coop on snowy days, the ducks and geese can usually be found running around or laying in the snow. They’ll only spend the day in the coop if I force them to, or if it’s too windy. When it comes to caring for your birds during winter, if you make sure to take care of a few things, you’ll find it isn’t any more work than during warmer months. (None of the links in this post are sponsored. The Product linked in this…
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Managing the Homestead While Working a Full Time Job
Running a homestead is hard work. There’s early mornings, long hours, and at times, back breaking labor. It’s a full time job. No one ever said this is an easy lifestyle, but it is a life full of beauty, wonder, and most of the time, peace. However, running a homestead doesn’t exactly pay the bills. Sure, many homesteaders out there (many on YouTube or in the blogosphere) are making a full time income on their homestead. I envy them. However, they will be the first to tell you making an income from this life take a lot of hard work. Someday I hope our homestead will be able to pay…
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10 Essential Items for the Beginning Homesteader
There’s a lot of information out there for the beginning homesteader. A quick Pinterest search yields dozens of results on items you need, mindset to have, crops to grow, easy first animals, etc. As a fairly new homesteader myself I know how overwhelming that all can be. Here you’ll find a simple list of ten “items” that will help you along your way as a homesteader. We’ll assume you already have a place to homestead, even if it’s a small back yard in the city. These items will help you on your journey regardless of if you have 100 acres in the country or live on a small lot in…
